THE GREAT BLACK BULL on Squiggle Sock- Hand-Dyed Yarn
THE GREAT BLACK BULL on Squiggle 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.
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 it on Squiggle Sock, which is such a fun yarn base made with superwash merino spun in a spiral around a nylon core and with little beehives or slubs every couple feet. It's great for knitting and as weft for weaving.
YARN FACTS
The Great Black Bull on Squiggle Sock
Artist Collection
Block Variegated Colorway
437 yards / 3.5 oz / 2 Plies
90% Superwash Merino / 10% Nylon
Care: Hand wash cold and air dry.
YARN PAIRINGS
This colorway would look great with Annunciation Blue.
YARN SWATCH
I included a photo of a sample I knit on Squoosh Worsted to give you an idea of how this can knit up. Keep in mind that that is a smooth base and doesn't have the squiggles of this one. :-)
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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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