The Dye Pot

Rapunzel

Materials

Knitpicks Bare Peruvian Highland Wool, bulky weight. about 200 grams
PAAS dye tablets: 1.5 orange, 1.5 yellow
White vinegar
Water

Method

Crock pot

Colorfast?

Yes

Color name

Rapunzel

Soaked the yarn for about twenty minutes in a bowl of room temperature water and, in a separate container, dissolved the dye in about 3/4 cup of white vinegar. When the yarn was thoroughly wetted, I removed it from the water and added the dye to the bath, stirring to mix. The dye bath was then transferred to the crock pot and the yarn added to the bath. A little more water was added to the bath (so that the yarn would be covered), the crock was covered and the pot set to high.





Notes:

I was going for a pale (but not pastel - not a baby yarn color) gold. For 200 grams of yarn, I would normally use 6 - 8 color tablets, Here, I only used 3 all together and still managed to achieve a brighter color than I was aiming for. Next time I'll try even less dye and maybe add a little (tiny bit) of something else to mute things a bit.






Never the less, the color I did get is gorgeous, not at all eye searing, and exceedingly warm and cheerful :) Interestingly enough, one hank is very slightly lighter than the other. I believe that happened as a result of adding water to the dye bath after the yarn had been placed. The skein at the top of the pot, essentially, was in a less concentrated part of the bath while the skein on the bottom was in a more concentrated region. Something to remember going forward.

Posted by Robbyn on 12/21 at 09:02 AM