If you need me, I'll be watching the curling... and knitting, of course!

I came across a wonderful series of illustrations for the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics 'Italian style' by Marianna Tomaselli on my internet travels and they sent me straight to the dye studio! A perfect marriage of retro colour palette with a modern vibe and beautiful design, I've riffed on a theme of teal, jade, and warm red and come up with three shades...

~ watching the curling
~ ti amo
~ italian style

Dyed on pightle | fingering/4ply, these are limited-run 'OOAK' shades and while there might be an extra dye pot or two waiting in the wings, once the games are over that will be it! So, why not choose a nice simple pattern and watch the curling with me! 

We use professional acid dyes with good light and wash fastness and do our best to exhaust every dye bath and reuse water wherever possible to reduce any further environmental impact. Occasionally a small amount of 'loose' dye may remain in the yarn after rinsing (most likely with deeply saturated shades) and we always recommend hand washing in very cool water and pre-washing your yarn separately if you are intending to mix light and dark shades in a single garment/project. 

We recommend hand washing your finished projects in cool water to preserve the vibrancy of the dye and, as with all small-batch, hand-dyed yarn that doesn't have dye lots, we also recommend knitting alternate rows from two skeins when working on larger projects to avoid noticeable changes between skeins.
 

pightle | fingering/4ply
weight: fingering/4ply/sock equivalent
fibre: 100% wool - superwash merino
needle size: 2.50-3.70mm (dependent on gauge required)
metres: 400m per 100gm skein
care: Hand wash in cool water using gentle wool detergent