yarns > Swans Island > Ikat Collection Firefly
![](https://images4-f.ravelrycache.com/uploads/swansisland/407668391/Ikat_Firefly_Orchid_swirl_thumbnail.jpg)
![](https://images4-g.ravelrycache.com/uploads/swansisland/407668391/Ikat_Firefly_Orchid_swirl_small2.jpg)
Ikat Collection Firefly
![Swans Island](https://assets3-d.ravelrycache.com/assets/354718347/Swans_Island_Logo_banner.jpg)
This yarn is hand-dyed in Maine using an ancient Indonesian technique called Ikat, which means “to tie”. Each skein is wrapped by hand, then carefully dipped into pots of low impact synthetic dyes. When the wraps are removed, the striking contrast of the resist marks is left behind.
Once knit, the resist marks create patterns of scattered white stitches, that remind us of fireflies against a night sky.
578 projects
stashed
670 times
- Page created: November 4, 2016
- Last updated: November 1, 2017 …
popular colorways
42 stashed
16 projects
![](https://images4-f.ravelrycache.com/uploads/Sydust/1022613920/image_small_best_fit.jpeg)
15 stashed
3 projects
![](https://images4-g.ravelrycache.com/uploads/lstepanich/1037060769/image_small.jpg)
12 stashed
3 projects
![](https://images4-f.ravelrycache.com/uploads/memawknits/979613973/IMG_0295_small.jpeg)
7 stashed
1 project
![](https://images4-g.ravelrycache.com/uploads/magpowers/978524667/IMG_6103_small.jpeg)
32 stashed
10 projects
81 stashed
68 projects
![](https://images4-g.ravelrycache.com/uploads/Songbird130/992384239/IMG_1451_small.jpeg)
58 stashed
37 projects
![](https://images4-g.ravelrycache.com/uploads/saraisabee/1029325487/image_small.jpg)
63 stashed
35 projects
64 stashed
45 projects
![](https://images4-f.ravelrycache.com/uploads/oldgoatwoman/1016177284/IMG_2280_small.jpeg)
42 stashed
21 projects
![](https://images4-f.ravelrycache.com/uploads/cadavidson/978825107/image_small.jpg)
24 stashed
14 projects
![](https://images4-g.ravelrycache.com/uploads/tamisuzy/1014912350/IMG_0681_small.jpeg)
42 stashed
32 projects
![](https://images4-g.ravelrycache.com/uploads/MariaNoel01/980269970/image_small.jpg)
61 stashed
29 projects
![](https://images4-g.ravelrycache.com/uploads/MariaNoel01/980271269/image_small.jpg)
95 stashed
86 projects
![](https://images4-g.ravelrycache.com/uploads/justpeachy13/965870574/IMG_5639_small.jpeg)
35 stashed
16 projects