Elevated Colorways for Makers Who Appreciate Craft
❤️🤍💙Patriotic. Spirited. Commemorative.
1776 honors the 250th anniversary of the United States with a classic red, white, and blue palette that celebrates the nation's history, resilience, and enduring spirit. Bright crimson and deep blue speckles dance across a crisp white background, creating a festive colorway that feels both timeless and celebratory.
🎆Inspired by fireworks over town greens, summer parades, and gatherings with family and friends, 1776 captures the excitement of marking a milestone anniversary. The lively speckles create beautiful pops of color throughout your project, making every stitch a reminder of the stories, traditions, and communities that have shaped America over the last 250 years.
Perfect for socks, shawls, accessories, and commemorative projects, 1776 is a colorful tribute to a historic year and the generations that followed.
Pairs well with: Magic at Midnight
🗽USA-inspired colorway
💙No two skeins are exactly alike
🤍Hand-dyed in small batches
❤️Beautifully variegated
Sockity-Sock Select (Sock/Fingering Weight):
75% Fine Superwash Merino, 25% Recycled Nylon
100g
400 meters or 437 yards
4 ply
Knit gauge in stockinette: 27-32 stitches in 4”
Needle size: US 1-3 (2.25-3.25mm)
Crochet gauge in single crochet: 21-32 stitches in 4”
Hook size: B-1 to E-4 (2.25-3.5mm)
Snuggle-Buggle Select (Worsted Select Weight):
100% Fine Superwash Merino
100g
200 meters or 219 yards
4 ply
Knit gauge in stockinette: 16-20 stitches in 4”
Needle size: US 7-9 (4.5-5.5mm)
Crochet gauge in single crochet: 11-14 stitches in 4”
Hook size: I-9 to K-10 ½ (5.5-6.5mm)
🌈Bold | Expressive | Celebratory
This special assigned pooling colorway was created to honor Pride Month and the vibrant beauty of living authentically. A sophisticated platinum gray background provides the perfect canvas for a striking rainbow pooling section, allowing flashes of color to emerge in a purposeful, eye-catching pattern as you knit. Dyed alongside it was a matching platinum tonal skein. The tonals were dyed in the same pan with the platinum portion of the assigned pooling skeins to make a perfectly paired set.
Dyed on a luxurious single-ply sock weight base, this yarn combines elegance and joy in equal measure. The soft silver tones symbolize strength, resilience, and unity, while the rainbow pooling section creates a bold visual statement celebrating diversity, inclusion, and pride. Every stitch becomes part of a larger design, much like every individual contributes to the colorful fabric of a community.
Perfect for shawls and accessories, this colorway creates a project that is both beautiful and meaningful—a wearable reminder that love, identity, and self-expression deserve to be celebrated every day of the year.
This listing is for a 2 skein bundle: 1 tonal platinum and 1 platinum with rainbow section.
Softer Than Soft Sock Yarn:
100% Fine Organic Merino Wool
100g
437 Yards or 400m
Single ply
Knit gauge in stockinette: 27-32 stitches in 4”
Needle size: US 1-3 (2.25-3.25mm)
Crochet gauge in single crochet: 21-32 stitches in 4”
Hook size: B-1 to E-4 (2.25-3.5mm)
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💜Compassionate | Resilient | Restorative
Hope & Healing is a teal and purple variegated yarn created as a gentle tribute to strength, survival, and the long, personal journey toward healing. Teal and purple move together throughout the skein, honoring suicide prevention and awareness, as well as advocacy for the prevention of sexual assault and domestic violence.
This colorway is meant to hold space for difficult stories while also reflecting courage, connection, and hope. The shifting blend of teal and purple creates a meaningful palette for shawls, scarves, hats, and comfort knits—projects made for remembrance, support, or quiet personal reflection.
Whether you’re stitching in honor of someone you love, raising awareness, or creating something that feels grounding and hopeful, Hope & Healing is a reminder that no one should have to walk through pain alone.
💜Teal & Purple Ribbon-inspired colorway
🎗️No two skeins are exactly alike
🧶Hand-dyed in small batches
🌈Beautifully variegated
Snuggle-Buggle Select (Worsted Select Weight):
100% Fine Superwash Merino
100g
200 meters or 219 yards
4 ply
Knit gauge in stockinette: 16-20 stitches in 4”
Needle size: US 7-9 (4.5-5.5mm)
Crochet gauge in single crochet: 11-14 stitches in 4”
Hook size: I-9 to K-10 ½ (5.5-6.5mm)
⛰️Misty | Atmospheric | Untamed
Purple Mountain's Reign captures the mood of a Vermont mountain range disappearing into a summer rainstorm. A soft purple-gray background evokes low-hanging clouds and drifting fog, while deeper washes of violet spread across the skein like rain-soaked ridgelines fading in and out of view through the mist.
This variegated colorway is inspired by those dramatic moments when storm clouds settle over the Green Mountains, muting the landscape into layers of lavender, slate, and shadow. The gentle shifts between pale and saturated purple create depth and movement, producing fabric that feels both moody and serene.
Perfect for shawls, sweaters, and accessories, Purple Mountain's Reign brings the quiet beauty of rain-drenched peaks and foggy mountain vistas to every stitch. It's a colorway for those who find beauty not just in sunshine, but in the wild, mysterious weather that gives Vermont its character.
💧Rainstorm-inspired colorway
🎨No two skeins are exactly alike
🧶Hand-dyed in small batches
⛈️Beautifully variegated
Softer than Soft Sock Yarn:
100% Fine Organic Merino Wool
100g
437 Yards or 400m
Single ply
Knit gauge in stockinette: 27-32 stitches in 4”
Needle size: US 1-3 (2.25-3.25mm)
Crochet gauge in single crochet: 21-32 stitches in 4”
Hook size: B-1 to E-4 (2.25-3.5mm)
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🍦Lush. Sweet. Classic.
Indulge your senses with Maple Creemee, the ultimate sophisticated neutral tonal. Named after the iconic Vermont soft serve treat, this merino yarn captures the essence of creamy vanilla and authentic maple syrup. It's a masterclass in subtle colorway blending, featuring a luscious base of soft vanilla cream infused with wisps of light caramel, gentle peach undertones, and just a hint of pale golden syrup.
This is a subtly variegated yarn where the colors gently meld rather than create distinct patches, providing deep, hand-dyed depth without being busy. Spun into a plush, round merino yarn, it offers excellent stitch definition. Soft enough for a cozy cabled hat or a textured baby blanket, yet durable enough for a foundational sweater, Maple Creemee is a inviting blank canvas that complements any next-to-skin project.
🍦Dyed-to-order on your choice of base.
🌍No two skeins are exactly alike.
🚚10-14 day lead time.
Base options:
SUPERWASH:
Select Sock/Fingering weight
75% Fine Superwash Merino, 25% Recycled Nylon
100g
400 meters or 437 yards
4 ply
30sts=4”
DK Select weight
100% Fine Superwash Merino 21.5 mic
100g
225 meters or 246 yards
4 ply
Worsted Select weight
100% Fine Superwash Merino 21.5 mic
100g
200 meters or 219 yards
4 ply
NON-SUPERWASH:
NON-SUPERWASH:
Sock/Fingering weight
o 100% Patagonian Woolen Spun Merino Wool 21.5 mic
o 100g
o 375 meters or 410 yards
o 2 ply
DK weight
o 100% Patagonian Woolen Spun Merino Wool 21.5 mic
o 100g
o 247 meters or 270 yards
o 3 ply
Aran weight
o 100% Patagonian Woolen Spun Merino Wool 21.5 mic
o 100g
o 183 meters or 200 yards
o 4 ply
🦊Vibrant. Fiery. Bold.
Ignite your needles with The Fox, one of our beloved colorways of The Fox & Owl Dye Lab. This isn't just a red yarn; it’s a high-octane tonal that burns with the energy of our namesake. It features a flickering dance of deep vermilion, bright poppy, and glowing embers of orange-red, creating a saturated fabric that practically glows.
As the heart of our brand identity, this colorway is designed to make a statement. Whether you're knitting a "look-at-me" sweater or a pair of spicy accent socks, the subtle tonal shifts provide hand-dyed depth that keeps your eyes moving. Crafted on our select merino bases, it offers incredible softness and easy-care durability, ensuring your boldest projects stay as fiery as the day they were finished.
🦊Dyed-to-order on your choice of base.
🌍No two skeins are exactly alike.
🚚10-14 day lead time.
Pro-Tip:This red is absolutely electric! It’s the perfect "power color" for a winter wardrobe. Are you planning to pair this with our contrasting "Owl" inspired neutral, or let the Fox run wild on its own?
Base options:
SUPERWASH:
Select Sock/Fingering weight
75% Fine Superwash Merino, 25% Recycled Nylon
100g
400 meters or 437 yards
4 ply
30sts=4”
DK Select weight
100% Fine Superwash Merino 21.5 mic
100g
225 meters or 246 yards
4 ply
Worsted Select weight
100% Fine Superwash Merino 21.5 mic
100g
200 meters or 219 yards
4 ply
NON-SUPERWASH:
NON-SUPERWASH:
Sock/Fingering weight
o 100% Patagonian Woolen Spun Merino Wool 21.5 mic
o 100g
o 375 meters or 410 yards
o 2 ply
DK weight
o 100% Patagonian Woolen Spun Merino Wool 21.5 mic
o 100g
o 247 meters or 270 yards
o 3 ply
Aran weight
o 100% Patagonian Woolen Spun Merino Wool 21.5 mic
o 100g
o 183 meters or 200 yards
o 4 ply
The Fox & Owl Dye Lab creates vibrant indie dyed yarn inspired by Vermont landscapes & critters, maximalist colors, vintage moods, and cozy creativity. Explore variegated and tonal colorways on soft merino yarn bases that are perfect for knitting, crochet, and fiber arts.
🌈Bold. Joyful. Empowering.
The Pride Bundle is a vibrant celebration of creativity, community, and love in every color. Designed with Pride Month in mind, this special bundle includes 9 full skeins of superwash DK weight yarn in a striking rainbow palette: 3 skeins of light gray paired with 1 skein each of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple for the perfect balance of bold color and wearable style.
Created for the iconic Frankie Sweater by Petite Knit, this bundle includes a printed copy of the pattern, a fun Pride sticker, and a clear plastic pouch to keep your pattern protected while you knit on the go. The soft, natural feel of the non-superwash wool adds warmth, texture, and timeless character to every stitch.
Whether you’re crafting your own wearable celebration or creating something meaningful for someone you love, the Pride Bundle is about more than yarn—it’s about self-expression, inclusivity, and making something beautiful with pride.
DK weight
100% Fine Superwash Merino Wool (21.5 mic)
100g
225 meters or 246 yards
4 ply
US 5-7 Needle or 7-I9 Hook
We put color in yarn
Hi, I'm Vicky.
When I'm not working as an Emergency Department nurse, you'll usually find me with knitting needles in hand, dreaming up new color combinations, or in the dye studio creating the next batch of yarn for The Wooly Caterpillar.
What started as a creative outlet quickly became something much bigger. I wanted to create yarn that was beautiful, dependable, and inspiring to knit with—yarn that would make fiber enthusiasts excited to jump into their next project.
Today, every skein of Fox & Owl Dye Lab yarn is hand dyed by me in small batches here in Vermont. Many of our colorways are inspired by the Green Mountains, the changing seasons, memorable personalities we've met along the way, and causes close to our hearts.
We believe that exceptional yarn begins with exceptional materials. That's why we carefully select soft, mulesing-free wool bases that offer beautiful stitch definition and become treasured garments you'll reach for year after year.
The Wooly Caterpillar may be a small family business, but we're committed to providing the kind of quality and customer service that keeps knitters coming back. If you ever have a question or encounter an issue, you'll be speaking directly with the people who dyed, labeled, packed, and shipped your yarn.
Thank you for supporting our dream and allowing us to be part of your creative journey.
Welcome to The Caterpillar Crew,
Vicky & Brian
“Working with fiber is good for the soul – it grounds us and provides an avenue for meditative healing.”
Vicky, The Fox & Chief Creative Officer