the blue blog archives: bleeding bruyspuns

I can't show you the project I'm designing right now, but look, the yarn turned my Bryspuns red!

posted by alison at 8:54 am | in design workshop

Comments

Omg that's scary!

Posted by: Frarochvia at August 15, 2006 9:16 AM

I had the same thing happen to a set of Brittanys when I was test knitting for someone.

I use these needles now only for cranberry/pink things and they have bled *back* to yarn.

Posted by: trek at August 15, 2006 9:30 AM

Same thing happened to a set of bamboo needles that I was using with Cascade Venezia in navy. Does anyone know how to fix it?

Posted by: Reba at August 15, 2006 9:37 AM

Yum!

Posted by: Rosemary at August 15, 2006 9:58 AM

I had a bunch (5 felted bags worth) of raspberry Cascade 220 turn my Denise tips pink. Fortunately, they haven't bled back onto any yarn, though.

Posted by: Amanda at August 15, 2006 10:40 AM

I just finished a Flower Basket Shawl that dyed my bamboo circs pink. I washed them gently with some Lava soap and most of the dye came out. You might try soaping your hands up with Lava and them rubbing them on the needles. By putting the soap on your hands rather than on the needles, you won't accidentally rub a rough spot onto your needles, but you still get the good clean from the soap.

Posted by: liz at August 15, 2006 11:34 AM

How are your fingers?

Posted by: Miss Scarlett at August 15, 2006 12:14 PM

I had some Lambs Pride turn my Denise set brown once - not as cute as your pink!

Posted by: reluctantMANGO at August 15, 2006 12:47 PM

So....note to self, when the pattern releases, don't use the recommended yarn in red?

Posted by: Cassa at August 15, 2006 1:03 PM

I was almost wondering about purposefully dyeing my bryspuns...

Posted by: Aimee at August 15, 2006 1:07 PM

Let me guess - ArtYarns Supermerino? :) I ended up with pink Clover DPNs.

Posted by: Donna at August 15, 2006 1:39 PM

Hmm, bryspuns are made in NZ? How come I've never seen them for sale here?!

Posted by: Sarah at August 15, 2006 4:50 PM

Yep, ArtYarns I bet.....sigh...something that happens VERY frequently. You'd think at those prices it wouldn't!

Posted by: Tracy at August 15, 2006 8:38 PM

Another secret project? I can't stand the suspense!

Posted by: Mary at August 15, 2006 10:51 PM

Well that's something I haven't seen before. If it turns the needles that color, what does it do to your skin?

Posted by: Dena at August 16, 2006 6:53 AM

Nice color for the needles. Too bad they might bleed back onto diffferent yarn. You could try washing them in a bleach solution.

Posted by: gail at August 16, 2006 11:08 AM

Bryspuns are made in NZ, eh? As a devoted down-under-phile I'll have to get some now. ;)

Posted by: Manda at August 16, 2006 8:54 PM