Dyet Yarns: Adventures in Fiber » fire http://www.dyetyarns.com Yarn and Fiber Creations for the Active Artist Sat, 19 May 2012 17:55:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Orange and Blue! http://www.dyetyarns.com/archives/152 http://www.dyetyarns.com/archives/152#comments Mon, 11 May 2009 15:16:09 +0000 Nuri http://www.dyetyarns.com/?p=152 Read more »]]> The Fire In The Sky colorway is officially launched! I love the way these colors mix. This colorway has long runs of blue and orange separated by brief spurts of purple. I’m not usually a huge fan of the blue/orange combination, but I think this time it came out perfect!

My original inspiration for this colorway was the wildfires that have been raging all around the world. Some of my friends in California and Australia have been affected, and there was recently a big fire in South Carolina that hit pretty close to home. My undergraduate education was in Forest Management, and we spent a decent chunk of time on fire management and control. Seeing flames jump into the canopy of a forest and flare up against the sky is both beautiful and terrifying. I don’t think this yarn is going to be terrifying (at least I hope not!), so we’ll see if we can stick to beautiful.

Fire In The Sky 1

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Fire In The Sky 2

The 4 skeins I posted are dyed on 100% Merino Wool and washed in Kookaburra Wool Wash with tea tree oil. They smell and feel lovely!

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I love this colorway bunches! It’s going to be a permanent colorway, although I suspect the results will differ slightly from yarn to yarn depending on the sweater I use. The best part of this batch is that the yarn is incredible. It’s a pretty decent weight (haven’t measured WPI yet, but it’s at LEAST worsted) and it’s 100% soft wool that passes my cheek test. I’m still debating whether to keep a skein for myself.

This colorway was originally inspired by all the wildfires that have broken out recently. It’s amazingly scary and beautiful at the same time to see flames raging against the sky. I remember having those same feelings when I was studying fire control as part of my Forest Management major in college. A raging wildfire is one of the most terrible, frightening, and absolutely awe-inspiring things I have ever seen.

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