Monthly Archives: August 2017

Very Sport(weight)ing, indeed!

Posted on by August 18, 2017  

eta: All of the unclaimed yarns shown below have now been posted to the Blog Reader Specials page; click through to see which ones remain available at the time of your visit.

Well, well, well…. apparently a technique that works splendidly on sock yarns and other superwash yarns doesn’t produce the same results on BFL sport weight, since it is not a superwash wool.

The colors are definitely deep and rich but they blend and migrate a LOT more than on sock yarns.   Even so, there are several people who will most definitely want these in their stash for winter mittens, hats, and cowls.  🙂

I dyed this collection this afternoon.  All BFL sport wt., 330 yards each, and all of these were dyed as Twinsets and are so marked merely as a convenience.  Where appropriate I have rotated one skein of each pair so you can see all the colors represented on both skeins of a pair.

These will be going to the Blog Reader Specials page tomorrow or Saturday — I currently have several dye jobs running simultaneously, so when these land on the BRS page will depend entirely on my juggling skills. 🙂

Anyway, they will be marked at $26.00 on the BRS page.   Today and tomorrow (Thursday and Friday), you can claim them each for $22.00 apiece, preview pricing discount.  Just make your selections and email me and I will send you a PayPal invoice.  Be sure I know your shipping state or country so I can calculate appropriate shipping.   Also, in order to save on shipping by combining requests, be sure to check out the Blog Reader Specials page for previously posted yarns still available.

An example of the strange dye would be the 541-542 Twinset.   I used Spruce, Sky Blue, and Olive.  The blue and olive went okay, but the Spruce didn’t migrate like other dyes, so there are some undyed spots.   Normally this would really upset me, but I’m going to pretend it is melting snow remnants on the evergreen spruce trees.  😀

Already Claimed:  541, 542

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Rustic Shawl – Restarted

Posted on by August 10, 2017  

The Rustic Shawl in the previous post didn’t thrill me, so I frogged it all out and began again.  I am liking this better, but still not entirely thrilled.   I’m thinking I should have used a size 10 instead of size 7, but I’m not going to start over again.  At least not just yet.   The resulting fabric is certainly substantial, not flowy and drapy, but it’s intended to be a warming garment not particularly decorative or fancy.  And because of the yarn I wanted to go for something basic, rustic, and functional for winter wear.  Once it is done I will like try to give it a very severe blocking and mild brush-felting on the back side, and hopefully not shrink it in the process.  I think pinning it securely before brushing will help in that regard.

On the front side, you can see there is clearly a gradient from blue to green.   I’m doing 5 rows of each color to ensure there is enough of each color to repeat the sequence several times before running out.   Also, I’m going to do several rows of the natural, undyed yarn to break up the sequence just a bit.  The back side, shown further down, is definitely the “wrong” side as it shows more of the undyed yarn.  There really is no “wrong” side, of course, just a preference for which side the wearer wants to be the public side.   It’s all just knit stitch, no purling at all.

And you can readily see there is a difference along the top edge, between the right side and left side.   Once I am done I will do a bit of magic to make a top-edge border and hide that difference.

 

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Socksy Weekend, Part Two

Posted on by August 7, 2017  

ETA: The unclaimed yarns of this batch are now posted on the Blog Reader Specials page. Click through for individual presentation photos and to see which are available at the time of your visit.

Yesterday I dyed up the 2nd batch of Phydlbitz Sock, as promised.    They are all dyed as Twinsets, but you don’t have to take both hanks of a set if you don’t need both.  I dye them and show them together as a convenience for those who like to knit larger projects — scarves, baby blankets, summer sweaters, etc.  🙂

For each Twinset I have rotated one of the hanks so you can see all the colors within both hanks.

Anyway, it’s the same deal as the previous racks:

Phydlbitz Sock are normally $26.00 — claim any of these today or tomorrow (Saturday or Sunday) for just $22.00 apiece for your Early Bird discount.

To claim the ones you want, just send me an email with your numbered selections. Be sure to let me know your destination state or country, so I can calculate correct shipping.   I’ll write up your PayPal invoice, and when that is paid your order to will be lined up for the next available package pick up.  These will be ready to ship on Monday.

Already Claimed:  510, 511, 518, 519, 521, 526, 527, 532

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