Seedling
Worsted weight, 100g, 218 yards/199 meters

“The sun shone down for nearly a week on the secret garden. The Secret Garden was what Mary called it when she was thinking of it. She liked the name, and she liked still more the feeling that when its beautiful old walls shut her in no one knew where she was. It seemed almost like being shut out of the world in some fairy place.”
-Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden

One of the great joys of being a gardener is, for me, starting seeds indoors. Here in the Catskills, it’s not uncommon to get snow through April and even into early May, so it feels like a small miracle to ignore the frosty temperatures and get my hands into some soil, even if that soil comes from a bag. The world outside is still gray when one magical morning, I rush into our guest room and find that there are tiny points of green pushing their way up through the seed-starting mix and reaching toward the light. Seedling is the green of those very first leaves— soft, delicate, but with an undeniable life to it.

Our Flicker base is a delightfully toothy, yet comfortably soft 4-ply worsted weight. Flicker is spun from 100% non-superwash Peruvian Highland wool, and the longer staple length wool combined with the multi-ply structure makes it very durable. Flicker is especially beautiful in colorwork or cabled projects.

As this is a hand-dyed yarn, there are no dye-lots and skeins may vary slightly. Alternating skeins is recommended, as is purchasing enough yarn to complete your project. This yarn base is not superwash and will felt if machine washed. Handwash gently in cool water and lay flat to dry.