Apologies – this is going to be photo heavy. I am going to do Ambah O’Brien’s Halloween knit along, and am having trouble deciding on the yarn to use. I definitely don’t need to buy any, having a lot of good options already. The project looks like this – these photos are from Ambah’s site:
3 color version 
Multi color version using miniskeins
And here are my options – there are a bunch of them:
Victorian Gothic 
Victorian Gothic Xtra Dark 
Victorian Goth Xtra Victorian 
Fancy Gradient Goth 
Straight Up Goth
Fancy Gradient Vampire 
Straight Up Vampire
Black and Orange Xtra Sparkle 
Black and Orange Xtra Variegated
Sparkle Glamor Black and Orange in the Mist 
Pumpkins and Zombies in the Mist
Gourd Party in the Mist 
Day of the Dead
Thoughts? Opinions? Feel free to share!
Quite A Yarn 
For me, I prefer the 3-color version, although I could definitely see the mini-skein version working well if the motif was knit in only one color, chosen to contrast highly with a gradient background. In terms of color, I prefer the victorian and vampire combos.
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Thank you! I appreciate you sharing your opinion!
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My vote would be for either of the two vampire choices. The dark red gives it that oomph.
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Thank you! The dark red definitely does add oomph 🙂
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I have no suggestion. They all look good to me!
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Thanks 🙂 I think so too – having real trouble deciding!
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I love all of your yarn choices! I would probably go with one of the black and orange (and maybe gray) color combos (though the vampire would be my second choice) to compliment the skull motif in the border lace.
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Those are good options – thanks!
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Oh goodness…well one I’d the vampire ones would be my choice but they will all look fabulous. What colour top would you normally wear as I think the skulls at the bottom need to stand out, so it you would be wearing it over a dark top then I’d say pale skulls section so they stand out as I notice on Ambah’s examples they aren’t obvious in some colours.
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That is very true! Most of my dresses and tops are black. Definitely mostly dark colors, so you’re right – light color for the skulls. The vampire ones are getting a lot of love – it’s looking like that’s going to be the way I go. I’m surprised – I thought you would go for one of the purple combos!
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I know, I surprised myself 😂
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LOL!
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straight up vampire or straight up goth.
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Thank you! Those are good choices 🙂
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I like straight up vampire the best, but they are all good choices. I am amazed at your stash. Also, I would love for you to name colorway choices like that more often, as it was really fun.
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Lol! Thanks 🙂 Straight up vampire is probably the choice I’m going with!
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I also love your names. My favorites for Halloween are Fancy Gradient Vampire and Gourd Party in the Mist.
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🙂 Thank you! I had fun with the names too 🙂
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It was photo heavy with “yarn porn”! Gourd Party in the Mist captured me – I’d go with that one!
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Yes, definitely a lot of yarn porn going on there 🙂 I like that one too! Too many options – it’s really hard to choose!
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I am just catching up with you here. I am sure you chose your colors already. I love Straight Up Goth and Victorian Goth the best. But…it is a Halloween KAL and I know you and color!
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You know, I though I had chosen my colors, but now I’m not so sure! They are all so pretty 🙂
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