THE PALANTIR on Twinkle Sock - Indie-Dyed Yarn

COLORWAY
The Palantir was inspired by The Lord of the Rings. It is the "seeing stone" misused by Saruman and then Pippin, but it rightfully belonged to Aragorn. I had in mind the scene in The Two Towers when Pippin looked in it and saw Sauron. Then Gandalf took it and gave it to Aragorn saying, "Receive it, lord...in earnest of other things that shall be given back."

This was a colorway from my 2023 Lord of the Rings inspired Advent calendar that followed Aragorn's journey through all three books. I decided to take a few of the colorways I created for the Advent calendar and add them to my shop. 

The colors in The Palantir include gold, turquoise, chocolate, eggplant, black, and the deep dark magenta of The Winedark Sea.

I dyed this yarn using my Splashed and Speckled method, which means each skein contains the same colors but in different places, making each one unique. If you plan to use more than one skein in a project, I recommend switching skeins every few rows to create a more consistent look.

YARN BASE
I dyed it on Sock Perfection, which is perfect for everything from socks to shawls to sweaters and beyond. It's made of 80% extra-soft superwash merino and 20% nylon.

YARN BASE
I dyed it on Twinkle Sock, which is a soft, fluffy 2-ply yarn made with 90% superwash merino and a 10% sparkly lurex. If you enlarge the pictures, the sparkle shows really well just as it does in real life. 

YARN FACTS
The Palantir on Twinkle Sock
Literary Collection
Splashed and Speckled Colorway
411 yards / 3.5 oz / 2 plies
90% extra-soft superwash merino / 10% lurex
Care: Machine or hand wash cold and air dry

YARN PAIRINGS
The Palantir looks great with Pumpkin Spice Latte, Pumpkin Spice, and The Winedark Sea.

YARN SWATCH
I included a swatch I knit in this colorway on a non-sparkly yarn base. It should give you an idea of how the colorway will work up, but keep in mind that how it looks will vary a lot depending on the pattern you use and the yarn base as well.