Happy Monday!
I wasn’t entirely sure which direction the dyes would take me last night, but after bursting the pouches for the wash-and-rinse, and then hanging the yarns to dry, the word “sexy” comes to mind. I rarely use that word for my dye jobs, but these felt particularly awesome to me.
I used a mix of my regular dyes and some of the newer dyes I got recently, and was amazed how they worked together. I’m also glad I figured out how to minimize the areas where dyes don’t strike. It’s annoying to have blips of undyed sections, which I have always tried to eliminate, and I’m getting better at that.
There are several multi-color variations, some with sprinkle-splattered dyes, and others are more segmented with clearly visible sections. Nearly every Twinset is a combination of three or more dyes used.
Only one is a true DumpDye this time — Twinset #661-662 is a combination of all the remaining teal, bright turquoise, and one of the greens (I forgot which). It came out as a magnificent peacock blue color, perfect for your lacework shawl.
Two of the Twinsets are actual fades: #667-668 and #671-672 with long repeats (around 72-inches) . Either of these Twinsets would make amazing subtle textured or lacework pieces. For a dramatic work, you would take one skein of each pair to make textured stripes, like seed stitch or simple basketweave texture, allowing the yarn to do most of the ‘work’ to make a great piece. For example, make Knit-Purl basketweave blocks with K5-P5 for 7 rows using one color, then doing 7 rows of P5-K5 with the other color; this will make your knit/purl blocks stand out.
Of course, any of the bright multi-colored yarns would be excellent socks (one skein makes an ample pair of adult socks). Any six or eight random skeins (any of these or any previously shown Blog Reader Specials) would make terrific blocks for a baby blanket or wild-and-wacky autumn wrap or shawl.
As is my custom, I have rotated one skein of each pair, and then twisted the bottom of each skein in order to show as much of the color on each pair. These will, of course, be neatly reskeined prior to shipping, but the one you order from the picture is the one you will get.
To claim the ones you want, just send me an email with the item number you want.
These are all Phydlbitz Sock 2.0 (75/25 Superwash Merino/Nylon, 430+ yards each), and are normally $27.50 each. If you claim your on Monday, you can get each skein for $26.00 at Preview Pricing.
I expect to have these ready to ship on or about Thursday.
Available Yarns
Rack 1 – 653, 654, 655, 656, 657, 658, 659, 660, 661, 662, 663, 664
Rack 2 – 665, 666, 667, 668, 669, 670, 671, 672, 673, 674, 675, 676
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