65% Superwash Merino 20% Silk 15% Yak

480 meters per 120 gram skein

A soft and delicious singles yarn. The yarn is a light grey when undyed, so all colours looks a bit different on this base. Perfect for shawls and soft garments with a lot of drape.

The old Norse word valkyrja means something like chooser of the slain. Valkyrie are women sent by Odin to choose whom should fall in battle. In Odin's hall, Valhalla, Valkyrie bring mead to the warriors chosen to dwell there in their afterlife. In many myths, Valkyrie also play a more human role, as daughters of kings or lovers of the hero.

On all sides saw I

Valkyries assemble,

Ready to ride

to the ranks of the gods;

Skuld bore the shield,

and Skogul rode next,

Guth, Hild, Gondul,

and Geirskogul.

Of Herjan's maidens

the list have ye heard,

Valkyries ready

to ride o'er the earth.

Völuspá

The colour is an intense red with overtones of magenta and pink.