SSYC's 24th Yarn Club - National Park Series

I'm happy to share with you first that sign ups are now open for our 24th Yarn Club - the National Park Series! And if you sign up before Sept 7, the price includes half price shipping. September 8 the price goes up by $9.... that is, if the club isn't sold out by then. I usually can keep it open for approx 2 weeks.

Geothermal pods at Yellowstone

In this club, I've asked three sought after dyers to create a colorway inspired by one one of our national parks. Here are just a few inspiration photos (all public domain photos supplied by the NPS) to give you an idea of what's in store for October, November and December. Before I started SSYC, I was an environmental educator in NJ and then here in IN, teaching about water resources and kayaking, so this park series is right in my wheelhouse. It basically combines two of my loves into one awesome series and I know our parks are great inspiration for our chosen dyers as well.

Crater Lake in Oregon

Sheep in Denali

If you're stuck at home, love our national parks, or just want to be surprised with a wonderful package once a month then this club is for you! You'll be treated to a special edition skein, pattern suggestions, and several themed accessories each month (including a club exclusive project bag) that are meant to transport you and your needles to one of our country's national treasures. We may not be able to travel safely throughout the US, but SSYC can take you on a yarny journey that will give you hours of serene enjoyment.

Canyonlands

Cub Lake in the Rockies

I don't know about you, but I'm due for an escape. I've made more time for my knitting this past week and I've noticed a difference in my attitude. There's something about meditative stitches (and my kids being back in school) that has renewed me. I feel like I can exhale and worry less about all the problems that are outside my control. So if you're in a similar place as me, and think that a special package each month will give you something to look forward to, give you something beautiful to focus on, and give you a better connection to places we can't visit right now, please do join us. If you have questions, please do e-mail me, Allison, at service@simplysockyarn.com.

Is there one of these photos that particularly speaks to you? Which photo inspires you most, colorwise?

Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone

If you are outside the US or Canada, you might consider sitting the round out. Not that we don't want you to join, but if you think that the unpredictable wait times in Customs (3-4 months for some international packages) are going to cause you anxiety, then please wait this one out. I don't see the international wait times getting any better in the coming few months, and instead of wait times of 2-4 weeks, you could expect 3-4 months. Not one of our packages sent has gone missing, but more than half take a very long time to arrive.

Comments

[Diane]

I love Yellowstone and have great memories so the yarn speaks to me for that reason.

[Allison]

Diane, I've never been to Yellowstone but it's definitely on my "bucket list." I'm betting there will be A LOT of people there once everything is safe again for travel.

[Donna]

Back in the dim dark ages, before I married & had children, I spent 2 months on an epic camping trip out west. We went in a big circle, first hitting the Badlands, the down through Rapid City,& up through the Rockies - the Wind River range, Grand Teton, Yellowstone, & Glacier (which we just drove through because there were no available campsites within 125 miles), then west along Rte 2. We spent a couple of days at a commune in the Idaho panhandle, then west to Seattle where we spent a few days staying with acquaintances. When we left Seattle, we drove down the coast along Rte 1 most of the way. We spent a week in the Bay Area (where I rescued my brother before he could be shipped off to Vietnam). Then we headed back east through Yosemite, Death Valley, the Grand Canyon,, the Four Corners & finally up through Colorado, and back to the Chicago area. It was truly an amazing summer & trip of a lifetime. I fell in love with the National Parks. I’m so happy you’ve decided to honor them.

[Teressa Wilson]

Excited about this yarn because I have been to all these places