{"id":2636,"date":"2025-09-20T16:39:30","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T16:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/knitivity.com\/?p=2636"},"modified":"2025-09-20T17:27:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T17:27:55","slug":"i-tried-something-new","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/knitivity.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/20\/i-tried-something-new\/","title":{"rendered":"I Tried Something New"},"content":{"rendered":"

Happy Saturday!<\/p>\n

I was musing recently about playing with color.\u00a0 Midnight Green has long been one of my standard colors, a darked version of Knitivity Green #1.\u00a0 So this week I was thinking about Red Velvet Cake — a popular dessert in some circles, made essentially by adding an ungodly volume of red food dye into a basic chocolate cake, often with a cream cheese frosting.<\/p>\n

So yesterday I tried making Midnight Red Velvet by using my regular red dye, mixed with a bit of Espresso Bean dye.\u00a0 It definitely came out looking rich (#677-678), but leans toward purple more than I’d like.\u00a0 It would certainly make a dramatic shawl or lacework.<\/p>\n

I used the remainder of that dye batch to splatter with some of last week’s blended Dark Rose to make #687-688.\u00a0 As I was dyeing that pair last night, while it was still quite wet, it reminded me of something that would require an investigation from CSI.\u00a0 I unofficially called it “O Blood Hell.”\u00a0 \u00a0Going into the steamer and then this mornings wash-and-rinse, it seems to have mellowed as the dyes migrated around a little.\u00a0 \u00a0Now it just looks stunning.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

There are several “confetti” Twinsets\u00a0 (like #691-692, 693-694, and 695-696), all with four or more colors applied randomly.<\/p>\n

Also appearing are several two-tone fades, and even a three-tone fade — #679-680 have hints of gray, navy, and chestnut, all in\u00a0 pale pastel saturations.<\/p>\n

Twinset #697-698 is a deep saturation of a navy and a purple , which were blended into the dye bath but seemed to have separated somewhere between application and steaming.<\/p>\n

This week’s DumpDye, done at the end of the session combines the leftover chestnut, Indian yellow, and the bit of gold left from last week.\u00a0 I really like the vibrant color, but because my proportions were inexact leftovers, there’s no way I can accurately reproduce it.<\/p>\n

These are all dyed on Phydlbitz Sock 2.0 (75\/25 blend of 25-micron superwash Merino\/Nylon, 430+ yards.<\/p>\n

Phydlbitz Sock\u00a0 is normally $27.50 each skein.\u00a0 For Saturday and Sunday, you are welcome to claim any two or more skeins for just $25.50 each.<\/p>\n

To claim the ones you want just send me an email<\/strong><\/a> with your selections noted.\u00a0 I’ll send you a PayPal invoice which will also\u00a0 include shipping inside the U.S.\u00a0 If you are outside the U.S., please let me know so I can calculate the rate to your country.\u00a0 \u00a0I am aware that international shipping may be a challenge at this time for reasons for beyond my control, so I will understand if you aren’t comfortable ordering yarns at the moment.<\/p>\n

I expect to have these all reskeined and ready to ship on or about Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Available Yarns<\/strong><\/span>
\nRack 1 – <\/strong>677, 678<\/span><\/del>, 679, 680, 681, 682, 683, 684, <\/strong>685, 686<\/span><\/del>, 687, 688<\/strong><\/span>
\nRack 2 – 689, 690, 691, 692, <\/strong>693, 694<\/span><\/del>, 695, 696, <\/strong>697, 698<\/span><\/del>, <\/strong>699, 700<\/span><\/del><\/span><\/p>\n

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