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And Spring Weather Inspires Spring Dyeing!

By Stephanie

With Spring days filled with clear skies and bright sun, this is what comes out of my dyepot…

Sock Yarn, Fingering Weight Superwash Merino, in Freshly Cut Grass

When Winter has loosened its icy grip at last and the snow has melted away to reveal hopeful buds pushing determinedly up through the dark earth, there will come one day a scent drifting past on a gentle breeze… a smell you remember but can’t quite place… And your mind will recall bright clear deep greens, and soft pale yellows — and will give you the name of the crisp, delicious smell your nose had forgotten: Freshly Cut Grass.

This skein is just under 100g of Superwash Merino in a wonderfully soft 3-ply, fingering weight yarn.  It’s in the SpaceCadet Creations shop now.

Fiber Content: 100% Superwash Merino
Weight: Approximately 3.20oz / 90g
Colourway: Freshly Cut Grass, 100319-001
Care Instructions for the final item: Hand or Machine wash, Lay flat to dry.

Adventure, Day 1

By Stephanie

When I was a kid and I’d do something dumb (the way kids do), my dad used to call me a “Space Cadet”. It was usually said with love, often with exasperation… but I knew it was always meant with affection. There was a lot of love in the house while I was growing up, even as we tried our parents’ patience time and again. But I did a lot of dumb things, and I got called a Space Cadet a lot. Eventually the nickname started to really stick, and I began to feel like I really was a space cadet, that I did a lot of things wrong. Sometimes I still do.

So I decided a long time ago that when I finally worked up the courage to break out of the mould of ordinary work and do something creative — something I wanted to be proud of — I was going to call my little venture “SpaceCadet”.  I could baptise that old nickname with a new meaning.

Opening SpaceCadet Creations on Etsy is my new venture — my adventure! — where I hand-dye yarns and roving for knitters, crocheters, spinners, and felters.  I hope you find something there that sparks your excitement, because it’s been very exciting for me creating all these yarns and rovings, watching all the colours develop.

I can say, at last, that I am proud to be the SpaceCadet.