Update: Here are the yarns not claimed during the preview pricing period. These have been posted to the Blog Reader Specials page.
Happy Saturday!
I have long held the opinion that there are no ugly colors, just unfortunate combinations. Solid colors are fantastic, of course, but we live in a world where millions of colors collide all around us. Each week I bring together ten different dyes and play with them to see what will happen. Some combinations are predictable, like combining any of the blues against any of the reds; other times, like this week, some of the combinations are surprising. And often, surprisingly good.
While I didn’t set out a particular theme this week (I rarely do), I did manage to create quite a few Twinsets yarns perfect for socks — a dark center point with assorted colors radiating outward to the ends of the coiled hank, so that the repeat is roughly at 36-inches. These are excellent for creating the spiral striping effect I mention frequently. While the striping effect is quite noticeable on socks, it also works on almost anything knitted in the round, like hats or cowls,
These are the ones with a 36-inch repeat: Twinsets #27-28, 33-34, 39-40, 41-42, and 45-46. The longer, 72-inch repeats are #25-26, 29-30, and 37-38. And, of course, there are a few sprinkles and some nearly solids.
Two Twinsets have similar colors but were dyed with different techniques; #31-32 is a sprinkled dye, and #39-40 is clearly segmented. Using one skein from each pair would create an interesting knit, done up in 6 or 10 row bands.
These are all Phydlbitz Sock 2.0 (75/25 Superwash 25-micron Merino/Nylon, 460 yards), and normally $28.00 each skein. For Saturday and Sunday, visitors are invited to claim any Twinset for just $52.00.
To claim the ones you want, just send me an email with your numbered requests. I’ll mark them off the Available Yarns tally chart (below) and then send a PayPal invoice. You do not need a PayPal account to pay with your debit or credit card.
I expect to have these all ready to ship on or about Wednesday or Thursday.
Available Yarns
Rack 1 – 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36
Rack 2 – 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48
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