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 Vikings were famous for their longships. They were graceful, lightweight, symmetrical wooden ships with shallow keels that had both sails and oars. They where built to cross rough seas as well as being quick to manoeuvre, light enough to carry across across land for a bit and because of the shallow keels, they were able to go up rivers and make beach landings. These traits made them perfect for making lightning-quick attacks and be off before forces could be gathered against them. These ships made the Vikings able to travel far and wide to raid, trade or settle down. Many ships also had beautiful carvings of dragons and other fantastic beasts.

This is a rich dark golden brown, inspired by the tarred wood the longships were made of.

This colourway was made especially for a collaboration with Julie Knits in Paris on the Filigree Wrap for Woolinn, Ireland's festival of Yarn 2019