Many surprises this week

Happy Saturday!

First up — I’ve been having trouble with getting packages out this week. They were ready to go on Wednesday, as promised.  The issue is with the mail carrier not stopping to collect the packages after I put in a pick-up request.  I joked on Facebook this morning that I may have to set up Curb-Side Pick Up for yarns, but hardly any of my regular customers are  even inside Texas, so this may not be a useful service.

Anyway, I dyed up another batch of Phydlbitz Sock yesterday, and got them washed and rinsed this morning.  They are currently in the fan room to finish drying, since we’re likely getting rain this afternoon.

I got many surprises during this week’s dye session.  While most of the colors this week are obvious, some warrant extra comment.  Twinset #928-929 is a sort of rusty looking color, made with four parts chestnut and 1 part red.  Twinset #930-391 is what happens when I mix a medium silver gray with just a smidge of purple; not sure what I was expecting but it’s tending toward a lilac.  #932-933 is a two-tone teal and red, with some blending where the colors meet.  It’s hard to see in the picture but #936-937 is mostly a light navy over a pale teal base.

Down on the second rack, #938-939 is a two-tone with purple and navy, while #940-941 is a two-tone with pale purple-ish and pink (I think some young Prince or Princess will be thrilled to have sock or a springtime sweater with these colors.   It’s hard to tell in the picture but #942-943 is a two-tone with darkened red and navy; it’s quite dark in the picture,  but in person the knitted fabric will have an organic look rather than a commercial flat dye job.   #944-945 started with a splattering of the same reddened chestnut as #928-929, then a splattering of straight red, with an over all dip-dye in a bath of pink to soften it all together.    #948-949 is the silver gray with just a titch of navy as an overall dip dye.

And, of course, I can’t for #934-935 – a dump-dye blend of Kelly green and Bright yellow, mixed together.  I wasn’t expecting quite this sort of neon green, but I like it.

Phydlbitz Sock is normally $27.50 per skein, but for Saturday and Sunday you can claim any two or more skeins for just $25.00.

To claim the ones you want, just send me an email (ray@knitivity.com) with your numbered requests.  I’ll mark them off the Available Yarns chart below, then send your PayPal invoice.

I expect to have these ready to ship on or about Wednesday.

Available Yarns: 
Rack 1 – 926, 927, 928, 929, 930, 931, 932, 933, 934, 935, 936, 937
Rack 2 – 938, 939, 940, 941, 942, 943, 944, 945, 946, 947, 948, 949

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