Phoenix #4 is a soft, buttery golden yellow with a gentle warmth and a slightly muted quality. It sits somewhere between pale honey, golden straw and the softest ochre, with enough depth to keep it from feeling too bright or lemony. The colour is softly saturated, giving it an easy, mellow quality that works beautifully on its own or alongside other warm neutrals.
There is a lovely variation through the skein as the yarn takes up the dye, with subtle shifts between lighter cream-gold and richer honey tones. Phoenix #4 would make a beautiful choice for shawls, sweaters and accessories, particularly paired with soft creams, warm browns, muted greens or deeper golden shades.
Fibre Information
8 ply, DK sock yarn. 100 gms gives you 225 metres
Darjeeling yarn: 80% Merino, 20% Nylon
Beautifully soft and just the right amount of nylon for a pair of DK socks. This also makes a gorgeous shawl or other wearable object.
It is recommended that you hand wash in cool to lukewarm water with a wool wash to prevent dissociating. Slight bleeding may occur but should not affect the final colour. The merino is superwash but the dyes not. (However, I'm not hand washing my socks so there!)
