Solstice, December 2024 Color of the Month

Solstice is the Color of the Month, limited edition yarn colorway for December and the final installment for 2024!

Solstice is a tonal dyed semi solid colorway with speckles. This colorway is made by mixing old gold with a hint of bronze, taupe, and orange to create a complex, earthly gold shade.  The colorway is finished with gold, orange, and taupe speckles.

This months limited edition colorway had a couple points of inspiration.  First I created a custom colorway for the Cashmere Goat for Small Business Saturday, that colorway called Solstice Dreams, was a variegated colorway featuring an earthy green with layers of gold and more green speckles. After dyeing a mountain of yarn for my friends at the Goat I was really fixated on the gold portion and how nice a gold colorway would look with my existing colorways. I was also reminded of a gold colorway I designed in 2020 called Golden Road, that I lost the recipe for. One of my most favorite sweaters I’ve ever knit was in this colorway and I’ve wanted to make a second attempt for some years. And honestly, a beautiful gold yarn just seemed like the right way to end this year! And so, Solstice was born. 

If you wanted to pair Solstice with another colorway, I would recommend Gourd, Season Of The Witch, Paprika, Fig, Lichen, Rebel, Rebel Rebel, Elusive Purple Pumpkin, Pressed Petal, or Forage. Abalone, Hibernation, The Deep Dark Woods, Beauchamp, Dahlia, or Wayward.  It would also pair nicely with November’s Color of the Month Cozier. 

Solstice will be available throughout the month of December on Nimble Sock, Plush Single, and Plush DK, Plush Worsted and Plush Bulky!

Please use the drop down menu to choose the base that you would like to order. 

Nimble Sock

Superwash Merino Wool/ Nylon (85/15), 19.5 micron merino

Fingering Weight, 2 ply

394 Yards, 100 g

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Plush Single 

3.5 oz/ 430 Yards
Single /  Fingering Weight

19.5 Micron Superwash merino wool

When held double this yarn will create a DK yarn. 

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Plush DK 

100 Grams/ 246 yards

4 ply /  DK Weight

19.5 Micron Superwash merino wool

When held double this yarn will create a Bulky yarn. 

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Plush Worsted 

Plush Bulky

All of my yarn bases are certified cruelty free.

Superwash yarn is technically machine washable in a gentle cycle with like colors, I do however recommend hand washing your knits made with superwash yarn as the washer will tug and pull at your knits causing them to lose their shape or worse rip. I was my knits in the sink using luke warm water and Long Winter Farm Sweater Soap. This soap has lanolin in it which protects the natural fibers. I spot wash any stains and allow my sweater to soak for approximately 30 minutes. Rinse your sweater with cool water if necessary and them gently wring out any extra water, I use my top load washer spin cycle this this, but you can use a towel as well.  After the excess water is removed, lay your garment  flat to air dry. 

This fiber was handdyed by ontheround using professional quality acid dyes. I dye my yarn in small batches and no skein will be 100% the same- that's what makes working with hand dyed yarn so fun!

I do my very best to accurately photograph my yarns but please note that not all monitors are the same. My yarn is made in my smoke-free, pet free studio in Rockland Maine.