photo from archives: A Storm On The Way
The blossoms of the Arctostaphylos (manzanita) on the ridge trail of the mountain ~~ one with pink flowers, and one with white ~~ are the first blossoms arriving in winter!
pink blooming manzanita
Nestled side by side on the ridge, the two varieties are perfectly complimenting of each other, and as fragrant as they are breathtaking in beauty.
white blooming manzanita
((You can read more about the manzanita in this post ))
Now looking at my latest tweed yarn colorway: “manzanita blossom” … it will be a pink, with a just a dusting of white.
A blush of pink against rocky volcanic landscape is one of the most beautiful things in the mountain landscape, and I do think I found just the right shade ( although I wished I put a tiny bit more white in the last blending layer) …
A shy pink.
A pink which is the color of mid winter … pale and fresh.
There in the pink is the saturated neutral too.
Now, let me show you how I do it…
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Techy stuff for Manzanita (pink)…
- Color Saturated Neutral recipe for approx 5g each of primary triad of blue, red, and yellow: Blended thoroughly on blending board with 15g of white as many times as necessary to fully homogenize…
- With neutral-white mix, layer alternately with 5g each of Fuscia, Rose, and Flamingo Pinks, and 5-10g more white (see Blending For Tweed Simplified)
- Lift batt, and layer again twice more. (Note to improve: try last layering with another 5g white. to get more white ‘streaking’)
- Draw off rolags.
- Colorway blend: “Manzanita blossom” .
- See ALL color blending experiments & recipes archived in Tweed Chronicles
Jenjoyce Design 
SO gorgeous. Love that color mixed with the dark leaves and the fog.
I do think I will knit something in stranded colorworkwith the two shades, manzanita blossom & fog. Maybe a tam, or a chullo!
Oh yes, that will be perfect 🙂
A beautiful pink from wonderful inspiration.
Thank you ! xx
ooo ooo ooo churo churo churo!
*ahem*… sweety, that is a ” chullo ” 🙂
I’m an idiot! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!……ahem, CHULLO!
teehee
Is that on your property, your walk? That is amazingly fast regrowth. I like your fiber blend while it’s still stripey. What would that look like as a yarn? You are so talented, you should share your skill with the world by acting as a consultant. Cascade Yarns and Sweet Georgia are in the west. Who else? The world is your mollusk.
Terry, thank you for the vote of confidence, you’re the greatest! The photo is of the ridge trail above our house a ways, towards the peak, which I walked often. I’m afraid I’ll be tapping into the archives for a time, for those manzanita were in an area which burned away, very very sadly, and I dare not post a photo of that. However, there are some pink blooming manzanita on our property , and which did not burn by a miracle! I can and will photograph those. xx
Oh, and I guess I sounded confusing, there is a wisp of white in the blend, and in the yarn, although I should have used more white.
I love your Manzanita Blossom yarn, it is a gorgeous shade of pink. I look forward to seeing what you knit with your yarn.
I love that shade of pink – it’s beautiful. What will you make? X