The Auburn Identity

So redheads grow up with the idea that because of a good majority of us have a fair complexion and on occasion freckles or rosy cheeks, we are limited to the colors that we can wear. It was always like a cardinal sin to wear....YELLOW. Now mind you, I realize yellow is a tough color with skin tones, especially for those with a fair amount of yellow pigment in their skin, but I am slowly discovering that I don't need to limit myself of color. I can adjust by shades, lights, darks, and style to be more wearable to my coloring.

Case in point, I just learned 2 months ago, by prodding of a few friends on a impulse shopping trip in Iowa, that I can actually wear red. I passionately avoided reds like the plague since I can remember. I know I can get away with a purple-burgundy color, but not bright, my name is Marilyn, deep lipstick red. Guess what? I surprised myself by purchasing a lovely red pea coat (because I am a pea coat whore, but that's another post) with large black buttons.

So enter the color yellow. The color of the solar plexus chakra....sign of the analytical mind, meaning joy, communication, color of summer....sunshine...cheerful. Why so often do we see the yellow colorway of a yarn, last to remain after pillaging at a yarn sale, sitting all alone in a bin amongst massive amounts of itself, unloved and unwanted?

Well rules smules folks. I'm breaking 'em. Here's an example. My newbie knitter self portrait here is a proud display of my Knitting Olympic Gold Medal Project. I went into my LYS one day and saw this soft, buttery Adrienne Vittadini Trina. Ohh for the love of cashmere, I'll pick any color. So home with me it went and became this:

But you don't come here for my philosophical verbal diarrhea do you? Of course not! I wouldn't. It's all about the Yarn Pr0n right? You betcha.

So if you visited over to Robin's blog recently, you will notice we had a little yarn swap. I bought an orange color that was a little brighter than I wanted and she dug it. It looks awesome with her coloring. So what was I attracted to in her swap bin?

Cascade Sierra in Lemon. I am eyeing up this project below for use of this skein of pure sunshine. It's called Sunshine by Lily Go.

Photo courtesy of Lily Go

Next on the list we have some lovely Queensland Kathmandu Tweed DK in a mustardy color.

For this....Katarina by the fabulous Julie Weisenberger www.cocoknits.comPhoto courtesy of www.cocoknits.com

So call me a redheaded rebel....a rule breaker...risk taker...maybe even colorblind...

I'm breaking all the redhead rules and livin' on the edge.