OCHRE Hand Dyed on Stained Glass Fingering - Semi-Solid Yarn Literary Collection Mindful Knits by Laura Bryant

Mindful Knits by Laura Bryant

I normally announce the painting that I'll be using to inspire the following month's colorway in my newsletter on the 3rd Friday of the month

so I asked the wonderful people in the Purple Lamb Facebook page

" (The Return of the King)

which is an incredibly soft and luxurious yarn base made of 70% baby alpaca

OCHRE Hand Dyed on Stained Glass Fingering - Semi-Solid Yarn Literary Collection Mindful Knits by Laura BryantOchre was inspired by the artists' pigment from the Renaissance. It's a combination of copper and gold, and it comes out a lovely bronze color. I dyed this colorway on Stained Glass Fingering, which is a smooth, soft 2 ply yarn made of 80% superwash merino and 20% nylon. The thing that makes Stained Glass Fingering 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