Ibis
This is three balls of sport/DK washable wool, originally cream colored. I used Wilton's Icing dye for the color and while I am happy with the results, I'm finding the icing dye a bit iffy to work with. For one thing, the addition of acid seems to somewhat neutralize red tones and of course if there's no acid, the dye won't adhere to the yarn and you can kiss colorfast goodbye :)
Materials
Approximately 5.4 oz Chabotte sport/DK weight washable wool
3/4 tsp Wilton's icing dye - Pink
1/4 tsp Wilton's icing dye - Orange
Few drops Wilton's Icing Dye - Brown
1/2 c white vinegar
Water
Method
Crock pot
Colorfast?
Yes
Color name
Ibis
This was a standard crock pot dye (see link to crock pot dyeing tutorial on the sidebar) except that after the vinegar was added to the dissolved dyes, the color substantially changed and actually looked quite dark. I decided to go with it anyways and find the result quite pleasing - even if it wasn't quite what I was aiming for.
Notes:
This was a very fast dye taking only about an hour to exhaust. I did note a faint solvent scent from the yarn which I assume came from whatever process was used to render the wool machine washable. I suspect (but can't, of course, know) that this contributed to the rapid uptake of the color. The final product ranges in shade from coral to hot pink with bits of medium pink and beige scattered throughout. No current plans for use.
Disposition
Stash
Colored by Robbyn on 02/11 at 10:47 PM
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