Exquisite Corpse -- Carson Base (DK) ghastly

Exquisite Corpse -- Carson Base (DK) ghastlyA dark gray laced with purple and green, and limited bits of red; like tromping through graveyards at midnight in fishnet and lace while belting out 'undead undead undead.' Exquisite Corpse was inspired by trashy vampire and splatterpunk horror of the 1990s most particularly Poppy Z. Brite and the eponymous word game. Base: Carson (DK) 100% Superwash Merino Wool; 231 yards 100 grams Price listed is per one (1) skein of yarn. All indie dyed yarn works

or even the Slavic version of Persephone

This earthy-colored yarn takes its name from a line in an awkwardly dubbed tv version of the film

and has plenty of subtle variation and moody splotchiness that will keep you stitching to see what’s next

Mina's brief encounter with Dracula leaves her with a blood link to the Count and his thoughts

Alternate skeins for large projects

Base: Solnit (Sock) 75% Superwash Merino Wool / 25% Nylon

They ride through a lightning storm during which William utters “die Todten reiten schnell

some chemistry

ending in some fixed idea which I cannot make out

Suggested Soundtrack: Lost Highway soundtrack (1997)

Darkness and twilight with hints of starry skies shrouding ancient secrets embody the concept of timewalking found in Deborah Harkness’s All Souls trilogy

Suggested Soundtrack: Beneath the Skin