{"id":4079,"date":"2026-07-19T16:54:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T16:54:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/knitivity.com\/?p=4079"},"modified":"2026-07-20T16:12:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T16:12:47","slug":"aiming-for-halloween","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/knitivity.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/19\/aiming-for-halloween\/","title":{"rendered":"Corrections:  Aiming for Halloween?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>I made a mistake!<\/h2>\n<p>Yesterday (Sunday) I posted pictures of the yarns I dyed on Saturday, and I included the regular Available Yarns table as I always do.\u00a0 I keep track of every yarn, the dye date, and the purchaser on a local roster so I can stay neat and orderly.<\/p>\n<p>So I prepared my roster for the newest yarns, then proceeded to edit the photos to include the corresponding numbers.\u00a0 Somehow I screwed up the numbers on the pictures, which led to me preparing the Available Yarns table with the wrong numbers.\u00a0 I was off by 20.\u00a0 So here are the corrected pictures, and corrected Available Yarns table.\u00a0 \u00a0Every order has been corrected accordingly and every customer will get the yarn they requested, and all works out in the end.<\/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;\">579, 580<\/span><\/del><strong>, <\/strong><del><span style=\"color: #cbcbcb;\">581, 582<\/span><\/del><strong>, 583, 584, 585, 586, <\/strong><del><span style=\"color: #cbcbcb;\">587, 588<\/span><\/del><strong>, <\/strong><del><span style=\"color: #cbcbcb;\">589, 590<\/span><\/del><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Rack 2 &#8211; <\/strong><del><span style=\"color: #cbcbcb;\">591, 592<\/span><\/del><strong>, 593, 594, 595, 596, <\/strong><del><span style=\"color: #cbcbcb;\">597<\/span><\/del><strong>, 598, 599, 600, 601, <\/strong><del><span style=\"color: #cbcbcb;\">602<\/span><\/del><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/knitivity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/BRS26-18July-Rack1x.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4094\" src=\"https:\/\/knitivity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/BRS26-18July-Rack1x.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of hand-dyed yarns in many colors, drying on a rack outdoors.\" width=\"800\" height=\"789\" srcset=\"https:\/\/knitivity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/BRS26-18July-Rack1x.jpg 800w, https:\/\/knitivity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/BRS26-18July-Rack1x-300x296.jpg 300w, https:\/\/knitivity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/BRS26-18July-Rack1x-768x757.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/knitivity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/BRS26-18July-Rack2x.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4093\" src=\"https:\/\/knitivity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/BRS26-18July-Rack2x.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of hand-dyed yarns in many colors, drying on a rack outdoors.\" width=\"800\" height=\"770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/knitivity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/BRS26-18July-Rack2x.jpg 800w, https:\/\/knitivity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/BRS26-18July-Rack2x-300x289.jpg 300w, https:\/\/knitivity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/BRS26-18July-Rack2x-768x739.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Good morning.<\/p>\n<p>I was aiming for Halloween colors and combinations, but I&#8217;m not sure I hit the mark.\u00a0 I&#8217;ll let you decide.<\/p>\n<p>I wanted to include combinations like Purple, Orange, and Green, or Black and Gold.\u00a0 Some worked out while others surprised me in ways I wasn&#8217;t expecting.<\/p>\n<p>Twinset #579-580 does have the purple, orange, and green, but in random sprinkles and speckles, and might even pass for Mardi Gras Confetti.\u00a0 \u00a0The other speckled Twinset, #573-574, was sprinkled in red, then given a light overwash in a new-to-be dye called Aqua Tropic.<\/p>\n<p>Aqua Tropic also appears in various strengths and combinations on #559-560, 563-564, 567-568, and 571-572.<\/p>\n<p>Twinset #561-562 is a band of black in the center, with one end in purple, the other in green.\u00a0 The purple didn&#8217;t strike as solidly as I would like, but it is still clearly purple.\u00a0 This pair would make a\u00a0 pair of wonderful self-striping spiral-stripe socks for Halloween, as would Twinset #575-576 in the red and gold combination with a center band of black, or the gold-and-gray two-tone fade of #569-570<\/p>\n<p>Twinset #577-578 is an all-over solid in what the jar called &#8220;Chocolate Brown&#8221;, but to my eye it leans into something like a maroon or almost burgundy, unless my eyes are playing tricks on me.\u00a0 This particular dye is\u00a0 from a manufacturer different from the majority of dyes I use.<\/p>\n<p>These are all <strong>Phydlbitz Sock 2.0<\/strong> (75\/25 Superwash 25-micron Merino\/Nylon, 460 yards each) are normally $28.00 each, but for Sunday and Monday visitors are invited to take any matching Twinset of this week&#8217;s collection (#559 &#8211; 582) for just $26.00 per skein.<\/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 selections.\u00a0 After marking your requests from the Available Yarns table shown below, I&#8217;ll send you a PayPal invoice including shipping.\u00a0 If you are outside the U.S. please let me know so I can calculate your shipping charges correctly.<\/p>\n<p>I expect to have these ready to ship on Wednesday or Thursday.<\/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;\">559, 560<\/span><\/del><strong>, <\/strong><del><span style=\"color: #cbcbcb;\">561, 562<\/span><\/del><strong>, 563, 564, 565, 566, <\/strong><del><span style=\"color: #cbcbcb;\">567, 568<\/span><\/del><strong>, <\/strong><del><span style=\"color: #cbcbcb;\">569, 570<\/span><\/del><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Rack 2 &#8211; <\/strong><del><span style=\"color: #cbcbcb;\">571, 572,<\/span><\/del><strong> 573, 574, 575, 576, <\/strong><del><span style=\"color: #cbcbcb;\">577<\/span><\/del><strong>, 578, 579, 580, 581, <\/strong><del><span style=\"color: #cbcbcb;\">582<\/span><\/del><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/knitivity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/BRS26-18July-Rack1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4081\" src=\"https:\/\/knitivity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/BRS26-18July-Rack1.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of hand-dyed yarns in many colors, drying on a rack outdoors.\" width=\"800\" height=\"789\" srcset=\"https:\/\/knitivity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/BRS26-18July-Rack1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/knitivity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/BRS26-18July-Rack1-300x296.jpg 300w, https:\/\/knitivity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/BRS26-18July-Rack1-768x757.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/knitivity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/BRS26-18July-Rack2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4082\" src=\"https:\/\/knitivity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/BRS26-18July-Rack2.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of hand-dyed yarns in many colors, drying on a rack outdoors.\" width=\"800\" height=\"770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/knitivity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/BRS26-18July-Rack2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/knitivity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/BRS26-18July-Rack2-300x289.jpg 300w, https:\/\/knitivity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/BRS26-18July-Rack2-768x739.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I made a mistake! Yesterday (Sunday) I posted pictures of the yarns I dyed on Saturday, and I included the regular Available Yarns table as I always do.\u00a0 I keep track of every yarn, the dye date, and the purchaser on a local roster so I can stay neat and orderly. 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