Cormo 3.0 Spirit Trail Toile de Jouy

In December, I sent a big box of Cormo 3.0 to Jennifer Heverly, of Spirit Trail Fiberworks, to see what magic she could work with her hands-on dye technique. She created two richly saturated, warm and earthy colors for us. Toile de Jouy is a wonderfully old-school rose that drifts from red to pink without ever actually hitting either extreme. It's gorgeous, especially for the February blahs. Jennifer dyed these skeins in Virginia before returning them to Pepperell Mill Campus in Biddeford, Maine, where they were tagged and shipped to you.  Quick Facts Gauge: This plump, three-ply, combed American Cormo yarn has two distinct modes depending on what you want to make out of it. If your intent is a spongy, decadent cowl or scarf--something where abrasion concerns will never enter the picture--then you can pull out your US 11 (8mm) needles and finish your 3-3.25 stitches-per-inch project in no time. If, however, your goal is a garment where structure, dimensional stability, or abrasion resi