The Oval Portrait -- Solnit Base (Sock) taltos

The Oval Portrait -- Solnit Base (Sock) taltosMuted mauve and deep lilac dance together in a color that mimics the tension between art and death in Edgar Allan Poe's The Oval Portrait. Base: Solnit (Sock) 75% Superwash Merino Wool, 25% Nylon; 463 yards 100 grams Price listed is per one (1) skein of yarn. All indie dyed yarn works up differently depending on gauge, project size, and needle hook size. Swatches are shown in sock base, from a previous dye batch, to give an average idea of the

and your stitches just might evoke memories of daily newspapers of times past or sketching and daydreaming in art class

But the narrator never precisely reveals what exactly the cause of the dread is

lifeless purples

The addition of aniline to the ink results in a lovely blue-black or even violet hue

"The Willows" is a perfectly dreadful account of how terrifying the natural world can be

228 yards / 100 grams

and the utter importance of this present moment

Wraith Tea colorways are OOAK concoctions created out of exhausted dyebaths in order to make the most out of excess dye

with echoes of academic fiery impatience among fine wooden bookshelves and weathered leather tomes

and to preserve water

Base: Edgar: Worsted Weight

A Nest of Nightmares