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  • THE GREAT BLACK BULL on Sparkly Merino Sock - Hand-Dyed Yarn - Purple Lamb
  • THE GREAT BLACK BULL on Sparkly Merino Sock - Hand-Dyed Yarn - Purple Lamb
  • THE GREAT BLACK BULL on Sparkly Merino Sock - Hand-Dyed Yarn - Purple Lamb
  • THE GREAT BLACK BULL on Sparkly Merino Sock - Hand-Dyed Yarn - Purple Lamb
  • THE GREAT BLACK BULL on Sparkly Merino Sock - Hand-Dyed Yarn - Purple Lamb
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THE GREAT BLACK BULL on Sparkly Merino Sock - Hand-Dyed Yarn

THE GREAT BLACK BULL on Sparkly Merino Sock - Hand-Dyed Yarn

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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.

YARN BASE
I used my Sparkly Merino Sock base, which is made of 92% superwash merino and 8% sparkly lurex. It's a lovely base for shawls and cowls and hats.

YARN FACTS
The Great Black Bull on Sparkly Merino Sock
Artist Collection
Block Variegated Colorway
409 yards / 4 oz / 4 plies
92% superwash merino / 8% lurex
Care: Machine or hand wash cold and air dry

YARN PAIRINGS
This colorway would look great with Annunciation Blue, Little Black Dress, and Chocolate.

YARN SWATCH
I included a knit swatch on Squoosh Worsted so you can get an idea of how it works up.

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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.

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If you need more than I have in stock, check out the Dyed to Order section of my shop.

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