{"id":1386,"date":"2025-02-02T17:11:49","date_gmt":"2025-02-02T17:11:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/knitivity.com\/?p=1386"},"modified":"2025-02-02T19:16:56","modified_gmt":"2025-02-02T19:16:56","slug":"paisley-tie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/knitivity.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/02\/paisley-tie\/","title":{"rendered":"Yarn and The Magic of a Paisley Tie?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Happy Sunday!<\/p>\n

I know I’ve mentioned it over the years, but this week I decided to lean into the idea a little more.<\/p>\n

Paisley ties were at their peak popularity in the 60s and 70s. Their swirling designs and often vibrant colors matched the free spirit vibe of that period, but they are still available in many places<\/p>\n

As someone in fashion told me, the paisley neck tie was practically the perfect accessory for men, as was the paisley scarf for a lady.\u00a0 Filled with a mix of colors, it could be worn with a wide variety of suits or dresses because whatever the main color of the garment it would draw out one or another color from the paisley print.<\/p>\n

Obviously, I cannot print a paisley design onto my yarns, but I can most definitely bring out a wide mix of colors that can then be knit into a plain stitch sock or scarf that looks good with almost any main garment you might wear.\u00a0 The great thing about this is that you don’t need to incorporate fancy stitch designs or textures (although you could if you like); you can let the colors do all the work.\u00a0 \u00a0And even if you make a minor mistake, the array of colors will help conceal it and nobody will be the wiser.<\/p>\n

This type of dye job on the yarn makes it great for knitting or crocheting as you relax with a movie or TV show !\u00a0 Also, you could contrast with a solid color yarn for stripes, or even crochet granny square blocks surrounded with black, gray, or ivory to create almost a stained glass effect.<\/p>\n

All of this week’s yarns are Phydlbitz Sock (75\/25 Superwash Corriedale\/Nylon, 430 yards).\u00a0 Superwash Corriedale is a superior sock yarn (in my opinion), with less pilling for socks that are worn frequently, and it stands up well with machine washing.\u00a0 The added nylon spun into the yarn means you don’t need to incorporate a stabilizer yarn for heels and toes as was once the custom.\u00a0 Everyone has their own opinion for what they prefer in a sock yarn, of course, and there are no hard-and-fast rules.\u00a0 \u00a0I like this yarn for socks as well as baby garments that need frequent washing.<\/p>\n

Phydlbitz Sock is normally $27.50 per skein.\u00a0 These will be reskeined and put up into presentation skeins for the Blog Reader Specials page later this week, but for Sunday and Monday you can take your selections early for just $25.50 apiece when you claim two or more, either a matching Twinset or individual non-matching skeins.<\/p>\n

To claim the ones you want, just send me an email<\/strong><\/a> with your requests.\u00a0 I will mark them off the Available Yarns tally chart below and then send you a PayPal invoice.\u00a0 PayPal will process your credit or debit card payment even if you don’t have a PayPal account.\u00a0 They will also collect your shipping address.<\/p>\n

I expect these to be ready to ship on or about Thursday or Friday.<\/p>\n

Available Yarns:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>
\nRack 1 – <\/strong>85, 86<\/span><\/del>, 87, 88, <\/strong>89, 90<\/span><\/del>, <\/strong>91, 92<\/span><\/del>, 93, 94, 95, 96<\/strong><\/span>
\nRack 2 – 97, 98, 99, 100, <\/strong>101, 102,<\/span><\/del> 103, 104, <\/strong>105, 106<\/span><\/del>, 107, 108<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Happy Sunday! I know I’ve mentioned it over the years, but this week I decided to lean into the idea a little more. Paisley ties were at their peak popularity in the 60s and 70s. Their swirling designs and often vibrant colors matched the free spirit vibe of that period, but they are still available … Continue reading Yarn and The Magic of a Paisley Tie?<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog-reader-specials"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/knitivity.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/knitivity.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/knitivity.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/knitivity.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/knitivity.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1386"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/knitivity.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1386\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1399,"href":"https:\/\/knitivity.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1386\/revisions\/1399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/knitivity.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/knitivity.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/knitivity.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}