PURPLE IRIS Hand Dyed on Buttery Soft DK - Block Variegated Colorway jul22 Creative Collection

Creative Collection

It's one of my core semi-solid colorways that goes beautifully with so many variegated colorways

and several shades of brown

This colorway was inspired by one of my favorite paintings by Monet: "The Portal of Rouen Cathedral in Morning Light

I knit up a sample using several different stitches

PURPLE IRIS Hand Dyed on Buttery Soft DK - Block Variegated Colorway jul22 Creative CollectionThe inspiration for this colorway came from the beautiful purple irises in our next door neighbor's yard. Almost half the skein is dyed a deep rich eggplant. The other colors are soft lilac, daffodil yellow, and spring green. I then lightly speckled over the lighter colors with a darker purple. YARN BASE I dyed it on my Buttery Soft DK base, which is made of 45% baby alpaca, 45% extra soft 19. 5 micron merino, and 10% silk, and it really lives up to