I dyed up the most hideous yarn colorway the other day. It was so hideous that I didn’t even take a picture. It was a horrid, bright orange and garish black with a tinge of mahogany. I thought, “Nobody will EVER want this hideous monstrosity of a colorway!”  I can’t emphasize the word “hideous” enough.

I wasn’t sure what I was going to do with the few skeins I had dyed up, so I just plopped them into a bowl, squished them around and… and lo and behold… the mere act of squishing and blending the dyes all together produced the lovely photo you see above. I know. I know.

How did this happen, you ask? Ah, the many mysteries of yarn dyeing!

Anyhoo, this gorgeous colorway that I am now IN LOVE WITH beyond description is waiting patiently to be named and listed. Please shout out any names you like (and then type them below!) and I’ll get it named and hopefully listed soon (maybe on Black Friday?).

Spinners! I have news for you… I have some merino/silk, pure silk and alpaca rovings I plan on getting dyed up and listed soon. Yaaaaa!!

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I am making headway on my Indian Corn Hitchhiker shawl.  Yarn here, pattern here. I am loving this pattern more than words can say. It’s so mindless and easy and nearly fool-proof and you just knit till you’re nearly out of yarn and then finish off. How perfect is that? Also, you can really quit at any time and have a useable item. If I were to stop now, I’d have a lovely little neckerchief!

According to my scale, I am exactly half-way through my ball! I’ve used 50 out of 100 grams of yarn, so woo hoo! This is going quite speedily. Highly recommended pattern!

hitchhiker knitted shawl pattern FO


If anybody knows of a crochet version similar to this, I’d be interested in it!
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Thanksgiving is coming up! I love holidays and I am SO excited for Thanksgiving. I am blessed to have two wonderful families to share it with, and two dinners. NOM NOM NOM! Cornbread dressing is one of my favorite things in the WORLD! I could exist on it.

So Happy Thanksgiving on Thursday, for my fellow USians! I hope each moment of it is filled with warmth and gratitude and family and GOOD FOOD! I’m off to wind yarn! Have a happy Tuesday!

 

~Chandi