Hand-Dyed Yarn for Knitting and Crochet in a Vibrant Variegated Colorway with Hot Pink Speckles
Hand-dyed yarn brings lively color changes to knitting and crochet projects, adding visual interest as your stitches grow. This variegated colorway combines purples, greens, oranges, yellows and blues, punctuated by hot pink pops and speckles. Bad Sheep Yarn dyes it in small batches, so each skein has its own character.
Match the yarn base to your pattern: the range includes fingering, sport, DK, worsted and bulky weights, plus Suri Lace and mini skeins for testing colors. Fiber blends, yardage and care vary by base. Select Caked (Wound) for yarn that has already been wound, or wind the None configuration before starting your project.
Features
- Small-batch hand dyeing creates individual variation between skeins.
- Multicolor variegation and hot pink speckles add interest to knitted and crocheted fabric.
- Fingering Mini and DK Mini provide 20g skeins for swatching and color testing.
- Sparkle Fingering contains Stellina for a subtle shimmer.
- Suri Alpaca Silk has a lace-weight halo and can be used alone or held with another yarn.
- Every yarn base has None and Caked (Wound) winding configurations.
Specifications
- Colorway: Variegated purples, greens, oranges, yellows and blues with hot pink pops and speckles
- Fingering: 75% superwash merino / 25% nylon; 4ply; 462 yd / 422 m; 100g
- Sparkle Fingering: 75% superwash merino / 20% nylon / 5% Stellina; 2ply; 438 yd / 400 m; 100g
- Mulberry Silk Fingering: 100% Grade A Mulberry Silk; 4ply; 438 yd / 400 m; 100g; non-superwash
- Sport: 100% superwash merino; 3ply; 328 yd / 300 m; 100g
- DK: 75% superwash merino / 25% nylon; 4ply; 245 yd / 224 m; 100g
- Worsted: 100% superwash merino; 4ply; 218 yd / 199 m; 100g
- Bulky: 100% fine superwash merino; 106 yd / 96 m; 100g
- Suri Lace: 74% Suri alpaca / 26% silk; 4ply; 328 yd / 299 m; 50g; non-superwash
- Fingering Mini: 75% superwash merino / 25% nylon; 4ply; 93 yd / 85 m; 20g
- DK Mini: 75% superwash merino / 25% nylon; 4ply; 49 yd / 44 m; 20g
- Winding: None or Caked (Wound), available for each yarn base
- Care: Superwash wool bases: hand wash and lay flat to dry for best results; machine wash cold on delicate if needed, avoiding heat and agitation. Suri alpaca and Mulberry Silk bases: hand wash only; steam block.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which yarn bases are suitable for testing this colorway before a larger project?
Fingering Mini and DK Mini are 20g skeins intended for swatching and testing colors. Fingering Mini contains 93 yards, while DK Mini contains 49 yards; choose the weight that matches your planned project.
Does this yarn need winding before I can knit or crochet?
The None winding configuration needs to be wound into a cake before use. Choose Caked (Wound) if you want the yarn already wound.
Can I machine wash projects made from every yarn base?
Only the superwash wool bases allow a cold delicate machine wash, avoiding heat and agitation. Hand washing and flat drying are preferred for those bases. Suri alpaca and Mulberry Silk bases require hand washing and gentle steam blocking.
Will every skein have exactly the same color placement?
Each hand-dyed skein is unique, so color placement varies. Purchase the yarn needed for your project together, including an extra skein if your pattern or planning calls for one.
Which base adds sparkle, and which creates a soft halo?
Sparkle Fingering adds subtle shimmer through its 5% Stellina content. Suri Lace uses a Suri alpaca and silk blend for a lace-weight halo and can be worked alone or held with another yarn.