Dreamwood Fibers & Fables

Bushtit -- PREORDER

$30.00 USD

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Yarn Weight Merino Sock 85/15 Sock Silk Sock Merino Linen Merino Sport 85/15 DK 85/15 Worsted

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Latin name: Psaltriparus minimus

Bushtits are sprightly, social songbirds that twitter as they fly weakly between shrubs and thickets in western North America. Almost always found in lively flocks, they move constantly, often hanging upside down to pick at insects or spiders on the undersides of leaves.

Bushtits weave a very unusual hanging nest, shaped like a soft pouch or sock, from moss, spider webs, and grasses.

For most breeding birds, only one adult at a time sleeps on the nest, but all Bushtit family members sleep together in their large, hanging nest during the breeding season. Once the young fledge, they all leave the nest and thereafter sleep on branches.

This information is from All About Birds if you’re interested in learning more!

The Bushtit is a green-hued light gray tonal.

Information on the bases:

Merino Sock : Fingering Weight, 100% Superwash Merino (Extra Fine), 4-ply, 437 yards // 100 grams

85/15 Sock : Fingering Weight, 85% Superwash Merino (Extra Fine) 15% Nylon, 4-ply, 437 yards // 100 grams

Silk Sock : Fingering Weight, 75% Superwash Merino (Extra Fine) 25% Mulberry Silk, 4-ply, 437 yards // 100 grams

Merino Linen : Fingering Weight, 83% Superwash Merino 17% Linen, 2-ply, 410 yards // 100 grams

Merino Sport, 100% Superwash Merino (Extra Fine), 4-ply, 328 yards // 100 grams

85/15 DK, 85% Superwash Merino (Extra Fine) 15% Nylon, 4-ply, 246 yards // 100 grams

85/15 Worsted, 85% Superwash Merino (Extra Fine) 15% Nylon, 4-ply, 196 yards // 100 grams

All skeins are hand-dyed with care in a smoke-free and pet-free home. Please note that while all skeins are dyed together, every skein of yarn is unique and there may be some slight variation between them. After dyeing, all yarn is washed and rinsed thoroughly, however, a small amount of color bleeding may still occur during the first wash.

For best care, please gently hand wash in cold water with a wool wash and lay flat to dry. Store yarn in an area away from direct sunlight to help maintain color.

This yarn is PREORDER only. Please allow 6 - 8 weeks for the turnaround time (this time will be more accurately adjusted once the preorder window is closed)

All photographs are taken in natural light, and I try to keep the editing to a minimum, but colors may vary from monitor to monitor.

The wool used in this yarn is ethically produced from sheep that have NOT been mulesed.

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