Dying Sock Yarn...Not as easy as it looks.

I went to Olds Fibre Week this past weekend and took a two day class in painting yarn.

I came home with samples, experimental mini-skeins and yarn.This is my sock yarn. I dyed Superwash. I dyed a merino,bamboo, nylon blend. I also experimented with a merino seacell blend.

They need to be over-dyed. I like the colours. I don't like the white spots.

But, unlike my normal experiments, I kept notes. I know which colours I used. I also have my samples to refer to. It should be easy to fix the skeins.
Please refrain from laughing until I leave the room.


These were my mini-skeins. I used the same yarns and dyed them with two different types of yarn. The yarns were blends and I now have record of how the dyes work with the yarns.




This is a hemp cotton lace-weight. I did not loose my mind completely and think that this would be a pretty colour. It is not the colour I thought it was going to be. It was supposed to be green. Lime green, but still green. The turquoise washed out and I was left with a colour that is reminiscent of my last round of stomach flu.

It will be over-dyed.

It was a fun weekend and I came home with a whole new appreciation of the talents of dyers. It's not as easy as it looks.

I was looking for a shawl.

I knew where it was. It was on the shelf with the rest of the shawls. But, it was at the back of the shelf and I had to pull numerous other shawls out to find it.



This happens often. Actually, this happens almost every time I decide to wear a shawl. I end up pulling everything out and then I have to put it all back. This pile of shawls also develops as I try to decide which shawl to wear. (It's especially frustrating when I pull them all out and then decide to wear a hoodie instead.)

Now a logical conclusion would be that I have too many shawls. Or at least, that I have enough and should quit knitting them. Sure that makes sense until you look at this.



This yarn started put as a "Mother-of-the-bride" lilac. I hated it.

SpinKnit worked her magic and made it perfect for a wrap named for an Egyptian Queen. It is now destined to become Nefertiti.

In my previous post, I questioned whether I should cast on a new pair of socks. Actually, the question should have been "how many socks would I put on the needles?"


These are Fraggle Squiggle Socks from STR.



These are the Over the Rainbow socks from the Oz Sock Club.

I should be receiving the My Fair Lady kit from Sock Cinema club today.

I expect the Men in the white coats will also be arriving at my door soon.

FINISHED!

At 9:32 last evening, the final sock was done.


There are no socks on needles, on spare stitch holders, or on lengths of yarn. There are no more single socks in my house, waiting for me to knit the mate.

13 pairs of socks - DONE!

The oldest socks that I pulled out of a drawer were started in 2001.


This was the last pair. They are also the newest pair to have been started.
These were the April shipment from the Woolgirl Sock club. The June shipment was being mailed yesterday.

So today I have a choice. I can either continue to work on UFO's and possibly complete some of the many lace projects that are waiting impatiently or I can cast on some new sock yarn. Hmmmm??