Muddying the Soaking Water

I finished the socks from my Black Cat kit early in October, but didn't actually wear them until this weekend.  The yarn left dark dye stains on my hands when I knit them, so I knew I wanted to give them a good soak before they spent hours turning my feet black.  I took some photos of the soaking progress to compare the pre-soak water with whatever dye might wash out:

Soak water with Kookaburra wash and vinegar added

Spook socks soaking

Water after the socks were removed from their bath

True to the warning that came with the kit, there was a fair amount of dye that washed out. 

The socks themselves are a bit lighter now, too, although I didn't get a photo.  I wore them with black shoes and they definitely looked a bit more brown than black in comparison, although still dark.  But I wore them all evening, and while there might have been a few faint traces left behind my feet looked pretty normal when I took the socks off hours later.

All in all my Spook socks fit well and are soft and comfortable and now that they're safe to wear I'm glad to have them in the hand-knit sock rotation.  Although given their company, maybe it should be referred to as the hand-knit socks arsenal now!  I have a lot of socks and a lot more sock yarn waiting to be knit.  Things could get interesting.