History

As I didn't find what I was looking for in hand-dyed yarn, I decided to try and dye it myself.

I started it in this pot in my kitchen.  My wife,  Carla,  said to me "the soup will be blue". This was in 2004.

Coming up in the Summer Issue of Knitter's Magazine

Ube







You can find this lovely pattern at Knitter's Magazine.

It is made with 8 skeins of Malabrigo Yarns Silky Merino  (color #425 Madre Perla)

Designed by Kathy Zimmerman.

Cumparsita

Working in a new color.

We needed a rouge red and dark grey so we decided  took inspiration on Tango music, because is a tipical color used by the Tango dancer, here in the Rio de la Plata. We named Cumparsita as the most popular song written by Matos Rodriguez an Uruguayan musician.

At the picture, you have some differents test colors.

If you will knit it, may be you can do it, to the sound of La Cumparsita.



You can listen the music here on Wikipedia

about the color's name II

Liquidambar  (#618 Twist)

A popular ornamental tree in North America, it is recognizable from its combination of five-pointed star-shaped leaves and spiked fruit. it Is a large tree producing a fragrant gum resembling liquid amber, whence the name.

If you find one and crumple the leaf in your hand, a nice fragant will be on the skin.

Fall colors are lovely and we were inspired by them.

about the color's name.

Many people ask about the names of the colors




Charrua (#259)



The Charruas were native americans located in the area that today is Uruguay.This yarn coloring is inspired on the colors used during their female coming of age act. They painted their dark faces with sky-blue tints

New Alpine Pearl

Now, we performed some changes on Alpine Pearl color. It has developed more blue and purple shadows throw it.

Handarbeit

We went to Handarbeit!