Happy Monday!

These are the socks I am working on, which might help to better illustrate the end result of my monochrome fades.  My skeins are up on roughly 72-inch loops for dyeing, so the monochrome fades have repeats with roughly 72-inch centers.   I say “roughly” because while the skein winder is set for 2 yards around, as yarn is wound round and round, the final few rounds are slightly more than exactly 72-inches.

I know I’ve mentioned this before, but it’s good to actually show the result of this dye technique.  You can create self-striping spiral stripes for socks quite easily, allowing the yarn to do the work without having to calculate where the color(s) will land.  Of course this is true with all my dyes, but it is very evident with the monochrome fades such as Twinsets #869-870 and 889-890  shown in the pictures down below with this week’s yarns drying on racks.

By the way, ignore the safety pin on the toe — it is there so I can remember which is the top side and not the sole.  🙂

Besides the monochrome fades there are several two-tone fades that were dyed on roughly 36-inch centers, like Twinsets #879-880 and 885-886.    Along with the multi-color fades there are other dye jobs built on 36-inch centers, like Twinsets #873-874 and 891-892.

Other dye jobs without regulated repeats include #877-878 and 887-888.  These can work up into some amazing sequences depending on how they are knitted or crocheted.

There is also a three-color blend, #883-884, with a sage green, russet, and navy, with a 24-inch span of each color to make a 72-inch repeat.   If you select this Twinset and plan to use both skeins in a project, I recommend making sure you use the same sequence from both balls to ensure they are both running the sequence in the same direction — wouldn’t want to start a project with red-blue-green and then switch balls to knit in green-blue-red.

All of these are on Phydlbitz Sock 2.0 (75/25 Superwash 25-micron Merino/Nylon, 460 yards) and are normally $28.00 each.  For Monday and Tuesday, visitors are invited to claim any matching Twinset for just $26.00 each.

To claim the ones you want, just send me an email (ray@knitivity.com) with your selections.  I’ll mark your request off the Available Yarns tally chart and send a PayPal invoice.

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

Available Yarns:
Rack 1 – 869, 870, 871, 872, 873, 874, 875, 876, 877, 878, 879, 880
Rack 2 – 881, 882, 883, 884, 885, 886, 887, 888, 889, 890, 891, 892

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