When developing the Australia Collection, we wanted to create 12 colours that represented 12 specific species that are most at risk during the bushfires. We recognize there are many more animals, fauna, habitat, and species that are affected, and our heart still breaks for all of them.
We choose a fingering/sock weight yarn for it’s versatility. With an 80% Superwash Merino Wool and 20% Nylon, its durable for socks, and harder wearing garments, but soft and squishy enough for sweaters and shawls. With 450 yards per skein, one skein will not only provide Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors Bush Fire Appeal with a $5 donation, but you can also complete an entire project.
We also made an exclusive colour way named “Oceans of Change”. This colour is only available in our box set (which comes with 1 of each of the 12 species, and “Oceans of Change” it provides a $80 donation to the Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors Bush Fire Appeal. I feel without change in terms of how we deal with climate change, and the things that contribute to it, unfortunately things like the heart wrenching bushfires will escalate, it feels like a wake up call for myself personally, as steward of the land at my farm, and as someone who loves the brilliant nature that surrounds us everyday.
We also produce the much loved Pickle Jar Kit. 800 yards of wee skeins (20-23 yards), 40 of them, a set of 4.0mm Lykke 24 inch circular needles, and a pattern to make a cowl (no weaving in ends, it’s knit in a tube). But you can use the wee skeins for so many things, wacky socks, mitered square sock blankets, and project that calls for scrap sock yarn, this is the kit for you. Plus it contributes $10 to NSW Rural Fire Services, we chose the fund that assists families who have lost a love one battling the fires.
All of these yarns are available at our retail outlet in Lindsay, Ontario or Online at http://www.aberdeenswool.ca
Limited Box Set
Includes one of each colour in the series plus an additional exclusive colourway "Oceans of Change"
The Australia Collection
Oceans of Change
This colour is only available in our box set (which comes with 1 of each of the 12 species, and “Oceans of Change” it provides a $80 donation to the Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors Bush Fire Appeal. I feel without change in terms of how we deal with climate change, and the things that contribute to it, unfortunately things like the heart wrenching bushfires will escalate, it feels like a wake up call for myself personally, as steward of the land at my farm, and as someone who loves the brilliant nature that surrounds us everyday.
Sugar Glider
The sugar glider (Petaurus breviceps) is a small, omnivorous, arboreal, and nocturnal gliding possum belonging to the marsupial infraclass. The common name refers to its preference for sugary foods such as sap and nectar and its ability to glide through the air, much like a flying squirrel.
Gilbert's Portaroo
Gilbert's potoroo or ngilkat (Potorous gilbertii) is Australia's most endangered marsupial and one of the world's rarest critically endangered mammals. It is a small nocturnal macropod which lives in small groups. It has long hind feet and front feet with curved claws which it uses to dig for food.
Wallaby
A wallaby is a small or mid-sized macropod native to Australia and New Guinea, with introduced populations in New Zealand[1], UK and other countries. They belong to the same taxonomic family as kangaroos and sometimes the same genus, but kangaroos are specifically categorised into the six largest species of the family. The term wallaby is an informal designation generally used for any macropod that is smaller than a kangaroo or wallaroo that has not been designated otherwise.
Rainbow Lorikeet
Rainbow lorikeets are true parrots, within the Psittacoidea superfamily in the order Psittaciformes. They include three subspecies: the Swainson's Lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus moluccanus), the Lake Eyre Lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus eyrei) and the Northern Moluccan Lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus septentrionalis).
Koala
The koala (Phascolarctos cinereus, or, inaccurately, koala bear[a]) is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia. It is the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae and its closest living relatives are the wombats, which comprise the family Vombatidae. The koala is found in coastal areas of the mainland's eastern and southern regions, inhabiting Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia. It is easily recognisable by its stout, tailless body and large head with round, fluffy ears and large, spoon-shaped nose.
Mallee Emu-Wren
The mallee emu-wren is one of three species of the genus Stipiturus, commonly known as emu-wrens. It was first described in 1908 by Archibald James Campbell, and has been considered a subspecies of both of the other two species; with anywhere from one to three species recognised in total. No subspecies are recognised. The common name of the genus is derived from the resemblance of their tails to the feathers of an emu.
Platypus
The platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus), sometimes referred to as the duck-billed platypus, is a semiaquatic egg-laying mammal[3] endemic to eastern Australia, including Tasmania. The platypus is the sole living representative of its family (Ornithorhynchidae) and genus (Ornithorhynchus), though a number of related species appear in the fossil record. Together with the four species of echidna, it is one of the five extant species of monotremes, the only mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young. Like other monotremes it senses prey through electrolocation.
Kangaroo
The kangaroo is a marsupial from the family Macropodidae (macropods, meaning "large foot"). In common use the term is used to describe the largest species from this family, especially those of the genus Macropus: the red kangaroo, antilopine kangaroo, eastern grey kangaroo, and western grey kangaroo.[1] Kangaroos are indigenous to Australia. The Australian government estimates that 34.3 million kangaroos lived within the commercial harvest areas of Australia in 2011, up from 25.1 million one year earlier.
Coroboree Frog
The corroboree frogs (/kəˈrɒbəri/ kuh-ROB-uh-ree) are two species of small, poisonous ground dwelling frogs, native to Southern Tablelands of Australia. The two species are the southern corroboree frog (Pseudophryne corroboree) and the northern corroboree frog (Pseudophryne pengilleyi). They are unique among frogs in that they produce their own poison rather than obtain it from their food source as is the case in every other poisonous frog species.
Flying Foxes
Pteropus (suborder Yinpterochiroptera) is a genus of megabats which are among the largest in the world. They are commonly known as fruit bats or flying foxes, among other colloquial names. They live in the tropics and subtropics of Asia (including the Indian subcontinent), Australia, East Africa, and some oceanic islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.[3] There are at least 60 extant species in the genus.
Mountain Pygmy-Possum
The mountain pygmy possum (Burramys parvus) is a small, mouse-sized (weighs 45 grams (1.6 oz)) nocturnal marsupial of Australia found in dense alpine rock screes and boulder fields, mainly southern Victoria and around Mount Kosciuszko in Kosciuszko National Park in New South Wales at elevations from 1,300 to 2,230 metres (4,270 to 7,320 ft).[1] At almost 14 cm (5.5 in), its prehensile tail is longer than its 11 cm (4.3 in) combined head and body length. Its diet consists of insects (such as the bogong moth), fleshy fruits, nuts, nectar and seeds.
Wombat
Wombats are short-legged, muscular quadrupedal marsupials that are native to Australia. They are about 1 m (40 in) in length with small, stubby tails and weigh between 20 and 35 kg (44 and 77 lb). There are three extant species and they are all members of the family Vombatidae. They are adaptable and habitat tolerant, and are found in forested, mountainous, and heathland areas of south-eastern Australia, including Tasmania, as well as an isolated patch of about 300 ha (740 acres) in Epping Forest National Park[2] in central Queensland.