Julia and I have planned to have my handdyed sock blanks on sale at WP since May. The first four that are for sale have arrived at the store yesterday. 
I have dyed sock blanks off and on for several years since taking a class at SOAR (Spinoff's Annual Retreat). 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. I don't mind people asking for a certain color as the main color, but besides that I like to take artistic pleasure designing the colorway. I hope to get some more dyed before I head to Bozeman for a family weekend. Spinning Linda
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Thu, August 13, 2009
by Julia Warmer