Coloring in the Snow

The grey days of winter

I know some of you are staring at feet of snow right now, I hope the sun is shining for you and you can stay home and knit.

Winter where I am is gross and grey, sometimes we’re buried under a lot of snow, but it’s always grey, grey, grey. I tell people the winter in Michigan is like living in a Tupperware bowl with the lid on.

This winter I’ve fallen hard for those grown up coloring books. They are fun and they are a great excuse to buy more colored pencils and pens.

Imagine my delight when I found out Kay & Ann of Mason-Dixon Knitting had published a coloring book – for knitters.

 

 

A Mason-Dixon coloring book!

 

Just look at the cover, it makes me so happy!  You know that Kay and Ann are blogging again, right? That makes me happy too. Kay and Ann teamed up with illustrator Juliana Horner to come up with 30 sexy pages of knitting pictures to color.  There’s a lopi, there are mittens, a blanket and that’s all I’m saying. I don’t want you to miss out on the oohing and ahhing when you first flip through.

I find that coloring does help me relax and it’s something I can do with my teenage daughter. She does, however, understand  that the knitting coloring book is just for me.

When Kay sent me a copy of this book, I promptly grabbed a Michael’s coupon and bought myself a new big set of Prismacolor pencils. It was the perfect excuse.

I like playing with different combinations when I color. It helps me visualize color theory when I read about it and it helps me pick colors of fiber and yarn with more confidence.

Are you coloring yet? Do you have the the knitter’s coloring book?

Tell me your favorite coloring book and your favorite pencils or pens to color with!