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Fingering (uk 4 ply) weight with 50g – 225m
Gauge: 10cm in 24-26 sts and 3,5mm needles
We played with the fawn base of A Stormy Blend PERLA hand painting it with soft and ethereal tones and speckles, just as in watercolor paintings where you can still see the paper underneath here and there.
Acquerelli in fact means watercolors in Italian, and we imagined the 6 shades of this collection taking shape in splashes of colour alternated to the natural undyed shade of the alpaca fibres that are the core of A Stormy Blend.
After the colors were done, they reminded us soo much of CORTO MALTESE, the iconic antihero main character of Hugo Pratt's graphic novels, that were often drawn in dreamy watercolored scenes.
So we came out easily with different tables, one for each of our shades:
Peachy tones - Occidente
Blue tones - Una ballata del mare salato
Pinky tones - Favola di Venezia
Violet tones - Avevo un appuntamento
Greenish tones - Le Celtiche
Yellow tones - Escondida
Acquerelli is a limited edition collection, and it's ready to ship!
We recommend that all yarn is washed by hand. This ensures it’ll be beautiful for as long as possible and will wear well. When you’ve finished your project, dunk it in a sink of lukewarm water – with a no rinse wool wash if that takes your fancy, leave it to saturate for a while, then roll it up in a towel to squeeze out excess water and pin out flat to dry.
As with all textiles and all yarn, sometimes colour can come out. It can be caused by a difference in the water ph used to wash the item, detergents, or an over-saturation of dye that hasn’t quite finished rinsing out.
All of our hand dyed yarn is rinsed by hand in the sink, and each batch is soaked, then individual skeins are rinsed to make sure no colour bleeds. This isn’t foolproof though, and occasionally skeins in darker colours can bleed a little. In case it happens simply put your yarn or finished item in a pan (that you won’t use for food), add water and a generous glug or vinegar or citric acid, and then slowly bring up to heat. It should be simmering but not boiling. Then turn the heat off, put a lid on the pan, and leave it – ideally overnight. You should find that the water is now clear, and all that remains is to rinse your yarn. If the water isn’t quite clear, rinse it anyway – much like with hair dye, there can be excess dye which needs to run off.
