Well, of course I couldn’t leave well enough alone :) I had to try it again with the scarf. This time, after I soaked it, I squeezed out every molecule of water I could manage and then rolled it up in a towel and stomped on it! Then I proceeded as I had before. This is what I got:
The left edged is the newly dyed one :)
The idea had been to leave the scarf damp, but not soaked so that the dye solution would have room to move into the yarn. You can see, on the left-hand edge of the scarf there, that the dye did creep up another 3/4s of an inch or so and that band is considerably lighter than the dark band at the very edge. So it did work - just not to the extent that I would have liked :) No matter - it’s all a learning process anyway!
I am getting a bit antsy, waiting for the Secret of the Stole to start and I really don’t want to start anything else that’s going to require diligence and concentration :) The stole will be enough and I do want to focus on that. But the other night, three colors practically came up and knocked me on the head…
I looked at them for a long while. I have about 1200 yards of the violet (Berroco Ultra Alpaca), about 400 yards of the orange and about 200 yards of the red. Why, that would be enough for another entrelac shawl! The emphasis would be on color this time, rather than lace and it would make for nice, easy knitting when focus and concentration are out getting drunk - those reprobates :)
So I started it :) I cast on as soon as I figured out how many stitches I’d need and I got through all 12 of the starting triangles last night. I even got the first block of the next tier done. I tell you, if I hadn’t had to be out this morning, I’d probably have worked on it all night!
I am currently 432nd on Ravelry’s invite list (thanks for the heads up Kathleen!) so I’m thinking I should be in sometime this week!
Looking forward to it too :)
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Oh I love how the scarf came out! It’s gorgeous!
Can’t wait to see you on Ravelry. :-)
Opal - THanks kiddo :)
I’m looking forward to Ravelry too - I can’t wait to see what the hoo-raw is about and, of course, I have friends there which makes it so much more special :)
The scarf is very cool just as it is… I like it a lot!
that scarf looks just great Robbyn! Very balanced! I too am looking forward to the start of the Mystery stole, and have to resist casting on another lace weight project!
Laura - Thank you, that’s very kind :)
Nat - I havent done a knit-along before, so I’m a little nervous. You know, I want to keep up and do a good job. But mostly I just want to get started already!! LOL!
