
Outfitter Tour - Joshua Tree **PREORDER**
The Outfitter Tour
Welcome to the Outfitter Tour! We're outfitting you with new colorways and suggested patterns, as we explore wild places across the country with you. Whether you want to knit or crochet, we have you covered!
Stop 6
Joshua Tree
Where the Mojave and the Sonoran deserts meet, and rockclimbers abound! Joshua Tree was a National Monument for years, but became a National Park only about 25 years ago in 1994. The park usually hosts about 3 million visitors a year, and is famously popularized by Instagrammers and the Coachella music festival. During moonless summer nights, it's a stargazing oasis for viewing the Milky Way, and a fantastic place to view the Perseid meteor shower in mid-August.
The iconic Joshua Tree itself is awaiting official protection as an endangered species. And if California does approve its endangered status, it'll set a fantastic precedent for protecting countless other species that are threatened primarily by climate change! Rising temperatures are already affecting where the tree survives within the park, along with the desert moth it needs in order to pollinate and survive. Studies show hope that some trees might survive this century in select cooler pockets throughout the park, a phenomenon called "climate refugia." Scientists and activists are staying busy.
Special thanks go to The Center of Biological Diversity for petitioning to list the Joshua Tree as an endangered species under California's Endangered Species Act, after the current presidential administration denied its federal protection. They're currently fighting countless attacks on the Endangered Species Act altogether! Join their e-action network to easily sign future petitions and send quick messages to your legislators.
Preorder
For this preorder, one single colorway will be created based on the inspiration photo below...

**The inspiration photo (NOT the featured patterns) reflects what the colorway will be. Patterns are NOT included.**
Options:
Choose the yarn base of your choice. Single skeins are $1.50 off retail price.
Featured patterns:
This month we suggest the following patterns! If you use a free pattern, we ask that you use the dollar savings to help make a donation to Black Lives Matter or similar charitable org.
- Knit Socks: Autumn Dawn 1-2 skeins of fingering (free)
- Crochet Socks: Ribbon Socks 1 skein of fingering
Inspiration image photo credit: Bradley Dunn
How it Works
Our inspiration photo guides us in creating new colorways and selecting patterns. Preorders are open until mid-month. Preorder pricing is discounted from our standard retail prices. If colorways are popular, we might stock them at regular retail price after the preorder.
We dye the yarn, then post the colorways before your preorders ship. If you don't love it, exchange your preorder for store credit before it even ships out! More happiness- zero waste!
Current preorder schedule:
- Preorder available until the 21st.
- Colorway created, and its photo posted towards end of month.
- Preorders ship near end of month.
Please know the colorway will be an interpretation of the photo, and not color-matched!
MERINO TWIST
Fingering 4-ply
400 yards
100% Extra-fine Superwash Merino
Sock kit includes 1 miniskein of custom coordinating colorway/80 yards in Deluxe Sock.
DELUXE SOCK
Fingering 4-ply
400 yards
85% Extra-fine Superwash Merino
15% Nylon
Sock kit includes 1 miniskein of custom coordinating colorway/80 yards in Deluxe Sock.
SIERRA SOCK
High Twist Sock/Fingering 2-ply
400 yards
85% Extra-fine Superwash Merino
15% Nylon
Sock kit includes 1 miniskein of custom coordinating colorway/80 yards in Sierra Sock.
SILKY MERINO
Fingering 4-ply
400 yards
75% Extra-fine Superwash Merino
25% Mulberry Silk
CASH MERINO
Fingering 4-ply
400 yards
80% Extra-fine Superwash Merino
10% Cashmere
10% Nylon
DK MERINO
DK 4-ply
210 yards
100% Extra-fine Superwash Merino
- Mulesing-free & humanely sourced fiber.
- Studio is smoke-free & pet-free.
- Hand-dyed in Southern California.
We use minimal packaging, and 100% recycled & biodegradable mailers, in an ongoing effort to reduce waste and single-use plastic.
SHIPPING
Processing time! For in-stock items, we'll get your order in the mail within 3 business days.
Shipping time! At checkout, choose between: USPS first class shipping (2-5 days) & USPS priority mail (1-3 days)
Shipping Cost is based on weight and is calculated at checkout.
Canada: Any customs or import duties are charged once the parcel reaches its destination. These charges must be paid by the recipient of the parcel.
RETURNS
We want you to be happy! Maybe the color isn't the perfect match for your project, or it's just not what you envisioned. Return your purchase for any reason within 2 weeks. Items must be unused, in the original packaging, and in the same condition you received them.
Contact us and we'll email you a return shipping label free of charge! Once we receive your items in original unused condition, we will refund your purchase less the original shipping and handling charge. In other words, we pay the return shipping, while you pay the original shipping.
Color accuracy! Please know we do our best to accurately represent colors both with photos and written descriptions. Colorways may vary by dye lot due to the nature of hand-dyed yarn, and also due to your screen display settings.