Theresa has made some great points re color. I myself had a hard time choosing which color to pick, and ended up going with the RED. I've noticed that among the clothes I own, the ones that snag me the most compliments when I wear them are the ones that are deep red. Besides, deep red makes me feel glam. Oh la laaaaaa!
If there's one thing I like about browsing vintage magazines, is that nearly everything is grayscale. Vintage mags would resort to describing the knits with flowery adjectives re the colors, so that readers would better visualize what the knits look like as the pictures were not giving them much of a clue as regards color. I think that those who are still undecided about a color for Audrey should look at the grayscale picture of Audrey in the mag, and visualize the sweater in different colors while asking only this: Will the color I like look good on me? And if there is a color that you think would look good on you, but you don't have anything in your wardrobe that would "go with it", don't let that stop you from getting it. Invest in something that WILL! It could be part of the knitting fun. Lots of things I knit don't go with what's in my wardrobe, so I'll buy something to wear especially with the garment I knit. Diversification, bay-bee!
The only thing I would suggest is this: Whatever color you pick, make sure it's not a color that won't downplay the lacy color or texture of the ribbing. A lot of the charm of Audrey, in my opinion, is that lacy collar and fitted look thanks to the 2x2 ribbing...
Posted by Becky at April 2, 2004 06:26 AM