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School Spirit Yarn Shades

August 15th, 2011 by Jess

School’s almost back in session! That means that sports games, pep rallies, and other fun after-school activities are fast approaching. Show your spirit by knitting or crocheting accessories in your school colors! Here are just a few of the most popular school colors in three of our favorite fast-finish, easy care yarns: Vanna’s Choice, Wool-Ease, and Hometown USA.

(If you’re looking for colors not listed below, please be sure to click on the names of the yarn above. Each of these lines has 50+ colors, so you have many more options to choose from.)

Yarn	Vanna’s Choice	Wool-Ease	Hometown USA
Blue	Colonial Blue	Blue Heather	Detroit Blue
Gold	Mustard	Gold	Pittsburgh Yellow
White	White	White Frost	New York White
Red	Scarlet	Ranch Red	Cincinnati Red
Purple	Eggplant	Eggplant	Portland Wine
Black	Black	Black	Oakland Black
Brown	Chocolate	Cocoa	Billings Chocolate
Orange	Terracotta	Sienna	Syracuse Orange
Green	Kelly Green	Avocado	Green Bay

Want ideas on how to combine your school colors? Stripes are always in style for hats and scarves. You can also knit or crochet a project in a solid color, then use your contrasting shade to duplicate stitch the initials of you or your school. For a tweedy effect, hold both shades together (like in our Sumptuous Tweed Scarf).

What are your school colors? How do you show your school spirit through yarncrafting? Let us know in the comments.

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