We’ve all got pens and ink we’re crushing on right? Here are mine right now:
Pelikan M205 Apatite – Colorverse Photon
This pen is a joy to write with. It’s smooth as butter and gives me lots of beautiful ink. The cap/seal are excellent because as long as it has ink it’s ready to write. And of course I love the teal pen and teal ink combo (can you tell it’s my favorite color?)
Jinhao 82 – Dominant Industry Periwinkle Twinkle
I know not everyone loves a knockoff, but this one is another amazing writer that I just can’t seem to put aside when it comes time for pen cleaning – it always gets a re-ink. Currently it’s inked with Dominant Industry Periwinkle Twinkle which is kind of a blue, but every so often I get a hint of that gorgeous pearl finish!
TWSBI Diamond Mini AL Grape – Robert Oster Berry D’Arche
This is another one of my favorite writers and who doesn’t love a purple ink? I might be ready for an ink change though… what should I choose next? I’ll tell you a secret though. As much as I love this one, it has an EF nib and I think I might have started to fall in love with bigger, wetter nibs (see the 2 pens above!)
Esterbrook Estie Cobalt Blueberry – Pilot Iroshizuku Ajisai
I pulled this one out and inked it up a few weeks ago and I’ve really enjoyed using it. One of the problems (is it really a problem?) with having lots of pens is that I can’t use them all at once. I’m always happy to return to one that has been dormant for a bit, ink it up and find I really enjoy it again!
What are your favorite writers (or currently inked pens?)
Currently inked:
2 Hello tellos
Franklin Christoph kamikaze rainbow
Diplomat Aero Volute
Lotus Author
Parker 51
Kaweco carbon Fiber Sport
Gastons by Bexley
Edison Elysian
Leonardo Goldspot le
2 Montegrappa Gnomo pocket pens
Magna Carta Denima
2 Conway Stewart (Churchill and Marlborough)
Parker duofold
Whew!..
That’s quite the list!
Hmmm… My current fav matchup is my Opus 88 Koloro Yellow Orange which is matched up perfectly with Colorverse’s String ink.
Also my Lamy Safari with 1.1 and Noodler’s Prairie Flax (an awesome blue).
Here’s my currently inked list:
— Kaweco AL Sport, Iguana Blue (Teal) with a medium nib, inked with J. Herbin Bleu Calanque (it’s dark teal)
— Narwhal Original, Merman Green with a medium nib, inked with Diamine Shimmertastic Magical Forest (a super fun sparkling green with silver shimmers in it)
— Platinum Plaisir, Night Blue (10th Anniversary) with a medium nib, inked with a Platinum Blue cartridge
— Platinum Plaisir, Teal Green (Special Edition) with a medium nib, Private Reserve Blue Suede (another dark teal)
— Platinum Plaisir, White / Merry Pink (Limited Edition) with a medium nib, inked with Nemosine Halley’s Comet (a purple)
— TWSBI ECO, Irish Green w/ Onyx, plastic, Onyx with a broad nib, inked with Monteverde Yosemite Green (a classic kelly green)