THE GREAT BLACK BULL on Stained Glass Sock- Hand-Dyed Yarn
THE GREAT BLACK BULL on Stained Glass Sock- Hand-Dyed Yarn
Low stock: 1 left
COLORWAY
The Great Black Bull was inspired by the cave painting found in Lascaux, France, in 1940. This is one of many cave paintings found there but probably the most stupendous and certainly the largest at more than 17 feet wide! The artists used the shape of the rocks themselves to make the bull look 3-dimensional. Archeologists estimate that it was made around 20,000 years ago.
This was my club colorway for January when I went as far back as possible in art history, and I've been waiting with excitement to be able to share it with you. The colors are black, deep blue verging on green, and several shades of brown. I dyed it in sections.
I know I tend to have more feminine colorways in my shop, but this one would be great for the guys as well.
YARN BASE
I dyed this colorway on Stained Glass Sock, which is a soft and squishy 2-ply yarn made of 80% superwash merino and 20% nylon. The thing that makes Stained Glass Sock uniquely wonderful is that one ply is made of white wool while the other alternates between black and white, so when I dye the yarn, it looks like leaded stained glass. Each 100 gram skein has 400 yards.
YARN FACTS
The Great Black Bull on Stained Glass Sock
Artist Collection
Block Variegated Colorway
400 yards / 3.5 oz / 2 plies
80% superwash merino / 20% nylon
Care: Machine or hand wash cold and air dry.
YARN PAIRINGS
This colorway would look great with Annunciation Blue, Little Black Dress, and Chocolate.
SWATCH
I included a knit sample on Squoosh Worsted so you can get an idea of how it will work up. Keep in mind that Squoosh Worsted does not have the black ply that this one does.
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TIMELINE
This yarn is dyed and ready to ship. I ordinarily ship in 1-2 business days.
QUANTITY
I show multiple skeins of yarn in my photos so you can see the small differences between each one, but each skein is sold separately.
NEED MORE?
If you need more than I have in stock, check out the Dyed to Order section of my shop.
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