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Nattravn - Empyrean
Nattravn - Empyrean
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Nattravn is a variegated colourway with streaks of blue, purple, green and heavy streaks of black.
Night ravens are creatures of European folklore, predominantly described as raven-like creatures appearing in the night. The folklore differs regionally, and night ravens may be other beings, such as undead, shapeshifted into ravens.
In Nordic folklore, night ravens (Danish: nattravn, Norwegian: nattravn, Swedish: nattramn), are mostly known from the southern regions of Sweden and Norway, as well as Denmark. Some legends depict them with no eyes, which, if looked into, cause death. Such are also depicted with holes in their wings, which cause illness and disease if looked at.
In Swedish folklore (nattramn, nattkorp), especially of southern Sweden, night ravens are said to be the ghosts of suicide victims or pediciders, dead unbaptized children, or those buried in unholy earth, believed to appear at night in feathered hamr (bird form), and then primarily as ravens, instilling fear around it. They make a creaking sound, like the squeak of old wagon wheels, and never fly closer to the ground than the yoke of oxen.
Whether related to the myth or not, the name night raven has, at least historically, not solely been used in the sense of the monster. According to the Deutsches Wörterbuch and the Swedish Academy's dictionary, the term night raven is also an older Germanic name for nocturnal birds, especially nightjars and owls; still being the Danish (natravn), Norwegian (nattravn) and Icelandic (nátthrafn) term for nightjars.
Empyrean
Fiber contents: 68% Non-superwash Merino (16,5 micron), 22% Silk, 10% Cashmere
Weight per skein: 50 g / 1,7 oz
Running length Fingering: 420 m / 459 yds
Yarn Weights Available: Lace
Empyrean is a deliciously soft, fluffy lace-weight yarn base, perfect as an alternative to mohair or suri alpaca. It is excellent as a complementary thread to be held with a different yarn, or just by itself, and it is also wonderful to be used for adding subtle colour accents to your fabric.
I chose the name Empyrean for its incredible, divine softness.
In ancient European cosmologies inspired by Aristotle, the Empyrean heaven, Empyreal or simply the Empyrean, was the place in the highest heaven which was supposed to be occupied by the element of fire (or aether in Aristotle's natural philosophy). In medieval Christianity, the Empyrean was the third heaven and beyond "the heaven of the air and the heaven of the stars."
Empyrean can also mean "heavenly" or "celestial".
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When purchasing hand-dyed yarn, we recommend buying enough for your entire project.
Our yarn is handmade in small batches. While we follow precise recipes for repeatable colorways and carefully measure our materials, slight variations between skeins are inevitable. No two skeins will ever be identical, as is the nature of handcrafted products.
We take new photos for each dye lot, so images on our website may differ from skeins you’ve purchased in previous batches.
For a more uniform appearance in knitting, crochet, or weaving, alternate skeins every few rows.
We ensure all dyes are fully exhausted before rinsing our yarn. However, mild color bleeding can still occur, especially with bright, dark, or speckled skeins. To prevent unexpected color transfer, rinse your skein in cold water with wool wash and let it dry before starting your project.
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