Ancient Arts Socknado, Edo Castle Japan (COTM (7/23)

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Ancient Art's theme for 2023 is Interesting Archeological Sites, and we invite you to join us for some vicarious travel to different places all around the world.  This is June's color of the month - and it is inspired by Edo Castle in Japan!  Ancient Arts Socknado is a yummy and squashy fingering weight yarn.   Each 100 gram skein of Socknado has 385 yards (350 meters) of 80% superwash fine merino / 20% nylon goodness. Below follows the email details on this colorway from Ancient Arts:

Edo Castle was built by Tokugawa Ieyasu who emerged as the most powerful daimyo (feudal lord) in the country after the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600. In 1603, the Emperor made Ieyasu Shogun ("Commander in Chief of the Expeditionary Force Against the Barbarians"), which in effect was the military ruler of Japan. As Shogun, Ieyasu was allowed to establish his own government, and instead of moving his residence and his military headquarters to the capital of Kyoto where the Emperor lived, he turned the small fishing village of Edo into his stronghold.