Bread baking, sewing masks, solving puzzles….and, of course, tie-dyeing. If you didn’t partake in one of these four quarantine hobbies, were you even in a pandemic? All jokes aside, folks spent a whopping 31,266 hours learning how to tie-dye. That’s 1302 days—or 3.56 years.

Light blues and pinks were at the top of our list this year, which is out of the ordinary for our team here at Rit Dye. Our top colors are typically darker like wine, black and navy blues—but the people have spoken and the future is looking bright.

Finding white cotton blanks this year was almost impossible thanks to the WFH uniform: the tie-dye sweatsuit. Folks turned to our DyeMore for Synthetics to dye their poly-blend sweats—which explains the higher than average volume of bright colors like Super Pink, Kentucky Sky and Apricot Orange.

These Color Formulas beat over 1000+ shades to make it on this list. Although our top All-Purpose Liquid Dyes were more colorful this year, our color formulas leaned more into fall hues like Burnt Orange and Pumpkin Spirits (perfect for cozy knits).

Meet Mr and Mrs Kim, a charismatic duo who has stolen our hearts this year. First-generation immigrants, small business owners, grandparents, avid golfers—and now, influencers? These are just a few titles they’re proud to wear along with this 🔥 tie-dye outfit.