So I have these skeins of bare sock yarn that have been calling to me to be dyed. This is about 300 grams here in 25 gram mini hanks.

And when I got done......
.....they looked like this.ooooooohhhhh.....aaaaahhhhh!

And then I did some big hanks (100 grams each).......

From right to left.... pinky,purply goodness, black with some purple undertones, and pumpkiny golden smooshiness!
In addition I overdyed a skein I dyed last summer adding shades of green and touches of brown to a hank that was originally orange and yellow. I couldn't wait to knit with this and started this sock.

The pattern is Embossed Leaves. (You can see some great examples of this on Ravelry, but be forewarned. I find that Ravelry and can suck hours and hours out of my day looking at all the wonderful knitty stuff.)
By the time I finished this project I was drenched in sweat and my hair closely resembled a frizzy auburn brillo pad.....oooooh sooo attractive - LOL! But I do like the results of my efforts. I want to use the mini skeins to do some striped socks and some stranded colorwork, if I can figure out how to do it. (This is where friends get involved as I make Cathy teach me how to do this.... such nice friends I have!)
So I hope that you are staying cool. I would highly recommend the activities that involve cold frosty beverages and AC cranked up to the Antartic setting!
Happy stitching --
carol fun
Activity for a hot sweltering day - hmmmm - NO! LOL! They are beautiful colors, Carol.
ReplyDeleteA frizzy auburn brillo pad - ROFLOL!
Pretty yarn! I'm staying in and sewing! :0)
ReplyDeleteWonderful colours Carol!
ReplyDeleteNo such hot sweltering temps over here. I thought of you today when I visited a lovely gift shop, they had lots of chicken china cookware..lol.
Have a nice week-end.
I love your dyeing results. I'm particularly fond of the tone on tone or less crazy color variations. The 3 100gram hanks and the greens are my favorite. I need to pull out some of my bare yarn and dyes and play a bit!
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