Happy Saturday!
I hope this finds you well. It appears the post office is starting to get their systems back online (see previous posts about package tracking). I just checked the tracking for a package I sent out on Thursday, a Priority flat-rate shipping box.
It shows a label was created here in Houston on the 13th. Suddenly it is up in Antioch, TN, and then it shows up back here in Missouri City, TX, and will then move on to its destination up in the Pacific Northwest. For reference, Missouri City is sort of west southwest of downtown Houston, about the same distance west as I am east of downtown. It is one of the main sorting and distribution hubs in my area. I don’t understand why this package had to travel to Tennessee just to come back here, but I am happy to know things are once again getting tracked.
Anyway, back to the real reason you’re reading here — Yarns!
After considering all the yarns I’ve dyed still waiting to be adopted on the Blog Reader Specials page, I decided to do mostly darks and solids this week to encourage mixing and matching for those who like doing colorwork and contrasts.
All of these are done with multiple colors. One Twinset in particular, #554-555, is a true DumpDye done at the end of last night’s dye session. I took the leftover portions of all nine colors I used (but not the black) and stirred them all together for a dip-dye. When it came out wet it looks like a very dark-dark forest green, but now that’s been rinsed and spun out in the washer, I can see hints of all the colors. It is fascinating to me how even mixing the colors in a bowl so it looks fully blended, the dyes strike the yarn to reveal a wonderful array of color. Dye molecules are, of course, different sizes at the molecular level and so will strike the yarn in interesting ways.
All of these are Phydlbitz Sock and are normally $27.50, but for Saturday and Sunday you can claim any two or more of your choice (matching or not) for just $25.50 each. And, when you claim any two or more of this week’s collection (#544 – 567), you can take any number of yarns from the BRS page at the same discounted price.
To claim the ones you want just send me an email with your requests, and I will mark them off the Available Yarns chart below and send you an invoice.
I expect to have these all dried, reskeined, and ready to ship on or about Wednesday.
Available Yarns:
Rack 1 – 544, 545, 546, 547, 548, 549, 550, 551, 552, 553, 554, 555
Rack 2 – 556, 557, 558, 559, 560, 561, 562, 563, 564, 565, 566, 567
