update:  All the unclaimed yarns have now been posted to the Blog Reader Specials page.  Here is the group shot:

Happy Monday!

I had a great time last night playing with fibers and dyes, and was pleased with how this week’s collection turned out.  Saturations where I wanted, paler fades in just the right places.

While I often extol the value of Phydlbitz Sock yarn for socks, shawls, baby things, etc., what comes to mind this morning is summer-weight tee-shirts.  There are quite a few patterns on Ravelry, of course (sock yarn tee-shirts on Ravelry) but you can easily take a tee shirt that fits and make your own unique design by knitting or crochet fabric to the shape of the tee-shirt you already have.  You could go with simple stripes, mitered squares, or even free-form crochet to complete a lovely casual tee or beach cover-up.  And being a study sock yarn, your creation will do fine in the wash after a day at the beach or weekend camping trip.

As I mentioned in a previous post, I just found out this past week that the fiber content of Phydlbitz Sock was changed several years ago without my knowledge.  I’m not going to go back and re-label previously posted Phydlbitz Sock yarns, but all the new labels will have the fiber content as it was explained to me last week – 75/25 25-micron superwash Merino/Nylon.  It was sold to me under the same name as I had always bought, so I was unaware of the difference until this week, and it is the same yarn customers have been buying all along, so I will continue to use the Phydlbitz label.

And unless or until things change drastically in light of recent political actions (which I will not address here), I will not raise prices.  Phydlbitz Sock will remain at $27.50 per skein.

For Monday and Tuesday, visitors here at Knitivity can claim any two or more skeins at $26.00 each, as preview pricing discount.  When these yarns are reskeined they will be posted to the Blog Reader Specials page at the regular price, so it is good to claim the ones you want at preview pricing.  Even better: when you claim any two or more from this week’s collection (BRS25 – #287 – 310) you can claim any number of skeins from previously posted Blog Reader Specials at the same discount price.

After the wash-and-rinse I hang the yarns outside to dry (when weather allows), and number them for claiming.  When appropriate I will rotate one skein of a pair, and then twist the bottom of each skein to most effectively show the range and distribution of colors across each Twinset.

To claim the ones you want, just send me an email (ray@knivity.com) with the numbered items you want.   I’ll mark your selections off the Available Yarns tally chart below and then send you a PayPal invoice.  Upon payment I will immediately purchase your shipping label so that when the yarns are dried, reskeined, and labeled, they can ship right away.

I expect to have these ready to ship on or about Thursday or Friday of this week.

Available Yarns
Rack 1 – 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298
Rack 2 – 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310