Blowdown at Highfalls Self-Striping yarn

Bill designed this yarn to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the 1995 Blowdown in the Five Ponds Wilderness Area in NY - a backpacking adventure he will never forget. (more below!) This yarn has thick and thin stripes of White Pine (green), Oswegatchie River (rusty red), Storm Clouds, DEC helicopter (blue and yellow), and Gentle Clouds.   25g minis are available with the default color being Oswegatchie River (rusty red). Other colors are available upon request. Just a leave a note in your cart with which color you'd like. Please use this listing to add dye-to-order 25g skeins. Would you like your yarn cranked into a sock tube so you just have to add heels, toes and cuffs? Check out information on our cranking service!  In July of 1995 Bill was backpacking in the Adirondack mountains of NY with his father and cousin. Very early on the second morning of their adventure a strong storm blew through, flattening miles of enormous 100 year old white pine trees. Bill was protected by a lean-