Mood:  happy

I have started dyeing sock blanks for sale at Wild Purls.  I took the first 4 there a few days ago.   I have dyed sock blanks off and on for several years since taking a class by Nancy Roberts at SOAR (Spinoff’s Annual Retreat) and even knitted some items with them. I find the machine knitting of the sock blanks was my big stumbling block. But Julia found a nice superwash 90%merino/10% nylon preknitted sock blanks for me to dye. These are very fun to dye and each blank is 384 yards enough for 2 socks, 1 scarf, 1 shawlette, or 2 hats. The blanks come complete with directions for socks and other items. Each colorway I dye is unique and depends a lot upon my mood that week. They are labor intensive, but oh is it fun to play with color.

You knit directly from the sock blanks and although the blanks look quite intense colors, they always blend a bit more in the knitting.  I feel you have to start with intense color or it will be too grayed out.  I LOVE DYEING Linda