Autumn Reflections and Yarn Reveals
This autumn has felt different. The colours came late, the ground stayed dry, and the rain we usually count on never quite arrived. There’s been a sense of stillness here, of waiting, of hoping.
And yet, in the middle of it all, small joys continued to appear. The kind that catch you off guard. A tiny bud in a teacup garden. A sudden shift in the light. A patch of colour after weeks of brown.
These quiet moments of hope and resilience are what shaped this season’s Nature Trails Yarn Club. Each skein is a little reflection of the world around me, capturing not just the landscape, but the feeling of the season as it unfolded.
If you’ve been part of the club this autumn, I hope these yarns brought you comfort and inspiration. And if you’re curious about joining next season, I’d love to tell you more.
Introducing the Nature Trails Yarn Club
If you’re new here, the Nature Trails Yarn Club is my way of sharing the seasons with you, through colour, story, and a little bit of magic from my bush home in the Adelaide Hills.
Each season, I dye two exclusive colourways inspired by what’s unfolding around me at the time. It might be something small and tender, like a chamomile flower blooming in a tiny pot, or something bigger, like the feeling of the landscape shifting around me.
The colourways mentioned in this post, Hoping For Rain and Chamomile Flowers, were created for autumn and are now all spoken for. But if this kind of seasonal surprise sounds like something you’d enjoy, you can pop your name on the waitlist for next season’s club.
Every skein is dyed slowly and intuitively, with layers of meaning and colour. And along with your yarn, you’ll receive a personal letter from me sharing the inspiration behind each colourway.
You can join for one season or stay subscribed to receive a new yarn every three months. Each yarn weight option (4ply or 8ply) features a different colourway, and you can switch weights anytime.
If you'd like to come along for the next season, you’ll find the waitlist here.
Colourway One: Hoping For Rain
Yarn Base: Cockatoo 100% Super-fine Australian Merino 8ply
What a dry autumn we’ve had. It feels strange to be heading into winter wishing for grey skies and rainy days instead of soaking up the last of the warmth and sun. But it really shows how deeply we need the rain right now.
In many ways, it feels like we didn’t get a proper autumn at all. Our Japanese maple (which I always say marks the seasons like the Whomping Willow from the third Harry Potter movie) has only just started turning red, just weeks away from winter. And heartbreakingly, we’ve seen some of the gum trees on our property not make it through.
This colourway, Hoping For Rain, holds that whole story in its layers.
I dyed it slowly, over time. First came a warm mustard for the beginning of autumn. Then I added washes of rich brown to reflect the long dry spell. A light layer of blue followed, for the rain we were hoping for. And finally, a deep green to symbolise the nourishment and new growth that the rain will bring.
It’s a colourway full of resilience and hope. I hope it offers some of that to you too.
Colourway Two: Chamomile Flowers
Yarn Base: Wren (100% Super-fine Australian Merino 8ply)
As I think back over this past season, one small but meaningful thing has stayed with me… the tiny chamomile plants I’ve been caring for.
I’m completely out of my comfort zone when it comes to any kind of gardening. However, after a friend told me that you can grow chamomile plants from a tea bag, my curiosity got the better of me. I sprinkled the contents into a little pot and started watering it, hoping that something would happen but also half thinking that nothing would.
For months, nothing much happened. Just some tiny green shoots. But slowly, through autumn, they began to really grow. And then one day, I saw a bud. That first flower was so small (just three millimetres wide), but I was absolutely thrilled. I’d spent months tending this little pot, and it had bloomed. Not enough to brew even half a cup of tea, but enough to bring a huge smile to my face.
During such a dry and difficult season, when so much in the garden and so many gum trees have struggled, that tiny flower was such a joy to behold. It reminded me of the importance of appreciating the little things (or in this case, the teeny tiny little things).
Unfortunately in my haste to send out the club orders I neglected to photograph this colourway, but it was an ever so soft buttercup yellow.
I hope this yarn has brought little joy to the autumn club members, just like my tiny chamomile has for me.
Behind the Scenes: Creating Autumn’s Exclusive Colourways
Each yarn in the Nature Trails Yarn Club is created through a different kind of process to my regular colourways.
These club skeins are deeply personal. I don’t start with a formula—I begin with a feeling, a story, a moment from the season that moved me. The colourways grow from there, often slowly, with layers and washes that mirror the natural world around me.
No two are ever the same.
What Makes the Nature Trails Yarn Club Special
Exclusive colourways you won’t find anywhere else
A personal letter with every skein, sharing the inspiration behind the colours
Seasonal storytelling rooted in my own connection with nature
Flexible options to join just once or stay for the full year
Your choice of yarn weight, with each weight featuring a different colourway
It’s a way to knit more mindfully, and to feel connected to the quiet beauty of each season as it unfolds.
How to Join the Next Nature Trails Yarn Club
The Nature Trails Yarn Club opens at the beginning of each season. You can choose between a one-time seasonal yarn, or subscribe to receive a new yarn every three months.
Spots are limited, and once a colourway is gone, it’s truly gone. These skeins are exclusive to the club and won’t be offered again.
Sign up to the waitlist so you don’t miss the next round.
I’d love to share the next season with you.