Friday, January 11, 2013

More yarn blanks

I have dyed all the blanks that I pulled up on my knitting machine last week.
It was a lot of fun!

First out are the four single thread 4ply BFL blanks.
















Pretty cool, eh!

And here are the wound up balls. I'm very pleased! I guess the gradient burgundy yarn could have had a more noticeable gradient, but I think these will be very nice knitted up as shawls!
























4ply 100% BFL wool, 100grams/400 meters – $38 + shipping

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I had also made seven blanks of 4ply merino/silk/nylon that I knitted double so that it can be used for two identical socks.
 
















































































As you can see, some of them have the first 3-4 meters in a different colour so that it will give a thin edge at the top of the sock.

I was happy with the blanks but got very disappointed when I unraveled them to dry... The dye has not penetrated the yarn properly so it looks quite mottled... There are even white spots... I guess they will still look ok knitted but it's not the way I wanted my sock blank yarn to look!

Is anyone keen to knit some 4ply merino/silk/nylon socks for a discounted price?  
2 balls = 100grams/360 meters (enough for 1 pair of socks)
1 x 100grams – $20 + postage
2 x 100grams – $30 + postage     All sock blanks are sold.

First I thought my blanks had been to tight. But they really weren't so I think it's the blend of the yarn. I think the silk made the two threads stick to each other.

Next time I will knit the merino/silk single thread for shawls and knit the BFL double for socks. It actually makes sense since the BFL is so fantastic for socks and the merino/silk is great for shawls! Lesson learned!







5 comments:

  1. I'd be interested in trying one out, I love Merino/Silk socks and I don't mind mottled either.

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    1. Hi Rachelle,
      Sure, please send me an email and let me know which one you would like. happygoknitty (at) hotmail (fullstop) com
      Thanks!

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  2. Yes, sockblanks are fantastic. I dyed my own knitted blank in 2009 and knitted socks from it. You inspired me to make it one more time!

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  3. Hi! I stumbled upon your blog while searching for how to dye blanks. I see that you knit the blanks 'double' to have the two socks turn out the same. Can you explain what that means?

    Thanks so much!
    Frank

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    1. Hi Frank,
      It simply means I split up my 100g yarn skeins into to two 50g balls and then I knit up the blank with two strands of yarn. The blanket is doublestranded which means that when I unravel the two strands are exactly the same. :)

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