Recently, I’ve been working on documenting the stash in all its glory. I have held off on creating my own database to do this for now and have instead been recording the information over on Ravelry.
I want to document, as accurately as possible, the color and texture of the yarns in the stash so that I can shop the stash even when I’m not able to be in physical contact with it. So as part of this endeavor, I have been taking a lot of photographs. Many, many photographs… In order to make the task a little more fun, I’ve been playing around with lighting and angles.
While I think that I’m more than halfway through the photographing process, I am by no means near the end. The project has taught me a few things so far, though:
- I have a lot of yarn.
- Indirect natural light is really good for photographs in general but sometimes distorts the colors of some yarns…
- I have a lot of yarn.
- It’s really hard to get the color of heathered yarn, especially in blue and green tones, right in photographs…
- I have a lot of yarn.
- Attempting to photograph black (or even dark grey) yarn against a black backdrop is not really the best course of action…
- Oh, did I mention that I have lot of yarn?
Overall, I have been very pleased with the results of my photo shoots and I thought I would share with you all some of my favorite photographs so far.
First up some simple Knit Picks Palette in Ash:
The photograph reminds me of stacked stones. I think that this yarn is destined to become my pair of Earl Grey socks from my 10 in 2010 list.
Next, something with a bit more color:
Two skeins of Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sock Multi in the Edgewater colorway. I love the way the colors turned out in this one; although, I would have appreciated slightly less intense highlights…
Brooks Farm Duo:
I love the way these skeins pop off the background. I purchased this yarn on my first trip to Rhinebeck. I love it so much that I haven’t been able to bring myself to make anything from it. That’s a silly notion, isn’t it?
Well, its the same notion I have about this yarn:
Fingering Superwash Merino Semi-solid in a colorway called Meadow Grass. Also from my first trip to Rhinebeck but, this time, received as a present from Andrew. It was hard to get the color correct in this photograph but I think that I did a reasonably good job. I absolutely love the color.
Now, some yarn I picked up during my last trip to Japan:
I had to include this here because I really love the lighting in this photograph. This is some very thin pima cotton from Avril, an awesomely cool LYS in Tokyo. I think that it is really intended for weaving but, since I don’t currently weave (although I’d really like to!!), I’ll probably use it to make something lacy…
And finally, a little red:
Little Traveller from The Sanguine Gryphon in the Rojas colorway. I think the photograph makes it seem a little ethereal…
Well, I think that’s all for now. I hope you enjoyed the photographs.
Now I’m off to daydream about being snowed in with my knitting and an endless supply of tea and baked goods this weekend…
These photos are *gorgeous*! Seriously! I want to make one the background on my computer…