Peony, in Aussie Extra Fine Fingering or Aussie Extra Fine Sock with Nylon

Peony and Butterfly

Maria Sibylla Merian (1647 - 1717) 

Maria Sibylla Merian was a botanical artist of exceptional originality and a respected scholar of the natural sciences. She was also a successful businesswoman who paid little attention to the conventions of her day. Her first scientific book on metamorphosis was called Der Raupen wunderbare Verwandelung und sonderbare Blumennahrung ('The wondrous transformation of caterpillars and their remarkable diet of flowers'). 

⚜️Peony⚜️

A fresh pink with speckles of bright plum, coral and hints of chartreuse.

Aussie Extra Fine Fingering or Aussie Extra Fine Sock with Nylon

• Fingering: Mulesing Free, 100% 19.5 micron ExtraFine Australian Merino
• Sock: Mulesing Free, 85% 19.5 micron ExtraFine Australian Merino & 15% Nylon 
• Fingering weight 4 ply Superwash 
• Approximately 100 grams/400 meters or 3.5 oz./437 yards
• Spun in Italy
• Recommended needle size 2.5 mm - 4 mm
• Gauge (stockinette) 28 stitches x 36 rows over 10 cm/4 inches on 3.25 mm (US 3) needles

⚜️Hand dyed in Texas in small batches

⚜️Please hand wash in cold water and lay flat to dry for best color retention.  Dyes may bleed slightly on initial washing.  Always test your gauge swatch for dyes bleeding when combining colors.