Good morning, and Happy Saturday!

I was a little apprehensive over the dyes I pulled out yesterday, but I am happily surprised at this amazing and beautiful collection I offer you this week.

I started with a speckle that reminds me of blurry Impressionist paintings — #333-334.   There were a couple of monochrome fades (#327-328 and 343-344), using the runoff dyes from other Twinsets.   Twinset #323-324 was intended to  be a similar monochrome fade, but apparently the fuchsia doesn’t take up as quickly as the blues.  The blues struck right away, while the lingering fuchsia hung around and colored the other end of the hank.  It’s always fascinating how certain dyes interact in combination with other dyes.

There are several multi-color segmented Twinsets this week, with some speckles and some variations of techniques I’ve done before.

Many years ago I dyed some roving and found it was best to contain the fiber in a knee-high nylon stocking.  I think next week I will try putting a hank or two into a knee-high stocking and applying dyes as if on a regular Twinset, just to see what will happen.   With summer approaching, I also want to get some larger pickle jars to try sun-dyeng again.  I’m just not willing to buy a gallon of pickles just for the jar.

This week’s true DumpDye (#345-346) is a blend of the remaining spruce and turquoise dyes.

These are all Phydlbitz Sock 2.0 — a superior sock yarn of 75% Superwash 25-micron Merino/25% Nylon, 460 yards each, normally $28.00 each skein.  Visitors on Saturday and Sunday may claim any matching Twinset from this week’s collection (#323 – 346) at $52.00 for each matching pair.

To claim the ones you want just send me an email (ray@knitivity.com) with your requested item numbers; I’ll mark your requests off the Available Yarns table below and then send a PayPal invoice.  Even if you don’t have a PayPal account, they will process your credit or debit card just fine. If you are outside the U.S., please let me know so I can calculate your international shipping correctly.

I expect to have these ready to ship on or about Wednesday.

Available Yarns
Rack 1 – 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334
Rack 2 – 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342,  343, 344, 345, 346

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I’ve just posted to the Blog Reader Specials page all the unclaimed yarns from what I dyed and posted over the weekend.  Along with the unclaimed laceweight yarns, there were some extra SWMerino DK weight yarns that I dyed as part of a custom dye request; these Twinsets are navy and rich pink.

Here is the whole bunch of yarns I just posted:

And these are the two DK Twinsets:

Happy Saturday!

This week’s collection is a little different from my regular collection of Phydlbitz Sock.  We have 100% Superwash Merino laceweight yarns, marked as 1312 yards per 100 grams, so it’s a very fine laceweight.

I dyed almost all of them as solids, as lacework has amazing textures and designs that (at last in my opinion) would be diminished by visually fighting against multi-colored yarns.

At one person’s suggestion on Facebook, I did attempt to create a lighter, pastel-ish colorway with several colors.  It is difficult to show on the drying rack, so here is how it looked freshly dyed last night but before steaming and washing.  The colors will, of course, be all mixed around during reskeining, and the colors are light enough that it will create an amazing shawl or wrap for late Spring.

All of these will be $29.00 per skein.  If you take two or more on Saturday or Sunday (April 4 or 5), they will be invoiced at $26.00 each skein.

To claim the ones you want, send me an email (ray@knitivity.com) with your requested item numbers.  I’ll mark your requests off the Available Yarns tally chart (below) so later visitors will see which yarns are still available.

I expect to have this week’s collection ready to ship on Wednesday or Thursday — this fine yarn requires more delicate handling to avoid snapping a yarn during reskeining.

Available Yarns:
Rack 1 – 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305
Rack 2 – 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314

Happy Saturday!

I have another marvelous collection of Phydlbitz Sock 2.0 Blog Reader Specials to share with you.

I am never 100% sure what’s going to come from the palette selection I pull for each week’s dyeing session.  Thankfully, at least most of the time, the colors conspire to make one-of-a-kind combinations you won’t likely find elsewhere.  This week there seems to be some moody and mysterious drama going on that I wasn’t expecting.

Starting with Twinset #273-274, it started as a deep charcoal fade, then I added some red overwash at one end.  I don’t always recommend a two-tone for things like shawls, but I think this would be a stunning simple stole in a broken rib texture.  Another Twinset, #281-282, would also be excellent for this — a deep charcoal with a navy wash.

And speaking of charcoal and red — at the end of the session, I combined what little charcoal I had with the remainder of the red to create Twinset #287-288 as a deep solid maroon sort of color.  Another excellent Twinset to knit up into a shawl, a perfect solid for your favorite lace stitching.  Can’t go wrong with solids for lacework.

Twinset #291-293 is random deep charcoal freckles on otherwise undyed yarn.  This technique would work well with just about any color you might want.  If you need some pretty freckled yarns, please let me know.

There are both monochrome fades (as on #275-276, 279-280, and 289-290) as well as a two-tone combination #283-284).

All Phydlbitz Sock 2.0 (75/25 Superwash 25-micron Merino/Nylon, 460 yards each) are normally $28.00.   For Saturday and Sunday, visitors are invited to claim any matching Twinset of this week’s collection (#273-296) for $52.00 for each matching pair.

To claim the ones you want, send me an email (ray@knitivity.com) with your numbered selections.  Be sure to let me know if you are outside the U.S., so I can calculate your shipping charges correctly.  There is a certain minimum for most international shipping, so it’s the same charge whether you want two skeins or six in a single package.

Speaking of shipping — I  learned this week that the U.S.P.S. may be adding an 8% surcharge on packages starting at the end of April until 2027.  This is apparently due to uncertain fluctuations in fuel costs, thanks to recent current events.  I will know more once they finalize their plans.

I had hoped to get the new shipment of yarns before I dyed yesterday, but FedEx tells me the April yarns should be arriving today.   I ordered a small amount of 100% Superwash Merino laceweight, with about 1300 yards for 100grams, so it should be an excellent yarn for your fine lace knitting.  One customer has already called dibs on a Turquoise skein.  If you want a skein (or two or more) please let me know how many and what color(s) you need.   It will be $29.00 per skein.

I expect to have this current collection ready to ship on or about Wednesday.

Available Yarns: 
Rack 1 – 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284
Rack 2 – 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296

I just posted these to the Blog Reader Specials page; these are just the unclaimed yarns from the most recent BRS collection, but there are far too many other yarns available there.

Tuesday through Friday, all yarns will be invoiced at 15% off.  No special codes,  Just place your order by sending me an email (ray@knitivity.com)and I’ll calculate your invoice with your discount price.

I just put in my yarn order for April, and included a small portion of laceweight yarn —  100% Superwash Merino, 1300+ yards per 100gram hanks.   In order to make room for these and all the other yarns I’ll be dyeing in April, I need to empty the bins of current yarns on the Blog Reader Specials page.

If you know someone who hasn’t tried Knitivity yarns yet, this would be a great time to share the links and invite your friends to see what is available.

Happy Saturday!

Yesterday was the first day of Spring in the northern hemisphere, first day of Autumn for our friends below the equator.  I understand some areas up north are still rather chilly, but it feels great in Houston today.

I pulled out some interesting color combinations yesterday and managed to create what I think is an interesting mix of dye techniques and colors.

These yarns shown are Phydlbitz Sock 2.0, 75/25 Superwash 25-micron Merino/Nylon, 460 yards each.

The four-by-four technique I introduced a few weeks ago seemed popular, so I made to more Twinsets this week: #245-246 and #257-258.  Each Twinset has four colors on each skein, but speckled so that each quarter has two different colors.

There are several solids or nearly-solids mostly made of combined dyes, so they can’t be exactly replicated – #243-244, 247-248, 251-252, and 265-266.  Normally my solids come from combining whatever portions of remaining dye look like they’d blend well, so there’s no exact measurements.

This week you will also find some monochrome fades (#249-250, and 263-264), as well as some multi-color segmented dyes (#253-254, 255-256, and 259-260.    Twinset #261-262 is a straight forward overall speckle of green, blue, and violet.

Phydlbitz Sock is normally $28.00 per skein, but for Saturday and Sunday, visitors are invited to take the Preview Pricing discount so each skein is just $26.00 each.

To claim the ones you want, just send me an email with your selections.  I’ll mark them off the Available Yarns tally chart below and send a PayPal invoice, including any shipping charges.  I normally ship with USPS Ground Advantage, but if you wish Priority mail (or are outside the U.S.), please let me know so I can calculate your shipping accurately.

I expect to ship on or about Wednesday this coming week.

Available Yarns
Rack 1 – 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254
Rack 2 – 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266

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Edit:   Here is a group shot of all the yarns not claimed during the Preview Pricing discount period.  They’ve all been posted to the Blog Reader Specials page at regular price. You are always free to break up a Twinset if you only want just one skein of a pair.  From Wednesday to Friday (March 18-20), all orders over $100 will get free shipping inside the U.S.A.

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Happy Saturday!

I went into the dye session aiming to re-create the Mother of Pearl colorway that I did many years ago.  I used to do it on laceweight yarns, so I wasn’t sure how it would work on Phydlbitz Sock.  I tried to use very pale salmon, sky, and teal.  My two attempts using different application techniques are on Twinsets #227-228 and #239-240.   The three solid Twinsets using the same dyes are #223-224, 231-231, and 235-236.  Combining all ten skeins would create a luscious baby blanket, perhaps using strips of cables, or maybe mitered squares or some other block method.

Twinset #219-220 is a rich teal, while #229-230 is a two-tone fade with medium navy and simple gray.

This week’s true DumpDye is Twinset #233-234 — at the end of the dye session, I combined the leftover navy with the leftover salmon, expecting some range of overall dark plum, but as it is drying it has a slight iridescent quality, full of life.  This would make a stunning shawl or stole knit up in a light texture like a simple seed stitch.   (This is actually the effect I was hoping to get with the Mother of Pearl experiment.)

This are all on Phydlbitz Sock 2.0  (75/25 Superwash 25-micron Merino/Nylon, 460 yards), normally $28.00 per skein.  For Saturday and Sunday, visitors are welcome to claim any two or more skeins from this week’s collection (#219 – 242)  at $26.00 per skein.

To claim the ones you want, just send me an email with your selections.  I will mark your requests from the Available Yarns tally chart below, and send you a PayPal invoice.  On payment I will prepare your shipping label so your yarns can ship as soon as they are dried and ready to ship.

I expect to have these ready to ship on or about Wednesday.

Available Yarns: 
Rack 1 – 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230
Rack 2 – 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240,  241, 242

Update:  All the claimed yarns are being shipped this afternoon.  I’ve just uploaded all the unclaimed yarns from this collection (plus an extra Twinset in pink that I’ve not shown yet) onto the Blog Reader Specials page.   Here is the group shot of the newly posted BRS yarns:

Happy Saturday!

First up — for all but a few states in the U.S., tonight we turn the clocks forward one hour, to begin Daylight Saving Time again.  For me this means I will have better opportunity for outside yarn pictures before the sun gets high enough to interfere.

Back in the Spring of 1984 when the clocks changed, I was quite oblivious in the moment.  I got up, got dressed and drove to church in plenty of time for the 11:00 service.  The parking area was full but I found a spot and managed to walk in the door just in time for  the 12:00 closing Amen and dismissal.  OOPS!    Thankfully I was not the pastor at that particular church. 🙂

Do you have a funny/awkward story about the time  change?

Anyway, I pulled out what seemed to be an unusual combination of dyes to mix for last night’s dye session, but I ended the session thinking I did fairly well.

A few I want to point out first — Twinset #201-202 is a deep rich Charcoal; #205-206 is a nearly solid Tangerine; #211-212 is a saturated Military Green with an overwash of Milling Blue.

Twinset #197-198 is a light wash of the Tangerine with all-over random speckles of black.  I could be mistaken, but I think a Triplet of the charcoal, tangerine, and the coordinating speckles would make a smashing shawl or scarf.

Last week I introduced a new-to-me technique of speckling 4 colors across 4 sections of the hank so that each quarter has 2 colors speckled together.   Both of those skeins were snatched up almost immediately, so I tried the same technique this week with four different colors to create Twinset #213-214.

As always, if you need a better view of a particular Twinset today or tomorrow, please let me know so I can isolate just that pair if no one else has already claimed it.

These are all Phydlbitz Sock 2.0 — 75/25 Superwash 25-micron Merino/Nylon, 460 yards.  These are normally $28.00 each, but for Saturday and Sunday, you may claim any two or more from this week’s collection (#195 – 218) for just $26.00 each skein.   They will all be reskeined for shipping, of course, but I like to offer this Preview Pricing discount because I don’t have to photograph the reskeined yarns or edit and post those image on the Blog Reader Specials page.  Claiming yarns from the rack saves me a little work, so I’m happy to save you a little money.  Win-win!

To claim the ones you want just send me an email with your selections.  I will mark your selections off the Available Yarns chart below and send a PayPal invoice.  On payment of your invoice, I will prepare your shipping label so that when the yarns are dried and processed I can ship them.

I expect to have these ready to ship on or about Wednesday.

Available Yarns: 
Rack 1 – 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206
Rack 2 – 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218