| November 2024 It’s time to get to work on refining the design. My first version of the pattern from the sample excited me about this kit’s potential, but knowing the amount of work ahead felt pretty intimidating. The first thing I had to figure out was my color scheme. I took the color chart from the wool blend yarn and cut it up into individual colors. |
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| I took the colors to my friend’s house, and we played with different color combinations…some were lighter hues, and others were bold. Having my color-savvy friend’s opinions helped me eliminate most options. Next, I worked on the art file for my design. I made the rainbow larger to fill the canvas and separated the color spectrum, so there was space between each color. I arched the rainbow more to have a more boho rainbow feel. Next, I needed to recreate the canvas. I learned from my last product that I could use markers and print my design onto monk’s cloth straight from my Cricut. Creating samples using this method was valuable in saving time and money from continually reordering samples. After printing out my new pattern, I went to Home Depot and bought a staple gun. I stapled my monk’s cloth design onto the wooden frame, and voila! I had a decent prototype to work with. I trialed my first yarn color combination, and while the colors were beautiful together, I didn’t think they were the colors. |
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| In continuing to try different palettes, I was drawn to a different color combination: a bold, traditional color palette of red, yellow, green, and blue. I refined the pattern, designed a box, and placed my next sample order. Additionally, I requested one skein of each color in the wool blend yarn line. While I had my colors preliminarily chosen, I knew that having every available option would be valuable to the final product design (and future designs). |
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