Cormo 1.0 Briar Rose Pumpkin Patch

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. 
 I called this colorway "Pumpkin Patch," yet it is so much more. It is that very combination of green leading to orange that you've ever admired in the fall woods. The variegation is strong and intentional, making Pumpkin Patch ideal for patterns whose underlying simplicity will allow the variegation