So I recently did some dyeing. With Kool Aid. Cause I had some yarn from some sweaters I frogged but I didn’t like the colors. First this, which was originally pastel pink (yuck): This is a wool-acrylic blend (50/50 I think) from a cardigan I frogged. I’m still not thrilled with the color, but I [...]
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A Kool Way to Dye
Posted in dyeing, stash, tagged dyeing, stash, wool, yarn on May 26, 2010 | 3 Comments »
FO: Geometric Spirals
Posted in dyeing, knitting, tagged color work, FO, hat, knitting, wool, yarn on December 5, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Take two of this hat pattern! Pattern: My own! Will be up here and on Rav in a couple of days. Cause everyone loves free hat patterns. Yarn: Cascade Eco Wool that I’ve been using for EVERYTHING and also some handdyed reclaimed sweater wool Needles: US 8/5mm dpns and bamboo circ. So it came out [...]
Spinnerific
Posted in dyeing, spinning, tagged dyeing, FO, red, spinning, wool, yarn on August 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I finished another spinning project today: The color is a bit darker than it appears on my (admittedly light) moniter. Sort of a brick red, which is why this colorway is called “In the Clay Pits”. I dyed an ounce of roving with one packet of black cherry and one packet of grape kool aide. [...]
Adventures in Dyeing (and Spinning)
Posted in dyeing, spinning, tagged dyeing, spinning, wool, yarn on July 22, 2009 | 3 Comments »
For my latest spinning adventure, I intended to spin enough to actually make something with. Here’s what I came up with: I estimated the yardage at about 80 at a worsted weight, so enough to make something small, like a hat or a cowl. I say it’s perfect for winter: something to keep me warm [...]
