55% BFL 45% Silk

800 meters per 100 gram skein

This is a delicious base mixing the best of BFL and Silk. BFL (Bluefaced Leicester) is a bred of sheep with gorgeous shiny long staple wool that still is softer then most long-wool sheep. Blended with silk it gives a fantastic lace weight yarn that would be perfect for a shawl or a lightweight summer cardigan.

Dyflin was the Norse name for the beautiful city we today know as Dublin. People have had settlements in the area around Dublin since prehistoric times. When the Vikings came to Dublin in 841, it is believed they took over an earlier Christian settlement named Dubhlinn, which means dark pool in Irish. It was named for a tidal pool where the rivers Poodle and Lieffy flow together. The Vikings built their town centre in this area, modern-day Wood Quay, and built a prosperous trading community. Vikings had continual conflicts going on with the local Irish people that had a settlement not far along the river, but they held on to Dublin and styled themselves kings of Dublin for a long time, until they where thrown out when the Normans (who themselves had Viking origins) invaded in 1169.

This colourway is inspired by the beautiful, almost lavender or plum hue in the stone I saw used in many old buildings when I visited Dublin for the first time for Woollinn 2019. I made this grey colourway with lavender hue for a new collaboration with Julie knits in Paris for Woollinn 2020. Coming soon.