Help pick my blanket colours please!

[Suddengeekgirl]

I'm going to make a blanket for ds. He has been slightly forgotten in terms of my crochet making!

I'm thinking of making a solid granny square (not sure of right term but little tin bird does them) His current favourite colours are turquoise and orange.

What do you think of this colour palette?

[OwlCapone]

Very nice :)

Have you thought about adding in Saffron?

[PeterParkerSays]

I like it, as it's not a childish range of colours. What would it look like with navy instead of petrol?

[Suddengeekgirl]

Do you live in a wool shop?

I hadn't thought of using yellow - will need to ask ds as yellow might be a 'girl colour'

I am in awe that your stash is large enough, and organised enough to find those colours so quickly!

[Suddengeekgirl]

Let's ask owl if she has navy in her stash too!

Will go fiddle some more with my wool warehouse basket .... :)

[OwlCapone]

Do you really think I have the entire Stylecraft colour range in my living room?

[OwlCapone]

This is Midnight, which I think is Navy.

I prefer the Petrol TBH.

[Suddengeekgirl]

Hmmm, can't see a navy in wool warehouse. They do 'midnight' but it looks very very dark.

[OwlCapone]

Saffron is an orangey yellow rather than a bright yellow. It goes well with the Petrol and Spice

[Suddengeekgirl]

owl you are impressive! :)

Midnight/ navy is definitely too dark

[OwlCapone]

:o

I don't actually have the entire range in my living room. The brighter pinks etc are in a box in my wardrobe

[givemecaffeine21]

What about aster? It's a sort of cornflower blue, I love it.

[givemecaffeine21]

Ooh check this out - Little Tin Bird has done a very similar blanket...

www.littletinbird.co.uk/2014/04/08/boy-colours/

[firesidechat]

Oh is Spice a new colour? Love it. And Petrol. That's new too isn't it?

I really like your colour scheme and prefer the Petrol to the Navy.

I ordered a Stylecraft colour card from one of the online shops. It has punched holes with a small sample of each colour and is invaluable for putting together colours at home. I've just looked it up and it was from Masons and only costs £2.

www.masonsneedlecraft.co.uk/zcart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=13_14_49_111_212&products_id=4380

[Suddengeekgirl]

Ds has been rather specific about turquoise, rather than light blue - polar opposite of his colour blind father! :)
The turquoise is fairly bright but I'm hoping that will lift the other colours which are a bit autumnal.

A colour sample card would be super useful - but then I think I would end up buying way more yarn - because I'd be able to put colour schemes together more easily!