Cormo 1.0 Briar Rose Crimson King Maple

I first met Chris Roosien at Rhinebeck. There, under an ancient maple tree whose leaves were ablaze in color, she had assembled her Briar Rose yarns in a booth that was packed, cheek to jowl, with people. Perhaps this is why I always associate Chris, and Briar Rose, with those exquisite shades of fall. 
 "I know you've got a mighty busy load leading up to Rhinebeck," I wrote her in August, "but I still have a stash of Cormo 1.0 that I wanted to ask you about dyeing?"
 Chris said yes, so I shipped her the skeins and she immediately set her dyepots boiling. My only request was that she give us colors that honor autumn. Boy did she ever. We are extremely lucky to have this yarn. 
 In the Crimson King Maple colorway you have that deepest, richest shade of autumn red. The variegation is much quieter, holding steady within the crimson range in is highs and lows. Crimson King Maple performs equally well in smooth stockinette and more complex stitchwork.  
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