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The more I looked at my new teal socks the more dissatisfied I became. It's OK for socks but what if I had knit a baby sweater out of these two balls? It would have turned out awful. I wouldn't give it away, let alone try to sell it. Therefore, I have sent off a letter of complaint along with a photograph of the socks. I await a reply.

To whom it may concern.

I recently finished knitting a pair of socks with Patons Kroy Socks FX and I am very displeased with how they turned out. I purchased two balls of the same dye lot (210978), at the same store, at the same time.
My first complaint is that they do not appear to be of the same dye lot. There is an oatmeal colour in one sock that is not in the other.
My second complaint is that the order of the coloured bands is reversed. At least, they would be if they were of the same dye lot. At first I thought I had started one sock from the middle and the other from the outside but I always start my balls from the middle as I don't like the balls rolling around as I knit.
This was the first time I have used Patons Kroy Socks FX and I am most reluctent to purchase it again if this is typical of this yarn.
Thank you for your attention.






posted on Jan 28, 2011 1:35 PM ()

Comments:

Not about to knit something but love watching a master knitter at work! Mismatched stripes. How dare they.
comment by tealstar on Jan 30, 2011 12:51 PM ()
Wear them and enjoy. No one will notice unless you point it out.
comment by elderjane on Jan 29, 2011 7:01 AM ()
I'm wearing them today. It's too late. I've already pointed it out.
reply by nittineedles on Jan 29, 2011 12:20 PM ()
One of the features of the sock yarn is that the stripes do not match up, not a good feature. I have only 2pr. of hand knit socks left, and I kept those because they do match. I have even unwound balls of yarn in an effort to match them.
comment by maryc on Jan 28, 2011 10:43 PM ()
I'm by no means a perfectionist (I know because I live with one.) but the dye lot thing really bothers me.
reply by nittineedles on Jan 29, 2011 12:19 PM ()
I'm looking forward to their response.
comment by troutbend on Jan 28, 2011 6:45 PM ()
Me too. I'll post it, if I get one.
reply by nittineedles on Jan 28, 2011 7:54 PM ()
I hadn't thought of this - yes, you do have reason to complain, they have not competed there part of the contract made when you purchased both the yarn and the pattern.
You'll win

comment by augusta on Jan 28, 2011 2:14 PM ()
I didn't purchase the pattern. I found a free one on line. Can you imagine what a hat or a pair of gloves would have looked like, made from these two balls of yarn?
reply by nittineedles on Jan 28, 2011 3:34 PM ()
Nice job with the socks though.......beautiful turning....
I agree with the dye lot issue......not what you pay for.
Glad to meet you ......another knitter...
In Canada....
comment by anurri on Jan 28, 2011 2:11 PM ()
Nice to meet you too and we're so close. I've been waiting for you to post an article to your blog so I can welcome you to mybloggers.
Thank you. It's the first time I've knit socks from the bottom up and I quite enjoyed it.
reply by nittineedles on Jan 28, 2011 3:29 PM ()

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