PURPLE IRIS Hand Dyed on Buttery Soft DK - Block Variegated Colorway jul22 I knit up a sample

I knit up a sample using several different stitches

and several shades of brown

this colorway is more muted on Buttery Soft DK than on many of my other yarn bases due to the alpaca and silk content

I dyed it on Twinkle Fingering

Lothlorien looks great with Eggplant

PURPLE IRIS Hand Dyed on Buttery Soft DK - Block Variegated Colorway jul22 I knit up a sampleThe 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