From design source....

 ... to yarn.

Thank goodness for the National Geographic Magazine,

 naturally dyed fleece,

and Bleu de Main sheep.

The particular fleece I am working with has beautiful shades of grey and a touch of black, so there is no need for design input from me or the National Geographic photographers, as the yarn creates its own colour scheme.

The skein nestling in a little patch of lung wort  and  the bobbin is trying to hide in the crocuses.

The flowers are a very welcome sight in my garden so early in the year.