To Dye For

So I tried my hand at dyeing yarn today (instead of studying for my final, like I should be). I'm quite happy with how it turned out! I used Lion Brand Fishermen's Wool in Oak Tweed (I think), food coloring, and this article from Knitty. The first, smaller skein was dyed using the Hot Pour method, and the second, bigger skein was dyed using the Dip-Dye method. I'm much more pleased with the bigger skein than the smaller one, but now we don't have any red food coloring left, including the two bottles I ran out to the store to get today (the little McCormick bottles that come four in a pack-- on the plus side, we have an abundance of green, blue, and yellow now!). 

 

For the small skein, I poured red, blue, and purple food coloring into a simmering pot, along with some vinegar. The colors weren't absorbed as much as I thought they would be, but I still kind of like it. For the big one, it was just red, but lots of it.





Now I need to go get more natural colored yarn, so I can experiment some more. Ooo, I have cream roving in my stash. Hmm... Hand-spun and hand-dyed. That sounds lovely... *wanders off toward the stash*

Happy knitting! And spinning, and dyeing, and (after Christmas), weaving! :)