Good morning, and Happy Saturday!

Well, believe it or not, I didn’t set out to follow a color theme, but it sure looks like there was a tussle between the blues and the pinks.  I just pulled out jars of dyes I’ve not used in a while and they just happened to work well together.

When I was dyeing Twinset #349-350 and it was still wet, it struck me as looking like a scuffed up leather journal, but I’m not sure it does now.  It is a splattering of chestnut and espresso.   Those same colors were mixed for a dip-dye on Twinset #363-364, so I’m guessing they would all work together for stripes of solids and splatterings.  Either one would do well in a lace shawl or shoulder wrap, if you aren’t into knitting socks.

I brought out a jar of something called violamine, which I just discovered is also called acid violet-9, used for various scientific research.  To me, it is just a color. A very loud and attention-seeking color.  🙂

It  is sprinkled on Twinset #347-348, alternating with one of the blues; or a fade into pink on #351-352; it is segmented with other colors on #355-356, and just a smidge on #361-362.  Even in small amounts it makes itself known.

Twinset #353-354 is a splattering of chestnut with a wash of pale blues.  The same wash of blues is on #357-358, along with some jade and emerald.   Twinset #367-368 is a random sprinkling of pale espresso and blues.

This week’s literal DumpDye is Twinset #369-370.  At the end of the dye session, I dumped all the remaining bits of all the blues and blue-adjacent dyes.

All of these are Phydlbitz Sock 2.0 — 75% superwash 25-micron Merino and 25% nylon; 460 yards — which are normally $28.00 each, after they are reskeined, labeled and posted to the Blog Reader Specials page.  If you claim the ones you want on Saturday or Sunday, you may take any two or more at just $26.00 each skein.

To claim the ones you want, just send me an email (ray@knitivity.com) with your selection numbers.   I’ll send you a PayPal invoice for payment.  PayPal will process all credit or debit cards for me even if you don’t have a PayPal account, and they will collect all your shipping details for the shipping label.  If you are outside the U.S., please let me know so I can calculate your international shipping on your invoice.

I expect to have this collection ready to ship on or about Wednesday.

Available Yarns: 
Rack 1 – 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358
Rack 2 – 359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370