Jane Austen Collection - ELINOR DASHWOOD on Sock Perfection - Splashed and Speckled Colorway aug24-2 The thing that makes this

The thing that makes this base uniquely wonderful is that one ply is made of white wool while the other alternates between black and white

I chose to create a background of black for the dark places in which the phial is eventually used

Turquoise was inspired by a trip to Santa Fe years ago where I had the opportunity to admire the beautiful silver and turquoise jewelry there

These art batts are inspired by Ghirlandaio's painting

I dyed this colorway on Squoosh Worsted

Jane Austen Collection - ELINOR DASHWOOD on Sock Perfection - Splashed and Speckled Colorway aug24-2 The thing that makes thisElinor Dashwood from Sense and Sensibility may be the most virtuous character Jane Austen ever created. While her sister Marianne is full of feelings and a little self absorbed, Elinor is the one who holds the family together through difficult times, setting aside her own loss in love. I dyed this colorway using color symbols for her character. There's green for hope in spite of all the difficulties, gray for the deep sadness she hides under her