{"id":36793,"date":"2023-09-19T15:01:20","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T13:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tisserincoquet.fr\/simplicity\/"},"modified":"2023-10-27T16:34:31","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T14:34:31","slug":"simplicity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tisserincoquet.fr\/en\/simplicity\/","title":{"rendered":"Simplicity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This pair of socks that was supposed to be all simple and no-fuss, all jersey and plain won&#8217;t be after all &#x1f606; I had all the best intentions in the world when I started them. Except that I don&#8217;t think I have enough yarn to make the whole pair (after all, it&#8217;s a leftover from a pair whose pattern is still to come, so if you want to know when my patterns are released and take advantage of exclusive discounts, I recommend that you go to<a href=\"https:\/\/tisserincoquet.fr\/en\/news-from-le-nid\/\">subscribe to my newsletter<\/a>  now &#x1f48c;).<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I realized this hard truth, I rummaged through my stock of leftovers and went for a leftover Madelaine et Filibert &#8220;Bruxelles&#8221; color that I&#8217;d used to knit my <a href=\"https:\/\/tisserincoquet.fr\/produit\/volutes-parfumees\/\">Volutes Parfum\u00e9es<\/a>. I love this wool and color and was looking forward to working with it again.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"34149\" src=\"https:\/\/tisserincoquet.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/signal-2023-09-16-165353_002-20230918-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tisserincoquet.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/signal-2023-09-16-165353_002-20230918-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/tisserincoquet.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/signal-2023-09-16-165353_002-20230918-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/tisserincoquet.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/signal-2023-09-16-165353_002-20230918-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tisserincoquet.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/signal-2023-09-16-165353_002-20230918-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/tisserincoquet.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/signal-2023-09-16-165353_002-20230918-750x1333.jpg 750w, https:\/\/tisserincoquet.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/signal-2023-09-16-165353_002-20230918-700x1244.jpg 700w, https:\/\/tisserincoquet.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/signal-2023-09-16-165353_002-20230918.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"34150\" src=\"https:\/\/tisserincoquet.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_1161-20230916-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34150\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I tried everything:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the classic two-tone pair with contrasting heels and toe;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stripes in different widths: 1\/1, 2\/2, 3\/3, 5\/5 ;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the contrasting monoblock.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nothing helped. These two colors are not made to get along. I think the undertones of the two browns must be too opposite in the color wheel, one tending towards green and the other towards red, creating a mismatch that&#8217;s not really pleasing to the eye.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There&#8217;s a little trick to knowing which colors are far enough apart to make patterns that stand out, and it&#8217;s very simple: just take a photo of the balls next to each other and use a filter to convert the photo to black and white. If the difference stands out, it will show on the knitting.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the same vein, to test how well two colors match once they&#8217;ve passed this first test, you can twist one or two strands of each color together to see if they match or not.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Obviously I hadn&#8217;t done any of these tests &#x1f644;<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33333%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"2048\" data-id=\"34151\" data-link=\"https:\/\/tisserincoquet.fr\/?attachment_id=34151\" data-url=\"https:\/\/tisserincoquet.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/signal-2023-09-16-171803_003-20230919-576x1024.jpg\" data-width=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/tisserincoquet.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/signal-2023-09-16-171803_003-20230919-576x1024.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33333%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"2048\" data-id=\"34152\" data-link=\"https:\/\/tisserincoquet.fr\/?attachment_id=34152\" data-url=\"https:\/\/tisserincoquet.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/signal-2023-09-16-182407_002-20230919-576x1024.jpg\" data-width=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/tisserincoquet.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/signal-2023-09-16-182407_002-20230919-576x1024.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33333%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"2048\" data-id=\"34153\" data-link=\"https:\/\/tisserincoquet.fr\/?attachment_id=34153\" data-url=\"https:\/\/tisserincoquet.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/signal-2023-09-16-185432_002-20230918-576x1024.jpg\" data-width=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/tisserincoquet.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/signal-2023-09-16-185432_002-20230918-576x1024.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Back to square one, or almost, with the choice of a second, contrasting ball. Having learned (a little) from my mistakes, I set off this time on a slightly steady but not too steady pink. A remnant of Eline et Laine in Rose Tr\u00e9mi\u00e8re from my socks<strong> <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tisserincoquet.fr\/produit\/hirondelles\/\">Swallows <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/tisserincoquet.fr\/en\/produit\/cathedrals\/\">Cathedrals<\/a>. Here we tick all the boxes: both wools pass both tests with flying colours! This is confirmed in knitwear: they go very well with pink, which warms up the brown a little.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The question was how to combine them.<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I wasn&#8217;t too keen on the classic two-tone pair with contrasting thread heel and toe;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I re-tested (in drawings) all the scratches tested previously;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I even designed some unusual stripe alliances for a change.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nothing totally convinced me. The key word for this pair is SIMPLICITY, and I wanted to stick to that. So I opted for the colored mono-block on half the foot. Efficient, no headaches, simple. I did make a mini-pattern for the color change with one row of alternating color at each stitch to introduce the new color gently, but the contract is respected.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Now for the big question: do I introduce a third color for the tip, or stay with pink? What do you think?<\/em><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:57.37521%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"2560\" data-id=\"34157\" data-link=\"https:\/\/tisserincoquet.fr\/?attachment_id=34157\" data-url=\"https:\/\/tisserincoquet.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_1168-20230919-683x1024.jpg\" data-width=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/tisserincoquet.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_1168-20230919-683x1024.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:42.62479%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1707\" data-id=\"34156\" data-link=\"https:\/\/tisserincoquet.fr\/?attachment_id=34156\" data-url=\"https:\/\/tisserincoquet.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_1169-20230919-1024x683.jpg\" data-width=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tisserincoquet.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_1169-20230919-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"><\/figure><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1707\" data-id=\"34155\" data-link=\"https:\/\/tisserincoquet.fr\/?attachment_id=34155\" data-url=\"https:\/\/tisserincoquet.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_1171-20230919-1024x683.jpg\" data-width=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tisserincoquet.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_1171-20230919-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"><\/figure><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1707\" data-id=\"34154\" data-link=\"https:\/\/tisserincoquet.fr\/?attachment_id=34154\" data-url=\"https:\/\/tisserincoquet.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_1164-20230919-1-scaled.jpg\" data-width=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/tisserincoquet.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_1164-20230919-1-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fff6f3\"><strong>IN BRIEF<\/strong>\n- Model: Grands Petons, adult version of mes <a href=\"https:\/\/tisserincoquet.fr\/produit\/petits-petons\/\">Petits Petons<\/a>\n- Threads: Cash Sock by <a href=\"https:\/\/gepardgarn.dk\/en\/\">Gepard Garn<\/a>, available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lilicommetout.com\/produit\/cash-sock-gepard-garn\/\">Lili Comme Tout<\/a> + <a href=\"https:\/\/elineetlaines.bigcartel.com\/\">Eline and Laine<\/a> Tabi in Rose Tr\u00e9mi\u00e8re.\n- Techniques: <a href=\"https:\/\/tisserincoquet.fr\/portfolio\/montage-tubulaire\/\">tubular<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fTBpWHOxzIw?feature=shared\">assembly<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tisserincoquet.fr\/portfolio\/jssco\/\">JSSCO elastic assembly<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xGsQ4J8MmhU\">additional mesh in the heel<\/a><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This pair of socks that was supposed to be all simple and no-fuss, all jersey and plain won&#8217;t be after all &#x1f606; I had all the best intentions in the world when I started them. Except that I don&#8217;t think I have enough yarn to make the whole pair. This implies a change of strategy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36446,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_wp_convertkit_post_meta":{"form":"-1","landing_page":"0","tag":"0","restrict_content":"0"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[274],"tags":[1114,1113,1086],"class_list":["post-36793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-on-my-needles","tag-grands-petons-en","tag-socks-en","tag-socks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tisserincoquet.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36793","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tisserincoquet.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tisserincoquet.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tisserincoquet.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tisserincoquet.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36793"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/tisserincoquet.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36793\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37204,"href":"https:\/\/tisserincoquet.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36793\/revisions\/37204"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tisserincoquet.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tisserincoquet.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tisserincoquet.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36793"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tisserincoquet.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}