The Dye Pot

Coraline

This was an anonymous cream colored (i.e. undyed) wool that I picked up in a bag sale a while back. Most of it was used up in an afghan project but I had three partial balls left - about 162 grams (no idea about yardage). And I also had these cool new dyes to explore, see? Problem is, the extra dyes in the new acquisitions weren't labeled and the best you can tell from looking at the tablets is "kind of pink", "orangish" and "mostly blue" or "sort of green". I took a shot :)

Materials

162 grams, worsted/aran weight, anonymous wool.
Easter egg dye tablets - 6 pink, 1 orange
White vinegar

Method

Standard Crock Pot method.

Colorfast?

Yes

Color name

Coraline

I'm not entirely sure that all the yarn is the same brand and type. A small bit of it seems softer, more loosely spun but there's no way to be sure. It did all dye up nicely, so I guess the idea will be to use up that suspect bit by itself and not try to combine it with the other two balls.





Notes: I know I've babbled often about consistent and even color. Hand dyeing doesn't seem to be the pathway to that - at least not the way I do it :) This yarn is more varied than most with hot pinks, medium roses, almost-tangerines and peaches The shades are subtle enough that looking at the yarn from a couple of feet away, you might not notice. The more closely you examine it though, the more colors you see. It's pretty neat!

Posted by Robbyn on 02/22 at 03:16 PM