I’m an experienced knitter, or maybe I should say that I’ve been knitting for a long time. My grandmother taught me how to knit when I was a kid.
I recently ordered some cotton blend yarn online to make socks for my sister-in-law. Other than it being a bit splitty (yes, Grammarly, it is a real word in the knitting world) it’s been a nice yarn to work with.
Well into the second sock and I discovered something that I should have noticed before I even began.
This shouldn’t have happened.
Can’t see it? Try this one.
Can you see it now?
Two different dye lots. If I had been more observant when I received the yarn and looked closer at the tags, I would have just started the second sock with the other dye lot rather than find out the hard way that they weren’t the same.
What would you do?
(A) Continue as if nothing is wrong? Or
(B) Restart the second sock with the other dye lot because no one will notice the slight change in the color between the two socks?
P.S. My sister is having surgery today. Will you say a little prayer for her safe and speedy recovery? Thanks. ❤️
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I’d unravel and do the second sock in the other dye lot – but I would support a different choice completely! Depends on your own preference, really.
Thinking of your sister, I’m sure she’ll be absolutely fine and hope they treat her like a queen in the hospital.
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Usually they send yarns of the same dye lot! I don’t know if I’d have thought to look, either.
Be well, J.
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Prayers for Jude. I think that makes the socks unique!!
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I agree with Pat. I think it’s cool unique feature for these socks. I’d leave it! 🙂
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Just go with it…….. it is a gorgeous color!
Praying for her!
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Oh my goodness. I would not have caught it either. I would have assumed they were the same dye lot. I don’t think you can tell on the patterned side but it does show on the backside. It would probably drive me nuts so I’d rip back, but that’s just me.
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Oh well…can you really tell by looking?
All went well…
This hospital does treat you like a gueen!
It is owned by drs and they do it.right!
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Well, I can tell. And Gram used to say “if it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing right.”
So glad you are on the mend.
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Thank you all for your prayers!
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No one will see it but you. It will drive you crazy, so make sure you don’t look. Prayers for your sister.
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