Colour Inspiration - From Sunrise to Sunset

I'm starting a new Colour Inspiration series on the blog. This time I'm not looking at a particular colour but having a particular theme to guide me. I'm starting off with the Sun. The weather has been lovely and warm in London this past week and summer is just around the corner so the sun seems like a perfect place to start. There is a whole lot of beautiful colour in a sunrise and sunset. Deep reds, soft pints, warm oranges and electric yellows. Read on for some sunny colour inspiration.

I was very lucky to witness some beautiful sunsets over the sea on a holiday a last year where I took this photo. There is something magical about how the bright white light of the sun in transformed into yellows and oranges as its rays are stretched out as it disappears over the horizon.

My instant thought is some amazing fade projects incorporating the theme of a sunset gradient. Or some amazingly bright intarsia suns on a sky background.

For a list of the colours pictured see below:

From bottom to top:

Fyberspates Vivacious 4ply in 630 Strawberry - 4ply 100g - 100% Superwash Merino. A high twist superwash Merino, hand dyed in Peru and spun to perfection as a light weight multipurpose yarn perfect for showing off lace and cabled knits.

Garthenor Beacons in Raspberry - DK 50g - Garthenor’s mission is to promote and provide a variety of sustainable, organic and British yarns in an ecologically responsible way. 

Fyberspates Cumulus in Coral - Lace 25g - 74% Baby Suri Alpaca, 26% Mulberry Silk. Cumulus is a deliciously soft, heavy lace weight baby alpaca yarn with a wonderful halo.

Quince & Co Willet in Oar - Sport 50g - 100% Organic Cotton. Quince & Co are now spinning Willet using GOTS-certified 100% organic cotton fibre from the Texas Organic Cotton Marketing Collective.

Quince & Co Whimbrel in Almond - Worsted 100g - Whimbrel is sourced from high-quality, responsibly grown organic cotton. The fiber's long staple length yields a deliciously soft yarn with a hint of pretty sheen.

Black Elephant Suri Cloud in Blossom Honey - Lace 50g - The Suri Cloud fullfills all your fluffy needs, and is a wonderful alternative for any project calling for Kidsilk or Mohair Lace yarns. The lush brushed Suri Alpaca is bound with Silk to provide strength and lustre.

Garthenor Beacons in Sunrise - DK 50g - Garthenor’s mission is to promote and provide a variety of sustainable, organic and British yarns in an ecologically responsible way. 

Quince & Co Whimbrel in Lemon Meringue - Worsted 100g - Whimbrel is sourced from high-quality, responsibly grown organic cotton. The fiber's long staple length yields a deliciously soft yarn with a hint of pretty sheen.

Stranded Dyeworks in Limoncello - 4ply 100g - Jude of Stranded Dyeworks creates smooth colour transitions and speckles that truly pop. With an eye for detail Stranded Dyeworks pays just as much attention to the environmental impact of their yarns as they do their beautiful colours.

Fyberspates Vivacious 4ply in 604 Sunshine - 4ply 100g - 100% Superwash Merino. A high twist superwash Merino, hand dyed in Peru and spun to perfection as a light weight multipurpose yarn perfect for showing off lace and cabled knits.

Fyberspates Vivacious DK in 804 Sunshine - DK 115g - 100% Superwash Merino. A great all purpose yarn, hardwearing and machine washable, still next to the skin it feels soft. The ideal yarn for sweaters, scarves, hats, literarily anything you can think of!

Fyberspates Cumulus in 932 Peachy - Lace 25g - 74% Baby Suri Alpaca, 26% Mulberry Silk. Cumulus is a deliciously soft, heavy lace weight baby alpaca yarn with a wonderful halo.

Fyberspates Scrumptious 4ply in 324 Persimmon - 4ply 100g - 100% Superwash Merino. A high twist superwash Merino, hand dyed in Peru and spun to perfection as a light weight multipurpose yarn perfect for showing off lace and cabled knits.

Quince & Co Kestrel in Sand - Worsted 50g - Quince & Co took the same Belgium-grown organic linen that they use in the lighter Sparrow and spun it in a ribbon structure resulting in a heavy Worsted / Aran weight that will knit up in no time! Kestrel's flat surface adds a slight beautiful texture to simple knit and purl stitches.

Fyberspates Vivacious DK in 822 Peach Bellini - DK 115g - 100% Superwash Merino. A great all purpose yarn, hardwearing and machine washable, still next to the skin it feels soft. The ideal yarn for sweaters, scarves, hats, literarily anything you can think of!

Garthenor Preseli in Sunset - 4ply 50g - Garthenor’s mission is to promote and provide a variety of sustainable, organic and British yarns in an ecologically responsible way. 

&Make Aran in Hot Like Me - Aran 100g - Aran is a blend of super soft alpaca and strong Highland wool. A fabulously soft and squishy yarn which loves colour work, is easy to work with, and brings joy to every stitch of your sweater, accessory or homeware project.

&Make DK in Cherries & Berries - DK 50g - For their DK &Make yarn, the Fibre Co. added linen to soft alpaca and strong Highland wool, and it really adds a crispness to the stitch definition, making it a perfect yarn for textured stitch patterns

Garthenor Preseli in Tuscany - 4ply 50g - Garthenor’s mission is to promote and provide a variety of sustainable, organic and British yarns in an ecologically responsible way. 

John Arbon Yarnadelic in Black Gold of the Sun - Sport 100g - Developed during a cracking evening when John played the Mill folk a few of his favourites and, whilst sipping a few glasses of chilled wine, they all wrote down the colour each song evoked.