{"id":2211,"date":"2025-07-13T16:37:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-13T16:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/knitivity.com\/?p=2211"},"modified":"2025-07-17T16:33:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T16:33:01","slug":"reviving-colorways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/knitivity.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/13\/reviving-colorways\/","title":{"rendered":"Reviving Older Colorways?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Update:<\/p>\n<p>As of 17July2025, all of the UNclaimed yarns from this week&#8217;s collection have now been posted to the <a href=\"https:\/\/knitivity.com\/index.php\/blog-reader-specials\/\"><strong>Blog Reader Specials page<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 Here is the group shot:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/knitivity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BRS25-12July-Done-all.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2270\" src=\"https:\/\/knitivity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BRS25-12July-Done-all.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/knitivity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BRS25-12July-Done-all.jpg 800w, https:\/\/knitivity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BRS25-12July-Done-all-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/knitivity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BRS25-12July-Done-all-768x501.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Happy Sunday!<\/p>\n<p>I had a fun dye session yesterday.\u00a0 \u00a0While 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.\u00a0 There was a section of black-charcoal-gray fade, with a smaller section at one of the hank in sprinkle-smooshed teals.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/knitivity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/glacierLace.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2220\" src=\"https:\/\/knitivity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/glacierLace.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/knitivity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/glacierLace.jpg 400w, https:\/\/knitivity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/glacierLace-300x141.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>This was originally done probably 15 years ago.\u00a0 I have changed my yarn base, my dyes, and my technique, so I could not exactly replicate it.\u00a0 But I did try with Twinset #531-532.\u00a0 \u00a0I had originally done other colors in that original series that I tried to copy, including Glacier Honey (#508-509)\u00a0 and Glacier Berry (#517-518).\u00a0 Just like with Glacier Lake, my attempts last night aren&#8217;t exactly like what I did back then, but I still like these new versions.<\/p>\n<p>There are two monochrome fades (#513-514 and 519-520).\u00a0 \u00a0Many of you know I follow the &#8220;waste not, want not&#8221; principle; in this case, run-off dyes from one dye-job collect in a large bowl and mix into a single new color.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 Sometimes the collected dye isn&#8217;t enough for my taste so I&#8217;ll modify the blended color with another color and dip the other end of the hank, as I did on #529-530.<\/p>\n<p>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.\u00a0 So they are usually compatible with other dye jobs of the same week&#8217;s collection.\u00a0 The monochrome fades are especially good for knitting or crocheting mitered squares &#8212; the undulating color creates directional lines, and when combined with several other monochrome fades can create amazing blankets, shawls, scarves, or even sweaters.\u00a0 \u00a0Similarly these work well for any of the amazing ripples and chevrons.\u00a0 \u00a0For 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.\u00a0 This makes these yarns ideal for knitting while looking at TV or a movie, or relaxing outdoors &#8212; simple knitting for fantastic results!<\/p>\n<p>All of these are\u00a0 dyed on <strong>Phydlbitz Sock 2.0<\/strong> (75\/25 Superwash 25-micron Merino\/Nylon, 430+ yards) and are $27.50 each.<\/p>\n<p>To claim the ones you want, just <a href=\"mailto:ray@knitivity.com\"><strong>send me an email<\/strong><\/a> with your numbered requests.\u00a0 After marking them off below, I&#8217;ll send you a PayPal invoice. It&#8217;s okay if you don&#8217;t have a PayPal account &#8212; they will process your credit or debit card and collect your shipping information.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Available Yarns:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Rack 1 &#8211; <\/strong><del><span style=\"color: #cbcbcb;\">509, 510<\/span><\/del><strong>, 511, 512, <\/strong><del><span style=\"color: #cbcbcb;\">513, 514<\/span><\/del><strong>, 515, 516, <\/strong><del><span style=\"color: #cbcbcb;\">517, 518<\/span><\/del><strong>, 119, 520<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Rack 2 &#8211; 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, <\/strong><del><span style=\"color: #cbcbcb;\">527, 528<\/span><\/del><strong>, 529, 530, <\/strong><del><span style=\"color: #cbcbcb;\">531, 532<\/span><\/del><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/knitivity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BRS25-12July-Rack1x.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2218\" src=\"https:\/\/knitivity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BRS25-12July-Rack1x.jpg\" alt=\"Rack of hand-dyed yarns drying\" width=\"800\" height=\"746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/knitivity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BRS25-12July-Rack1x.jpg 800w, https:\/\/knitivity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BRS25-12July-Rack1x-300x280.jpg 300w, https:\/\/knitivity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BRS25-12July-Rack1x-768x716.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/knitivity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BRS25-12July-Rack2x.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2217\" src=\"https:\/\/knitivity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BRS25-12July-Rack2x.jpg\" alt=\"Rack of hand-dyed yarns drying\" width=\"800\" height=\"761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/knitivity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BRS25-12July-Rack2x.jpg 800w, https:\/\/knitivity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BRS25-12July-Rack2x-300x285.jpg 300w, https:\/\/knitivity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BRS25-12July-Rack2x-768x731.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/b5ebTP\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-62\" src=\"https:\/\/knitivity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ClickSubscribeKnitivityInsider-small.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"93\" \/><\/a>Want to always get the deals first? <a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/b5ebTP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Subscribe to the Knitivity Insider<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Update: As of 17July2025, all of the UNclaimed yarns from this week&#8217;s collection have now been posted to the Blog Reader Specials page.\u00a0 Here is the group shot: Happy Sunday! I had a fun dye session yesterday.\u00a0 \u00a0While flipping through my computer files of dye jobs long go, I cam across a sample knit of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/knitivity.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/13\/reviving-colorways\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Reviving Older Colorways?<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/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-2211","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\/2211","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=2211"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/knitivity.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2211\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2272,"href":"https:\/\/knitivity.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2211\/revisions\/2272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/knitivity.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/knitivity.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2211"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/knitivity.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}