Moon Chronicles

May is an exciting month for moon lovers, nature enthusiasts, and crafters alike. And this May is particularly special. For the first time since August 2023, we have two full moons in a single month. The first rises on May 1, and the second, a rare Blue Moon, closes out the month on May 31. For those of us who find creative energy in the rhythms of the natural world, this is a month worth celebrating with yarn in hand. The Flower Moon May's full moons carry the beautiful name "Flower Moon," a title credited to the Algonquin tribe in...

Long awaited, much anticipated and most welcome, April’s “Pink Moon” is just around the corner on April 1. The name owes its origin to the early Native American  naming traditions that linked full moons to seasonal changes. While the moon is not actually pink, it dawns bright the same time as a popular wildflower appears across eastern North America. Named Moss Phlox, it is also known as Pink Moss – a popular harbinger of Spring. The Pink Moon is the first Full Moon of Spring, appearing after the spring equinox (March 20, this year).  Think of April as the month...

Get ready for the next full Moon! Scheduled to arrive on Tuesday, March 3rd, this year, it’s bringing us a special bonus: A total lunar eclipse. This spectacular event occurs when the Earth moves directly between the sun and the moon and the Earth’s shadow completely covers the Moon. The result is a warm reddish color suffusing the moon as sunlight passes through the Earth’s atmosphere. Referred to as a “Blood Moon,” or the Worm Moon, the best time to see it will be early on March 3rd and it will be visible to the naked eye, depending on location....

Does anyone care to guess why February’s full moon is called the Snow Moon?  It’s pretty easy to see why Native Americans named it that, because in the olden days, February in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic states was routinely blanketed by the stuff. You might notice that we use the term “the olden days”, since things have changed a lot since then, thanks to global warming. Nonetheless, it is still a fairly “frigid” month for a lot of us and, on average, February is the United States’ snowiest month, according to data from the National Weather Service. For makers, it’s...