I bought a bunch of different colours of Manos del Uruguay Wool Clasica at
the Madrona 2009 marketplace. I had bought a bunch of colours last year at the
Seattle Knitters' Guild's Fiber Frenzy meeting. With all the wool, I thought I
should finally knit the "15 Easy Pieces Kimono Jacket" pattern that I've had
for practically forever. I didn't have the pattern with me when I bought the yarn
and ended up not having enough of any one colour for the larger sections so I
thought I'd be clever and make the jacket a patchwork of the colours I did
have. This is what I got:
The chestnut red in the left body really clashed with the reddish-orange I
used for the shoulders and upper arms:
I broke down and bought 2 more skeins of the dark sage (top of three colour
strips) and 1 more skein of the navy blue I used on the right side. The jacket
pieces are looking much better now. I feel as if I have knitted the jacket
twice so it's a good thing I'm enjoying the process.