complementary knitting and baking

After I cast on for several new projects with yarn that had been deep in my stash, I was struck by how all the colors work so well together. I had not consciously pulled these yarns out of the cupboard with this in mind, but since I've mostly been knitting monogamously for many months now it could be that I am simply in the mood for these rich, deep colors. And transitioning from one project to another doesn't feel like an interruption of that mood.

The different yarns are Jamieson's Soft Shetland in Loganberry, Manos del Uruguay's Wool Clasica in Wildflowers, Sundara's Sock Yarn in Poppy, and Mountain Colors' Weaver's Wool Quarters in Pheasant. The Jamieson's and the Manos yarns have been in my stash for at least eleven years and it's high time they were allowed to come out and play, don't you think?

Even my baking this week seemed to carry out the theme as this peach and blueberry cobbler continued the mood for ripe and juicy colors. The knitting's been going pretty fast lately; the cobbler went even faster.