Update:

As of 17July2025, all of the UNclaimed yarns from this week’s collection have now been posted to the Blog Reader Specials page.  Here is the group shot:

Happy Sunday!

I had a fun dye session yesterday.   While flipping through my computer files of dye jobs long go, I cam across a sample knit of a colorway, taking colors from an interesting photo of Glacier Lace.  There was a section of black-charcoal-gray fade, with a smaller section at one of the hank in sprinkle-smooshed teals.

This was originally done probably 15 years ago.  I have changed my yarn base, my dyes, and my technique, so I could not exactly replicate it.  But I did try with Twinset #531-532.   I had originally done other colors in that original series that I tried to copy, including Glacier Honey (#508-509)  and Glacier Berry (#517-518).  Just like with Glacier Lake, my attempts last night aren’t exactly like what I did back then, but I still like these new versions.

There are two monochrome fades (#513-514 and 519-520).   Many of you know I follow the “waste not, want not” principle; in this case, run-off dyes from one dye-job collect in a large bowl and mix into a single new color.  I slowly dip a new Twinset pair into the run-off dyes, allowing the yarn to pick up as much of the collected dye as it can.  Sometimes the collected dye isn’t enough for my taste so I’ll modify the blended color with another color and dip the other end of the hank, as I did on #529-530.

The cool part about these monochrome fades is that they are never a single straightforward dye, but a mix of whatever colors I used just prior.  So they are usually compatible with other dye jobs of the same week’s collection.  The monochrome fades are especially good for knitting or crocheting mitered squares — the undulating color creates directional lines, and when combined with several other monochrome fades can create amazing blankets, shawls, scarves, or even sweaters.   Similarly these work well for any of the amazing ripples and chevrons.   For me, I find it fascinating to let the color do the work rather than fuss with textures stitches, which are great for solid color yarns.  This makes these yarns ideal for knitting while looking at TV or a movie, or relaxing outdoors — simple knitting for fantastic results!

All of these are  dyed on Phydlbitz Sock 2.0 (75/25 Superwash 25-micron Merino/Nylon, 430+ yards) and are $27.50 each.

To claim the ones you want, just send me an email with your numbered requests.  After marking them off below, I’ll send you a PayPal invoice. It’s okay if you don’t have a PayPal account — they will process your credit or debit card and collect your shipping information.

Available Yarns: 
Rack 1 – 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 119, 520
Rack 2 – 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531, 532

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Yes, the Christmas in July sale continues over on the Blog Reader Specials page.   For just for today, Tuesday July 8, if you take one or more matching Twinsets, your whole yarn order will ship for free inside the U.S.  🙂

Here are just a few randomly selected Twinsets, but there are dozens available.   I’ve moved them all to the top of the Blog Reader Specials page so you can see them all together.

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BRS25 – Twinset –  #487 & 488 – Phydlbitz 2.0 – $27.50  each
75/25 Superwash 25-micron Merino/ Nylon, 430 yards each

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BRS25 – Twinset –  #331 & 332 – Phydlbitz 2.0 – $27.50  each
75/25 Superwash 25-micron Merino/ Nylon, 430 yards each

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BRS25 – Twinset –  #383 & 384 – Phydlbitz 2.0 – $27.50  each
75/25 Superwash 25-micron Merino/ Nylon, 430 yards each

Wheee!   The Christmas in July sale is off to a good start!

I was able to get one smaller package out into the mail yesterday, and I have two larger packages ready to be picked up tomorrow …

But I still have SIX BINS of yarns listed on the Blog Reader Specials page …

Each bin holds roughly 24 skeins of yarn when full, although I’ve taken a few out for the packages already packed.  You can see there are plenty of yarns ready to be taken, ready to be adopted to a loving crafting home and made into amazing projects for yourself and your family.

Obviously I would love to have all of these shipping this week, but I realize not everyone wants or needs yarns right now, and maybe some people want  or need colors I’ve not dyed recently, so I can’t expect all these yarns to ship this week.

As I mentioned recently, I am going to be expanding my outreach into more visual and video postings, as that seems to be where  I can catch people’s attention and interest.

For today, just visit the Blog Reader Specials page.  If there’s nothing there for you, feel free to share the link with your friends who might be interested.  And, if you haven’t already, please do sign up to join the Knitivity Insider mailing list.  I only use  that list to share new collections as I dye them.  Insiders get first look and they usually get a discount or reduced shipping offers that are only announced to Insiders.

For the next 7 days, ALL Phydlbitz Sock on the Blog Reader Specials page will be invoiced at $20.00 each!

Order same way as normal — just email me your selections and I’ll take care of it for you.   For the next 7 days, order as often as you like (or until all the yarns are gone).

These four skeins were dyed on Saturday (as part of the most recent collection) specifically to be used as Christmas-y colors.  Surprisingly none of these four were claimed during the preview pricing period.

So, in order to ship these four on Thursday with the other claimed yarns, I’m offering these as a “Buy Three, Get the Fourth Free” bundle,

If you want these four as a bundle, send me an email and I’ll get it taken care of for you.

Happy Sunday!

Thunderstorms are forecast to move in shortly, so the yarns are already back inside to dry in the fan room for a couple days before reskeining and shipping.  I hope to have this week’s collection ready to ship on or about Thursday.

On Friday I posted a picture on Facebook and Instagram of the day’s yarns ready to go, and asked if anyone had ideas or preferences for how to dye them.

By the way, do feel free to follow me on FB or IG — the more people who follow and interact on social media, the more frequently my posts are shown to others as well.  I don’t entirely understand the algorithms involved on social media, but I know that when people Like and Share my posts, or even just comment, the platform will then further show my posts to even more people.

Anyway, a Knitivity supporter on FB (Hi Karen!) reminded me that the holidays are coming, and wouldn’t it be good to have colors for holiday stockings and caps.  So that was my starting point — Christmas Green (#491-492) and Red (#503-504).

I had originally wanted a Twinset with both the green and red, but the green I was using (Emerald) is apparently made of colors that separate, so the green broke and some blue bled out, as you can see on #495-496.  Fortunately the bleeding was consistent and isn’t ugly, it’s just not the look I was going for.  If you want #495-496 I’ll take an extra $2.00 off per skein.

But before Christmas there is Halloween.  So I made a Twinset of Pumpkin Orange and Purple (#487-488), as well as some feiry yellow-and-orange (#493-494) and a wild-and-crazy candy-bowl of mixed colors (#485-486).

We can’t forget the Winter Solstice on December 21.  Twinsets #489-490 and #497-498 both look sufficiently moody for the longest night of the year.   Both Twinsets were made of a random mix of blues and other colors, so there’s no way I can duplicate either of these two Twinsets.

All of these are long skeins (about 115g/460 yards in real life) because that’s how they come to me in pre-formed hanks instead of me pulling hanks off the cones myself.

These are 75/25 Superwash 25-micron Merino/Nylon, and will be $27.50 when they land on the Blog Reader Specials page.   For Sunday and Monday, however, you can take any two or more skeins from this week’s collection – #485-508 for just $26.00 each.

To claim the ones you want just send me an email with your requests; I’ll mark your selections off the Available Yarns tally chart below and send a PayPal invoice.  If you are outside the U.S. please let me know so I can calculate First Class International shipping for you.

Available Yarns: 
Rack 1 – 485, 486, 487, 488, 489, 490, 491, 492, 493, 494, 495, 496
Rack 2 – 497, 498, 499, 500, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508

Did y’all see these yesterday? Some were claimed, but half of them are still available. To be honest, I need these all to be claimed (large electric bills suck!) as soon as possible. Take any two or more from this collection OR from the previously posted Blog Reader Specials, and I’ll take 20% off your total invoice.
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Available Yarns:
Rack 1 – 461, 462, 463, 464, 465, 466, 467, 468, 469, 470, 471, 472
Rack 2 – 473, 474, 475, 476, 477, 478, 479, 480, 481, 482, 483, 484

Happy Saturday to you!

Shortly after my big surgery in early 2020, when I was slowly getting back into routine, I dyed a collection of Sprinkle Dyes.  I showed this on Facebook and asked if I should do some more:

These, of course, are no longer available, but I got some interesting feedback so I decided to try it again.  The results are shown down below.

One thing about hand-dyed yarns, but especially the sprinkle dyed yarns, is that while you can make matching socks they are more often of the Fraternal Twin variety.  That is, you can see they are a matched pair because of the same colors, but they are not identical.  There are many commercial companies who make identical yarns (I’m thinking of Opal and Regia, just for example), but while you can make identical matching socks, you will have socks that match hundreds of other knitters.

With my hand-dyed yarns, every Twinset is truly unique and will create socks (or shawls or sweaters or whatever) that are not identical to what anyone else might knit.  I’m not a  large commercial concern, but an indie art yarn dyer; when you buy Knitivity yarns, you’re dealing with just one person (me), and I hope to provide what the big companies either can’t or don’t.  🙂

All of these are on Phydlbitz Sock 2.0 (75/25  25-micron Superwash Merino/Nylon, 430+ yards per skein), and are normally $27.50.  For Saturday and Sunday you can claim any matching Twinset at $26.00 per skein.  They will, of course, be reskeined and properly presented for shipping, but claiming early means I don’t need to photograph, edit, and post pictures of the claimed ones.  You save me some time and labor, and I save you a little money.  Win-win!

To claim the ones you want just send me an email with your numbered requests.  I will mark your requests off and then send you a PayPal invoice.  Before payment, please make sure PayPal has your correct shipping address, as that is where I print your shipping labels from.

Given the conditions of the 10-Day weather forecast, I should have this week’s collection ready to ship on or about Wednesday or Thursday of this coming week.

Available Yarns:
Rack 1 – 461, 462, 463, 464, 465, 466, 467, 468, 469, 470, 471, 472
Rack 2 – 473, 474, 475, 476, 477, 478, 479, 480, 481, 482, 483, 484

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