Techniques, and working with naturally dyed fiber
With the shawl finished, socks giving me fits, and a bad case of pattern writer’s block, my fingers were itching last week. Itching in a very particular direction. After yesterday’s post, you know it was all completely over when Susan over at Sunflower Designs started her line of Lord of the Rings patterns last year. … More Experimenting in Gradiance
Today’s contribution is from Linda (a.k.a. Mom)! ~Rebecca This sweater for my mom was the biggest project I started and actually finished this year. I began in May, and finished in early December. This was made with 2 strands of Rebecca’s blue Second Chance lace yarn, and 1 strand of Rebecca’s blue and brown sock … More Three Yarns A-Slip-Stitching
These two baby sweaters more or less explain themselves – Elizabeth Zimmerman’s Baby Surprise Jackets, knitted in my very own Second Chance Worsted. (If you’re curious, it took about 300 yards of each color to do both jackets.) They are the medium size, in worsted weight, so they’re rather big for newborn twins. But they … More Two Baby Surprises
Merry Christmas to all! Huzzah and hooray! Today is Christmas which means that by the time you get around to reading this, all the bazillion knitted things I’ve been knitting and not showing you have gone out to their respective recipients, and you get visual proof that I haven’t secretly developed a wool allergy. I … More And a Fuzzy Pair of Fingerless Mitts
I’ve been asked to make it clear who is posting, Rebecca or Mom, so I’ll start by saying: this is Mom (Linda.) It’s well worth the investment to get a second swift if you dye your own yarn…..and it’s quite exciting too! (Or borrow a second one from a close friend….or ask for it as … More Reskeining Surprise
It’s a little odd that I am freakishy happy about that statement. The “turkey” (chicken) is eaten, the leftovers piled high in the fridge, the family gone, the house quiet again, and we had a great time. I will tell you all about our fun tomorrow, as it was great times. I’m so thankful they … More The Wool Is Gone
After having played with the alpaca fleece, I felt ready to do the “big project,” the reason I had spent so many hours learning to dye. While Rebecca likes sports weight yarn, I love worsted weight. So I had bought 5 giant hanks of Valley Yarns Stockbridge, undyed worsted weight yarn, each 250 grams, 545 … More Mom Learns about Variegated Dyeing
Friday was for fleeces, but apparently Saturday was for being sick as a dog. So Sunday was for Sabbath, which leaves Monday for… making up. (Wasn’t that clever? Thanks, I thought that was clever.) I found out last week that I have a week and a half to wash and dye the rest of the … More So then are Tuesdays for Torture?
So, you all know I bought my first fleece this fall and have been bitten by the dyeing bug. It has been great fun playing with this fleece and dyeing it all sorts of colors. This is the sum and total of what I’ve done so far, about 90% of the fleece finished: The materials … More Mom Plays at Dyeing
I promised some black bean dyeing quite a while ago, and do not think I have forgotten! But before you do any dyeing, you have to mordant – and the mordant used for black beans is common enough that it really merits a post of its own (unlike vinegar mordanting, which to my knowledge is … More Dyeing with Black Beans (& Mordanting with Alum)
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