Griswold's Damn Fine Automobile - Cuddly 'n Groovin' Sock

You are purchasing a hand-dyed skein of fingering weight/sock yarn.

"Griswold's Damn Fine Automobile" is part of the Groovy Hues Fiber "Hurry Up Summer!" 2024 collection. In the summers on the East Coast, if you didn't come from a family that had the kind of money to do Disney (Err, um... Walley World?!) , you did something like Hershey Park in Pennsylvania and then went to other towns eat some Lebanon Bologna, go the the pretzel factory, ride the railroad, and stare at the Amish people for a few days as if they were some kind of living museum. Although not probable, it was altogether possible that a moose might get punched, or a newly-deceased aunt would get tied to the roof rack. On these trips, you were generally piled into the family station wagon. It always involved varying shades of brown - brown leather seats that took layers off of your skin from the hot sun, or standing up after being fused with it for 4 hours in shorts. Or, brown "wooden" paneling, and usually some brown, paint-chipped rusty spots, too. That's this yarn, only it's far less ugly than its muse, the '79 Family Truckster that Clark was forced to buy from a VERY young Eugene Levy in National Lampoon's Vacation

This colorway will work on its own, but it was designed to coordinate with 2 tonal colors from this collection - Look, MOO COWS!, and Big Bear Chase, Big Bear Chase ME!  All 3 colors would make a GREAT sweater or a fabulous shawl for fall fiber fairs!

It is recommended you purchase the amount needed to finish your project because no two lots will be the same. Kettle-dyed yarn differs greatly from lot to lot.

75% Superwash Merino 25% Nylon

100g   463yd/423m

4-ply, round yarn

PLEASE NOTE:

• Please ask all questions before purchase as returns are not accepted unless the shop has made an error (i.e., shipping the wrong item).
• All yarn is photographed in a light box and adjusted as well as possible for white balance. Not all screens will depict color in the same way, and your screen may vary slightly from what you see in-person. 
• As this is hand-dyed, no two skeins will be exactly alike, and therefore may differ slightly from what you see in photographs. When using multiple skeins for a project, alternate skeins between rows to achieve an overall blended effect.
• Product care: Although this is superwash wool, hand-washing in cold water with baby shampoo or extremely gentle wool wash is always recommended and preferred for extending the life of your project. Do not soak for long periods of time unless garment is unusually soiled. You may see some color release in the first wash. This does not affect the colorfastness of the yarn, nor is it a dyer error. It is recommended when working with different colors for one project, to snip a small amount from each, and wash together to ensure there is no bleeding into one another. Roll finished garment in a clean towel and lay flat to dry. Blocking pins on foam squares is recommended to keep the desired shape.