We know that if we want to get a solid or semi-solid when dyeing yarn, we need a large enough dye bath for the yarn to move around. We need the strands to all have equal access to the dye. But what happens if we don’t give the yarn any… Continue reading
Did you know it’s hard to dye yarn gray with food coloring? Like, really hard? See, there’s no true black food coloring. It’s made up of other food coloring dyes. Typically you end up with a really dark purple. Or a purple-leaning “black”. Or the colors break and you get… Continue reading
I’m getting ready to start a new knitting project, and I have no idea what I’m doing. No, really. I’m taking part in the Through The Loops Mystery Shawl Knit-a-Long. So, I know it’s a shawl. A half-pi shawl, whatever that means. And I know what colors it will be,… Continue reading