The heat’s getting to you too, right?  We’ve been in the high 90s for weeks now (…well, it feels like weeks anyway) and the longer it goes on, the less I seem to be able to think.  I mean, I’m squirreled away in an air-conditioned office so I shouldn’t even notice the heat and yet…  oh, as that mercury climbs, my ability to focus just seems to vapourise.

It’s not just me, right?  It’s you too…?  Tell me it is, because the temperature is set to hit 100F (37C!) this weekend and I think I’m just going to melt into a little puddle of uselessness right there on the floor — and I kinda need to know you’re right there with me!

Tour de Fleece

So when your brain is melting into mush it’s probably best to concentrate on the simple things, right?  Tour de Fleece couldn’t have come at a better time, and I’ve given myself permission to spend a little quality time with my (most beloved) Lendrum.  I’m spinning some top that I dyed absolutely ages ago that, when I pulled it out of the dyepots, I didn’t like at all.  I shoved it in a bag and promptly forgot about it.  When I finally came across it again about a month ago, I realised I can’t even remember what the fiber content is….  merino? superwash? merino/alpaca?  I have no idea but — I’ll tell you what — I am loving these colours now.  What was I thinking?!?  Here’s my progress, day by day…

 

The SpaceCadet’s Swag Shop

Wait!, you say.  You’re in an office?  You’re not in the studio?  Well, in truth, this job is split pretty evenly between the dyepots and the computer.  And while most of the time I’m elbows deep in yummy yarns and dye, summer is the ideal time to get a little behind-the-scenes work done on all the great ideas I come up with throughout the rest of the year.

And I’ve been working on some really exciting stuff too — I can’t wait to show you!  Most of it’s only in the beginning stages, but I can share one really cool thing with you…  At every festival we do, at every trunk show, people are always telling us how much they love the SpaceCadet (we love him too!), and then someone always asks, can I get a SpaceCadet t-shirt?  I’ve never be able to offer them one before, but I now I can! Check this out — the SpaceCadet Swag Shop!  SpaceCadet t-shirts, tank tops, tote bags, and all kinds of cool stuff…   Squeeeeee!!!!

 

Shop Update

Oooh, and there’s one other thing I can do even when I’m melting in this insane heat…  How about a shop update?  There’s some incredibly rich colours in this one, and a few one-of-a-kinds, so click here to have a look before they disappear.