Sagas - Dyed to Order

A complex blend of grizzly-bear brown deepened with charcoal gray, this color is an homage to Iceland’s rich literary tradition!

The sagas of Iceland are a body of medieval Icelandic literature based around historical events and persons of the ninth through eleventh centuries. They’re more concerned with the lives of common folk than the gods, like you might be used to from the Norse sagas! More generally speaking, the saga is a broader literary tradition in Iceland and elsewhere in Scandinavia that shares some commonalities with epic poetry, but are composed in prose.

The sagas remain a prominent part of Icelandic culture today, but if medieval literature isn’t your thing, books of all kinds are special in Iceland!  You may have heard of the Jolabokaflod, or “Christmas book flood,” which is the tradition of gifting books to each other on Christmas Eve before settling in for a cozy evening of enjoying new stories. Absolutely my kind of holiday :)

PAIRS WELL WITH: Lupine, Huldufólk, Puffin, Basalt

Bases in first picture: Potomac DK, Atlantic Fingering, Potomac DK (swatched)

Bases in second picture L to R: Deer Creek, Atlantic, Monocacy, Potomac, Severn, Chesapeake, Anacostia

Bases in third picture: Anacostia, Atlantic, Chesapeake, Deer Creek

Bases in fourth picture: Monocacy, Potomac, Severn

Last photo by Denys Nevozhai courtesy of Unsplash

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Our yarns are hand-dyed with professional fiber reactive dyes on soft, eco-friendly vegan fibers. We do our best to represent yarn colors accurately in the listing photos, but please keep in mind that hand-dyed yarn inherently varies a bit from skein to skein, and different monitors may display colors differently.

Yarn is made in a smoke-free, pet-free environment. A scented soap is used at the beginning of the dye process on all bases except Anacostia and Severn, but is rinsed repeatedly after this; yarns otherwise do not contain fragrances.

To reduce our impact on the planet, our packaging is made of 100% plastic-free natural materials. Please reuse, recycle, or compost every piece!