A Verb for Keeping Warm x Rastus Hsu - Soléa yarn

Soléa began with a feeling, a memory of sunlight filtering through leaves, the kind of brightness that softens everything it touches. I shared with A Verb for Keeping Warm a vision: something peachy, radiant, and quietly joyful. They transformed that idea into a glowing, sun-kissed hand-dyed colorway that matched my imagination perfectly.

With just one skein, I wanted to create something light yet intentional, where each stitch holds a bit of that brightness. Soléa combines slipped stitches, airy lace, and delicate cables into a textured fabric that feels full of movement, like light dancing across a surface.

This design is about the harmony between color and form, the magic that happens when inspiration meets the perfect yarn. For me, Soléa is a quiet celebration of intuition, collaboration, and the joy of turning a vision into something tangible, stitch by stitch.

~ Rastus

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Rastus Hsu used Rumor, which is a blend of soft merino wool and sleek silk, and a yarn we offer only periodically for special releases. For Rastus, we created the colorway Palomino. (Please note that the original run of this color, and that featured in his cowl and offered to Pro-Verbial Club members included a bit more reedy taupe. In this new rendition, the color is a touch more uniform.) To celebrate the release of Soléa, in addition to the colorway Palomino, we are offering Candied Apple, our 15th anniversary colorway! 

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FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
+ Circumference: 49.5” / 124 cm
+ Width: 8” / 20 cm

GAUGE
+ 48 sts x 64 rows to 6.5” / 16.5 cm on US 6 / 4.0 mm needles in sts 7-14 of 8-Row Chart pattern, after blocking, or size needed to obtain gauge

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THIS PURCHASE INCLUDES:
+ Rumor by A Verb for Keeping Warm, 70% superwash wool / 30% silk; 438 yds [400 m] per 100g skein - 1 skein in chosen color

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Additional necessary and recommended tools: 

Knitting Needles
+ 2 sets of US 6 / 4.0 mm 32” / 80 cm circular needles

Tools
+ Cable needles
+ Tapestry needle
+ Scissors

Please note: 
This kit does not include the pattern. Please purchase the pattern directly from Rastus on Ravelry.

CROCKING
When working with yarn dyed with indigo and with medium to dark shades of natural dyes (especially on slick fibers like mohair), it is common and natural for the dye to rub off on one’s hands while making. This is called crocking. Although the goods have been washed, it takes pressured contact to release the extra dye. Your handwork is part of the dyeing process. The dye can be removed with hot water and soap. From working closely with dyed materials through the making process, typically, the excess dye has been removed, and the crocking will cease.

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ALWAYS use pH-neutral soap when blocking and washing natural dyes.

Please note the fiber content of the material you are working with, and follow the applicable instructions: 

Cotton or linen - Machine washable on cool cycle. Lay flat to dry.

Superwash Wool - Machine washable on cool cycle, though hand wash recommended. Lay flat to dry.

Wool and Wool blends - Handwash only in lukewarm water. Lay flat to dry.

Yarn that has been pre-ordered and / or purchased can be exchanged within 45 days from when we contact you to pick it up (for curbside pickup) or from the day that we ship it for store credit only (less any shipping costs) as long as it is in its original condition (ball band in place). After this time period, yarn can no longer be returned for store credit. We do not refund original or return shipping costs. Please read our full policy here.

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