Ariadne

Who doesn't love a good yarn?

I know I do. And I've fallen in love with this:

Introducing Ariadne (shown here in a new colourway, Martha K**):





The List of Colourways has been updated to include these new additions, but here's a little fiber wrap-up:

Ariadne (pronounced ar-ee-AD'-nee; in Greek mythology, Ariadne, in love with Theseus, supplied him with the thread that led him out of the labyrinth of the Minotaur)

30% silk / 70% wool (available in all colourways, except as indicated)

-- 510 yds/skein; approx. 2300 yds per pound
-- Weight & Gauge: 3-ply fingering; 7 sts/in. on US 3-6 needles

Just because I adore Ariadne so much, here's a shot including two more colourways, Tender is the Night and Sawyer:



With over 500 yards in a single skein, one is enough for a large shawl and two can be enough for a woman's sweater. The feel of the fabric is light and cool, breathes particularly well in warm weather, but is substantial enough to wear through fall and spring. And the sheen is divine.

It's such a delight to work with that the skeins made up in the Sawyer colourway are growing swiftly into a sweater:


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** Martha K was inspired by the fabulous Annette O'Toole, whose performance on Smallville is, to my mind, the definitive Martha Kent. There is simply no other.