Yarn I Dyed

On Sunday, November 18, String of Purls held a class on dyeing yarn that was led by Jay Rich. I had a great time experimenting with color and with learning the process. In fact, I had such a good time that I've ordered 16 oz of undyed yarn and some dyes to start playing on my own!

Mohair and Silk Trial

I wound both of these bits, then put them together in a small bowl and dyed them with a marigold color of dye. After they had soaked up that color, I sprinkled on a plum color. As you can see, they took the dye differently. Even discounting the airiness of the mohair, if you look at the core thread, the colors aren't as intense as they are with the silk.

The Blues Yarn

Here is a skein I dyed in all shades of blue (except for one part where I thought I was using a dark purple and it turned out to be brown). It turned out nicely. Below is a pair of socks I'm knitting from this color for my niece Marky. It's just 40 sts around (she's 8 years old).

Fire and Ice

On US 2.0 needles, I cast on 56 sts and knit socks (7 sts to the inch). It comes out in stripes of blue/purple and red/orange and it looks cool!

FotM Socks Done!

I finished the Fire on the Mountain socks (finally!) on Saturday evening. While I was in the hospital I finished up the Chapman Springs mittens.

Here's a photo of my knitting on the mittens while in pre-op!