macro~meadow – may – bonus edition!

Wandering through a meadow is one of my favourite things to do, and we've been lucky enough to live in and amongst meadows for the last twenty or so years. In Suffolk it's very easy to spend most of the time looking up at the huge skies but this year I'm going to focus on exploring what's closer to hand/eye. I'm going to hunt down the amazing micro-palettes in the blades of grass, the berries, the fence posts and field gates, and create shades that show another aspect of the fields all around us. I'm going to be looking at the textures and detail up close but most of all, I'm hunting for fabulous colour combinations to inspire beautiful yarn! Each month I'll use one photo to create two shades; one variegated ~flash~ shade and a complimentary/contrasting semi-solid. I'll be focussing on fingering/4ply weight yarn and often the two shades will be on the same base but occasionally I might take liberties and dye something fluffy! May – bonus edition! I wandered back up from the meadow with the dog early in the morning, on what was set to be one of the hottest days of the year, and spied an absolutely perfect rose bud in the wild rose climbing through the hedgerow. Just waiting to unfurl and destined to be bleached to pinky-off-white by the hot sun, it was a stunning combination of palest lemon yellow, lilac, lavender, and rosy pink, all offset by vibrant spring green foliage. Irresistible inspiration for bonus batches of macro~meadow yarn! Both shades are dyed on moor | fingering/4ply, our gorgeous squishy non-superwash fingering weight merino – perfect for a shawl or lightweight summer sweater/cardigan! There are a couple of batches of each shade in the shop and ready-to-ship right now and once they're gone... they're gone! We use professional acid dyes with good light and wash fastness and do our best to exhaust every dye bath and reuse water wherever possible to reduce any further environmental impact. Occasionally a small amount of 'loose' dye may remain in the yarn after rinsing (most likely with deeply saturated shades) and we always recommend hand washing in very cool water and pre-washing your yarn separately if you are intending to mix light and dark shades in a single garment/project. We recommend hand washing your finished projects in cool water to preserve the vibrancy of the dye and, as with all small-batch, hand-dyed yarn that doesn't have dye lots, we also recommend knitting alternate rows from two skeins when working on larger projects to avoid noticeable changes between skeins. moor | fingering/4ply weight: fingering/4ply equivalent fibre: 100% wool - non-superwash merino needle size: 2.50 - 3.50mm (depending on gauge required) metres: 400m per 100g skein care: Hand wash in cold water using gentle wool detergent