Monet Summer Haze (Water Lilies 1915–26)- Hand Dyed Yarn
Where Water Meets Sky, and Time Stands Still
Inspired by Monet's breathtaking late series Water Lilies (1915–26) — painted on canvases nearly fourteen feet wide — this hand dyed yarn captures the infinite, meditative world of his Giverny pond. Soft sage and mossy green drift into deep teal and midnight blue, with blooms of blush and lavender rising to the surface like petals catching the last light of afternoon.
By the time Monet painted these monumental works, his eyesight was failing. And yet, freed from sharp edges and precise detail, he painted something more true than realism — the feeling of water, the shimmer of reflected sky, the way a garden holds you still. These canvases were his final gift to the world, installed in the Orangerie in Paris as “an asylum of peaceful meditation.”
This yarn carries that same invitation. The long color runs shift and pool as you knit, creating an impressionistic surface that changes with every row — never the same twice, always luminous. Work it into a flowing shawl, a meditative wrap, or a sweater you’ll reach for on quiet mornings. Let your hands do what Monet’s eyes could no longer do: find the beauty in every subtle shift of color.
What’s Included
- One hand dyed skein in the Water Lilies 1915–26 colorway
- An inspiration card featuring Monet’s original masterwork
Want to build a full Monet-inspired palette? Pair this variegated colorway with one of two coordinating Palette Studies 20-gram mini skein sets, each curated to echo the soft sage, mossy green, deep teal, midnight blue, blush, and lavender tones of Water Lilies. Choose the set that speaks to your project — or collect both to create your own reflective garden of color through colorwork, stripes, fades, contrast borders, cuffs, heels and toes, crochet motifs, or any place your project calls for a little extra depth, stillness, and luminous harmony.
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Use it. Stash it. Collect them all. Each skein in our Masterpiece Collection is a wearable work of art.
Colors may vary slightly due to monitor settings and the hand-dyed nature of this yarn. Each skein is one of a kind.