The Lord of the Rings Collection - THE PALANTIR Hand Dyed on Dream Fingering - Splashed & Speckled Yarn semi-solid collection Name: Madonna and Child

Name: Madonna and Child

Kristin Lavransdatter was inspired by the brilliant trilogy of the same name by Sigrid Undset

Peacock Eyes looks wonderful with Peacock Feathers as well as Freedom Blue

The final photo shows the Metamorphosis Shawl I made using Stained Glass Fingering with Peacock Feathers and Peacock Eyes

The Lord of the Rings Collection - THE PALANTIR Hand Dyed on Dream Fingering - Splashed & Speckled Yarn semi-solid collection Name: Madonna and ChildThe Palantir was inspired by The Lord of the Rings. It is the "seeing stone" misused by Saruman and then Pippin, but it rightfully belonged to Aragorn. I had in mind the scene in The Two Towers when Pippin looked in it and saw Sauron. Then Gandalf took it and gave it to Aragorn saying, "Receive it, lord in earnest of other things that shall be given back." This was a colorway from my 2023 Lord of the Rings inspired Advent calendar that followed