Have you ever noticed that the colors you reach for in your knitting or crochet seem to change with the time of year?
In winter, deep blues and quiet neutrals feel right. In spring, softer pastels start calling. Summer invites brightness and movement. Autumn brings us back to warmth and earth.
This is not just a coincidence or a trend cycle. Our connection to color is deeply tied to memory, environment, and emotion. As the world shifts around us, our inner landscape often shifts too, and color becomes one of the ways we respond.
Color as an Emotional Language
Color speaks before we have words.
A cool, misty blue might feel like stillness or rest. A warm golden tone can feel like comfort or hope. A muted green may feel grounding, like standing barefoot on the earth.
When we choose yarn for a project, we are not only choosing what looks pretty together. We are choosing a mood to sit with for hours. We are choosing a feeling to carry in our hands as we make.
That is why the same person can fall in love with very different palettes at different times of the year. It reflects what their heart needs in that moment.
Winter Colors and the Quiet Work of the Soul
Winter has a way of drawing us inward.
The light is softer. The days are shorter. We spend more time inside, often moving more slowly, whether we planned to or not. During this season, many of us are drawn to deeper, moodier colors. Blues that feel like twilight. Grays that feel like quiet snowfall. Soft neutrals that rest the eyes. (I love pops of rich jewel tones).
The Winter Hymn collection grew out of this kind of space. The colors lean into reflection, stillness, and the gentle hope that lives beneath long nights. They are not loud. They do not rush. They hold space for rest and quiet beauty.
Working with these shades can feel like wrapping yourself in calm. Like honoring a season that asks less from us and gives us room to breathe.
When the Palette Begins to Shift
Even while we are still in one season, we often begin to feel the next one approaching.
You might find yourself reaching for a slightly warmer tone, or a color with more depth and earthiness than before. Something that feels rooted rather than airy. Steady rather than drifting.
This is a natural rhythm. Just as the ground begins to change long before we see new growth, our creative instincts often move ahead of the calendar.
That quiet shift is part of what is shaping the early color direction for the upcoming Via Cordis collection.
A Glimpse Toward Via Cordis
While Winter Hymn rests in cool stillness, Via Cordis is beginning to lean toward grounded neutrals. Colors that feel close to the earth. Shades that suggest roots, soil, bark, stone, and the kind of strength that grows slowly and holds fast.
It is still early, and the full palette has not been chosen, as I am still in the final edits of the novella. But the heart behind it is already forming. These colors will reflect a journey that is less about drifting and more about walking with intention. Less about hush and more about steady presence.
In a way, it mirrors the shift many of us feel in mid and late winter. A desire to be rooted. To rebuild. To move forward with quiet courage.
Next week, I will share more about how these story themes begin to shape the actual yarn colors in a post about the journey from story to skein. The path we take at Pink Pearl Yarns to choose our yarn color palettes.
Listening to What Color Is Asking of You
There is no right or wrong palette for a season. Only what resonates with you right now.
If you find yourself drawn to soft blues in spring or warm browns in summer, that is not a mistake. It simply means your inner season may not match the one outside your window.
Color can be a gentle teacher if we let it. It can show us what we are longing for, what we are healing from, and what kind of beauty we are ready to hold next.
The next time you choose yarn, pause for a moment. Notice which colors you are reaching toward. Ask yourself what they feel like, not just what they look like.
You may find that your hands already know the season your heart is in.
Color Inspiration
If certain colors have been tugging at your heart lately, I would love to hear about them. Tell me what tones you are craving this season, whether it is in the comments, a message, or an email with a photo that inspires you. The colors that speak to you often spark ideas for future Pink Pearl palettes, and you never know when your quiet inspiration might help shape a skein in an upcoming collection.
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