Black Beauty

Black Beauty is a common name for different heirloom varieties of vegetables, from eggplants to zucchini to tomatoes, and typically refers to varieties that are a deep saturated, almost black color. Pretty much any plant that shows up purple, black, blue, or pink is thanks to a water soluble pigments called anthocyans! Whether it's berries, carrots, eggplants, tomatoes, black soybeans or black rice, it's all thanks to anthocyans. The cool thing about this pigment is that it protects the plant from high light or cold stress, and those pigments also decrease your oxidative stress when you consume them, too! AND Anthocyanins are also ph indicators, so in an acidic environment, they show up in the colors we expect, but in more alkaline environments they show up as blue or green. As far as Black Beauty varieties, sometimes they're purple, sometimes they're green, but our shade of Black Beauty is a beautiful blackberry shade. It is a warmer, redder purple, pairing wonderfully (and purposefully) with our new Tomato Festival color way! Please note that yarn colors may vary per base as each type of fiber dyes differently. You can learn more on our Yarn Base FAQ page. BASES: Hattie Floof: 50g, 437 yards, 70% Superkid mohair/30% silk (lace weight) Chester Sock: 100g, 437 yards, blend of 75% superwash merino/25% nylon Sabrina Sock: 100g, 432 yards, blend of 80% US sourced non-super wash merino/20% silk Tortie Sport: 100g, 287 yards, 80% alpaca/20% silk Minnie DK: 100g, 246 yards, 100% superwash merino wool Genny Worsted: 100g, 191 yards, 80% superwash merino/20% alpaca Chubby Trevor: 115g, 136 yards, 100% superwash merino Chunky Trevor: 150g, 82 yards, 100% superwash merino, single ply Summer Fingering: 65% silk/35% linen, 115g skein, approximately 438 yards Summer DK: 65% silk/35% linen, 115g skein, approximately 246 yards Summer Worsted: 65% silk/35% linen, 115g skein, approximately 181 yards Gladys Fiber: 80% Shaniko Wool/20% Tussah Silk, approximately 4oz braid of fiber for spinning, felting, etc