50% Silk 50% Yak

200 m per 50 g skein

This is the ultimate luxury yarn, a 50/50 mix of mulberry silk and yak, and it is just one of the softest things in the world. You might have even more trouble than usual putting down your knitting, because it really feels so lovely in your hands. And the way it drapes is absolutely amazing!

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 a lavender hue for a new collaboration with Julie Knits in Paris for Woollinn 2020. The festival has had to be postponed a year, and the pattern launched on September 18, 2020.