Here are photos of my latest adventure in the art of yarn. I have been wanting to get started in this arena of fiber for months but was fearful of the results and maybe the waste of money. I purchased some yarn from my favorite hang out and grabbed an arm load of books on color and yarn and came home. Let me tell you I love it. I wanted to make these light green and blue socks for Callee so I combined buttercup for the first dye bath.
First you have to soak the yarn for about 30 minutes to get all the dirt out.
Here is the first batch of Buttercup. This takes about 30 minutes on simmer. Cool it down and put it in the Bluebonnet color way. I ended up with this great color way. I also wanted to make some rich brown sock so I dyed this color up last night. Next adventure will be making a rainbow of colors in one pot. The colors can get very muddy so I will have to practice. It is snowing again this morning so I won't be outside playing around in the sunshine. Lots of time to dye yarn.
2 comments:
Your colors are beautiful!
Thanks Judy, I am excited to learn more about all of this. I hope to find a class soon to assist me.
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