It is hard to believe that it was less than two months ago that the massive snowstorms hit and we were thigh-deep in snow and without power for several days. Because today, it was over 80°F with blazing sunshine.
I brought the yarn out and let it dry in the lovely warm breeze. In the natural light, the colours came completely to life, and then changed subtly as day melted into dusk…
In an attempt to encourage Spring to return, I’ve dyed some BFL combed top in all the lovely colours of Garden in Spring:
Hand-dyed BFL Combed Top, in Garden in Spring
Like an English garden in the full bloom of spring, this wool is a gentle explosion of colour. The pinks are a riot of foxgloves, buzzing with the sound of busy bumblebees collecting pollen. There is the deep bluey-purple of delphiniums, and the impossible green of new spring grass, called to life again by the sun and fresh rain.
This is over 4oz of wonderfully soft Blue Faced Leicester combed top that spins up beautifully.
Fiber Content: 100% Blue Faced Leicester wool
Weight: Approximately 4.10oz / 115g
Colourway: Cottage Garden in Spring, 100328-001
Care Instructions for the final item: Handwash only in tepid water, Lay flat to dry.
Each item is individually hand-dyed by the SpaceCadet, using professional grade acid dyes, using professional grade acid dyes which are mixed by hand from primaries. Please be sure to buy enough for your project as the colours may not be able to be reproduced exactly.
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Imagine my surprise when I received an email today telling me that my Freshly Cut Grass yarn has been featured in an Etsy Treasury. Well, no… wait… you don’t have to imagine — let me tell you: I squealed so loud that my husband didn’t know what to do with me and my children ran away up to their bedrooms!
So exciting! Thank you, Heather King, for choosing my yarn for your treasury!
No sooner had I begun to wax lyrical about Spring than the weather decided to teach me a lesson and get cold again. In honour of that, I dyed a new yarn.
Sock Yarn, Fingering Weight Superwash Merino, in Cold Waters
In a still northern sea, the prow of a ship plows through cold waters, dividing the waves into a pale, frothing wake. The water is dark, foreboding… a deep blue broken by white wave caps, and chunks of silver-gray ice. Beautiful in its strength… beautiful, these endless Cold Waters.
This skein is approximately 100g of Superwash Merino in a wonderfully soft 3-ply, fingering weight yarn.
Fiber Content: 100% Superwash Merino
Weight: Approximately 3.75oz / 105g
Colourway: Cold Waters, 100324-001
Care Instructions for the final item: Hand or Mashine wash, Lay flat to dry.
