In the pink

Have you seen how much pink is coming into the stores for the autumn and winter months? It seems to be everywhere. And there's a good reason for that, because pink is the Pantone Colour of the Year. Well, that and blue (as we saw in my last Knitting Notes post in this series).

Yes, for the first time ever, Pantone has chosen not one but two colours for the accolade of Colour of the Year – a soft pink called "Rose Quartz" and a blue called "Serenity". The cool blue tones have been predominating for the Spring and Summer, but now Summer is at its height and Autumn is on the horizon, rosy shades of pink are coming to the fore.

Pantone says that the mixture of the two brings a sense of harmony – a softer take on colour as an antidote to the stresses of modern‐day living. The two colours have a balance between them, the tranquil blue shades conveying an impression of connection and peace while the rose quartz brings a feeling of warmth and well‐being.

Rose pink was certainly heavily featured in the runway shows for 2016 with Armani, Stella McCartney and many others including outfits and capsule collections in this new shade. And it was extremely well‐received – the Stella McCartney jacket above, for example, sold out almost as soon as it was listed.

Since then, many designers have incorporated the colour in their work so we now see it not only in womenswear but also menswear, childrenswear, hairstyles, handbags, lighting and the home ‐ the colour pink is most definitely on the map for Autumn / Winter 2016!

And we knitters can join in with the latest trends too, thanks to the wonderful array of pink yarns on the shelves right now.

So here's a baby dress that will make your little one look cute as a button. There are no two ways about it – little girls just look pretty in pink. It's lovely to see them in other colours too, of course, but pink just makes every baby girl look her very best. And this year, even "grown up" girls are sporting this colour, as we can see from the photos above.
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This is the Aelwen Baby Dress which features a patterned hem and a softly flowing skirt gathered into the top yoke. The yoke has large buttons at the back so is easy to put on and off even the most wriggly of juniors and is worked in Blackberry Lace – an airy lace stitch from our book, Reversible Knitting Stitches. 
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If you are enjoying this exploration of colour trends, then please check our the first post in the series here, then click the links at the bottom of each page until you get back to this point. In the next blogpost, I will turn my attention away from these pale pastels and focus on some brighter colours!

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