Amores Raíz

Raíz, which means “root” in my native Spanish, is a 100% superwash extrafine merino. It is a singles spun base that yields a lofty and squishy skein of 435 yards of fingering weight loveliness.

I named this base Raíz because since the beginning of my dyer’s journey I have been drawn to: 1) merino, 2) singles spun, and 3) fingering weight yarns. This combination of characteristics yields a color that is quite unique from plied yarns, in that the colors seem to wrap, rather than sink, deeply around the yarn core creating beautiful layers and depth in everything from solids to variegated colorways. Every new colorplay on this base tickles me to my fiber-loving core.

The custom color palette that I created for MDK revolves around harmonious contrasts. Because the colors emerged in tandem with a shawl design which uses three colors, I was moved to create a palette that would offer triplet color matchings that are at once surprising and yet clearly have charisma.

I was also enchanted by the striking resonance of pastels as pops of color against a strong backdrop of deep, rich colorways. In the stitched landscape of the Superscript Shawl, the pastel is sharp not soft, poignant rather than nondescript. And from these twelve colors you’ll find so many playful possibilities.