Can you see it?
Let me get you a little bit closer….there, can you see it now?
I bet you can……..and you would be right. I ran out of yarn for the last 5 or so inches on my beloved Bee.
Now, I will be honest, I thought I was going to be able to squeak by with a 1200 yard skein, even though the pattern calls for 1400 yards, as I know Anne is always generous with her yardage amounts. I almost made it….but alas, almost is not quite enough.
So I fired up the dye pot last week and tossed in a small skein…..argghh…. too dark. Another small skein…..again, too dark. The third skein, I felt pretty good about and it is the one that I used, but as you can see it was not quite close enough.
The good thing ………..I think I can fix this with a mini dye job. Kind of like getting your roots done in the salon :). Of course my DH thinks I am nuts to bother…..but my feeling is, if I worked this hard on something, I don’t want the one little flaw glaring at me when I wear it. I bet you feel the same way too.
Wish me luck with the dyepot tomorrow…..fingers here are crossed!
The Woolen Rabbit 
I can’t see it. All I see is how beautiful it is!
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It is gorgeous but oh, how heartbreaking it must be for you with that color dif. I do see it and it would drive me nuts, too. Good luck with the mini dye job!!
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luck You are so talented, I have faith.
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You’ll know just how to dye it to perfection. I too have faith you will do it.
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It’s still gorg!
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Can you just re-dye the whole thing? I know you’ll make it work somehow.
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Are you going to rip out and try with newly dyed yarn? Yikes! Can’t you just overdye the whole shawl? It’s gorgeous… really gorgeous…lovely color.
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I think it is lovely in spite of itself – but I understand wanting perfection after that long haul! Good luck with those “roots”!:)
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The same thing happened to me with a shawl I am knitting. I bought two balls of the same colour, same dyelot, but I think that the first ball faded in the sunlight as I was knitting it. When I got to the second ball I noticed immediately that it seemed darker, more purple (Dreaming in Color – Classy – Pansy Go Lightly). I thought I was just imagining things and knit up an entire pattern repeat before realizing that I had not been imagining the colour change. I decided to treat the second ball as a different colour entirely and ripped it back to one colour repeat before the end of the first ball. Then I started blending together the two balls, one row of ball 2, 3 rows of ball 1, 2 rows of ball 2, 2 rows of ball 1 etc., so that when ball two took over the change in colour would gradual.
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Good luck with dyeing it, and I think the overall pattern looks stunning with your yarn!
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If anyone can do it, you can!
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I hope you get the color “just right.”
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Kim- It would drive me nuts- but then, it’s a very short drive.
It is beautiful, and your yarn and Anne’s pattern are perfection together.
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It is so pretty… I agree with your husband its pretty hard to see the difference. But if it makes you happy to have it be all the same color then you should go for it.
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Actually, I love the differences shown….it gives me great inspiration and I even thought of a great project! I like the stitch pattern….can you share?
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A little dip-dyeing for just that one spot? What a clever idea. I bet you can pull it off. 😉
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It’s beautiful.
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It sure looks beautiful – in spite of the teensy color difference.Yet, I can completely understand that it might drive you bonkers over time…………
I’d say go for it – you can do it!
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I hear ya – when you work that hard on something, you want it perfect! I have no doubt yours will be nothing less.
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If you look really closely you can see the slight difference, but I think it just adds character. However I know that these things grow like Topsy in our minds and you would always be ultra aware of it. I bet the mini dye will fix it up.
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OK, all fingers and toes are crossed for a successful root job!! It really is beautiful but I do agree with you that you should go for it. You will always see the that spot as if a neon sign was there. I have found it is easier to try to fix it than leave it in those circumstances. So best of luck and we are all rooting for you!!
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oh it’s lovely! my original bee stole was quite stripey . . the yarn varied a lot but it looked great; like the way wheat looks when it blows in the wind. i wouldn’t change it
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All that work and then to run out of the yarn. I’m so sorry. But, your dye job seemed to fix the problem and you have a lovely shawl.
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