1 post tagged “dyeing”

Completed Widdershins, knit in Universal Yarn, Inc.'s Pace on size 2 circular needles, magic loop method. As I was knitting the tops of the socks, I kept trying them on--they would seem long enough, but just another cable repeat...just another cable repeat...just another cable repeat...and then I finally decided they would do.

I took a yarn dyeing class at the Knitters Connection conference last Sunday, taught by the gals from Cider Moon.  It was a lot of fun! The skein on the left is composed of 5 types of protein fibers (wool, mohair, alpaca, silk, rayon) and was handpainted with dyes, then the dye was set in the microwave. The skein on the right (worsted weight superwash wool) was dyed using the bowl method, where you put your yarn in a bowl with water etc, pour in dyes then smoosh them around (with gloved hands) and again, the dye was set in the microwave. The colors on that one came out a bit dark, probably because I forgot to add water to my dye concentrate before adding it to the bowl, oops. I'm thinking about knitting a long-ways scarf using the yarn on the left, and perhaps a moebius scarf with the yarn on the right