tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999079880841143326.post6732620795969234955..comments2021-10-22T17:51:37.866-04:00Comments on Knittin' Kitten: Socks That Rock Yarn FadingMichele / akkashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734996874903488286noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999079880841143326.post-33183530580702203772008-03-18T17:06:00.000-04:002008-03-18T17:06:00.000-04:00The exact same thing happened to me. I was so dis...The exact same thing happened to me. I was so disappointed. My yarn smelled very strongly and they faded and felted. UGH. I've been knitting socks for two years and I've never experienced anything like it before.<BR/>Check out my poor Whitby's.<BR/>http://zoofullofknitting.blogspot.com/2008/03/my-poor-whitbys.htmlSheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03607350771387706778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999079880841143326.post-30986103414449710552008-03-05T11:36:00.000-05:002008-03-05T11:36:00.000-05:00The picture on the lower left really shows the dif...The picture on the lower left really shows the difference, I think. Wow. this would be very disappointing!<BR/><BR/>The colors you are left with are not bad, but they aren't the ones you chose, so I can understand how very frustrating that would be. That's a lot of time to invest in something that disappoints so quickly.<BR/><BR/>I do wonder if that vinegar smell might have been some sort of 'indicator'. I haven't used enough indie yarn to have useful experience. Quite a puzzlement.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04256079693688996043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999079880841143326.post-10993485803267698732008-02-29T12:49:00.000-05:002008-02-29T12:49:00.000-05:00I guess I am most frustrated by the fact that STR ...I guess I am most frustrated by the fact that STR are not inexpensive stuff. And not inexperienced either. I can see with some small indy dyers they may not have gotten it down yet. But Blue Moon isn't new to this. So they really should be able to do this better.<BR/><BR/>I suppose given that I dye yarn I have become more fussy about it.Michele / akkashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07734996874903488286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999079880841143326.post-37843936296219575852008-02-28T21:19:00.000-05:002008-02-28T21:19:00.000-05:00The only STR that I had problems with was the Rare...The only STR that I had problems with was the Rare Gems colorway. My fingers turned purple from those. I knit some jaywalkers with the lucy color and it didn't turn my fingers colors...but I gave those away as a gift and haven't asked the giftee if they've faded. I made some mitts for my daughter with the carbon lightweight and, although pilly, haven't faded too much. They did get a lot of use the last 2 months. So I don't know if it just depends on the colorway or what they are doing to them (mine didn't smell like vinegar but I've gotten yarn from Indie dyers that did...and those yarns faded like mad!) I wonder if when it still smells like the vinegar, the yarn didn't have time to set? I mean...obviously....but I wonder how much a difference it makes. Oh the other hand I have some trekking socks that haven't faded AT ALL.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00704554522142827155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999079880841143326.post-61397820876159422642008-02-28T18:53:00.000-05:002008-02-28T18:53:00.000-05:00Oh, that's too bad! And after all the work Jaywalk...Oh, that's too bad! And after all the work Jaywalkers take! My Jaywalkers have faded too - let's blame the pattern! Then again, I machine wash my socks in regular laundry detergent, so I suppose it's a wonder they're still around at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com