When I started getting the yarn ready to dye on Sunday I thought, “Heck, two Ribby Pulli orders will be a piece of cake!” I didn’t realize that it ended up being almost 4 pounds of yarn to dye. Yes. You read that correctly. Pounds. Needless to say it took a loooooong time. But I got my first two sweater orders done and they are really pretty. I think my customers will be happy. The first one wanted purple and black on the bottom and Million Dollar Baby on the top. Y’all know how much I love purple so this was extra fun to dye. I can’t wait to see them both made into the sweater. This is also the Louet Gems and goodness is it amazing. I am totally in love with this yarn. It’s overcast so the colors are not spot on. If you click them you can see them up close and see the colors better.

The second order was for the Double Door (what Bonne Marie named the Blue & Black colorway) for the bottom like in the original sweater and Hot Fudge Sundae for the top.

Just a little note for anyone dyeing garments with hand dyed yarn; remember to alternate the skeins as you knit. Because every skein of hand-dyed yarn will be a little bit different it keeps the transition between skeins more gradual. I know it makes it kind of a pain to have two balls of yarn out while you’re knitting but trust me, it will look better.

And one last yarn pr0n picture. I decided not to use the Calorimetry yarn I dyed for my Calorimtery. (Say that 5 times fast) I thought the yarn I dyed was more of a worsted weight and it’s not. Since we’re supposed to get yet ANOTHER storm, I won’t be able to dye for a few days. Instead? I grabbed a skein of this. It just jumped off the shelf at Village Wools into my hands. Manos del Uruguay #118. I don’t know what it is about Manos that I love so much but I just do. Aren’t you proud of me for not buying the purple colorway? I almost did……My plan is to have Calorimetry done before I go to sleep tonight. Oh stop laughing you! The only thing that will keep me from finishing it is if my wrist bothers me. I had another weird thing biopsied yesterday and it’s on my right wrist in a place that needs to bend for knitting. So we’ll see I guess.

Finally, the shop is updated with a ton of stuff. Just go check it all out. I was out of a bunch of the Chibis and they are now all stocked again. The bags are stocked too. I should be getting in more Martini Blockers in the medium size in a few days. And oh!! Thanks to Adam, the gallery is updated with seven new colorways. They have all been shown here on my blog before, but they are now official colorways in the shop. Check them out.

I’m off to knit. Peace out!