Scruffy Beggar

Posted byScattered Thinker

You may call me a dirty pig if you wish but… I just washed my Clapotis for the first time (- I didn’t block it after knitting.)  I only mention this because I am totally gobsmacked at the amount of dye that washed out of it.

The yarn was a hand-dyed Aran weight silk. I washed it in a weak solution of Eucalan and cold water, leaving it to soak without agitation.

Every yarn that I have had from that supplier has run colour. This event was the worst, and has reassured me that an earlier decision not to shop there again was the correct one.

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The Scattered Thinker is somewhat past her prime, but not yet in any danger of giving up. In the Inter-world, she is often known as plumbum, or sometimes as ulygan. In the Real Life, she goes by the name of Beth. Beth is a roamer. She lives in a motorhome and has a backup static caravan that serves as a bolthole if needed. Bricks and mortar are very much a thing of the past. Contact Beth if you would like to correspond with paper and pen.