Cedar Cardinal Why Knot Fibers Siren Yarn

This colorway is a pre-order. We are on batch #2 already.

The yarn will be ready to ship or pick-up by the March 27th.

Cedar Cardinal was our January 2016 feature for the Sleeping Bear Yarn Club –the punchiest bright red–just the buzz our retinas need in the middle of a blowy, snowy winter. Dyed not just for our members this time, but each person supporting humanity.  

Siren Fingering
80% superwash Merino, 10% cashmere, 10% nylon
436 yds (100g)

Siren DK
80% superwash Merino, 10% cashmere, 10% nylon
231 yds (100g)

Ten years ago, Why Knot Fibers dyed a colorway for our Sleeping Bear Yarn Club — a red so vivid, so immediate, it practically glows. We called it Cedar Cardinal. The punchiest bright red — just the buzz our retinas need in the middle of a blowy, snowy winter. That skein has been tucked in my stash ever since. Waiting for the right moment. That moment is now.

We’re bringing back Cedar Cardinal as a fundraiser — a collaboration between Wool & Honey and our dear friend and neighbor Kat of Why Knot Fibers — to support immigrant families impacted by ICE’s violent actions. Each skein holds more than yarn:

• Cedar, our home, speaking up with open arms in solidarity with our collective brothers and sisters.
• Cardinal, a spiritual messenger said to appear when someone we’ve lost is near, bringing hope and comfort in times of sorrow
• Hand-dyed, by Kat, who lives this work and this love
• $5 from every skein, going directly to RAICES, based in TX where the most detainees are being held.
• Pattern donations, ‘Melt The ICE Hat’ and ‘Melt The ICE (crochet version)’ proceeds go directly to families affected in the Twin Cities
• The red hat, a small but unmistakable protest you can wear daily

Pre-orders for Cedar Cardinal are open through February 13th. Each skein will be dyed to order and ready to ship or pick up March 13th. Available in Fingering (enough for two hats) and DK.

This is quiet work — but not passive. A symbol. A message: you are not alone. We’ll stand with you.