Finished row 9, chart 3 of Iolanthe.
Started a pair of toe up monkey socks in the hand dyed greens
Sunday, August 24, 2014
dyeing experiment
dyeing today, working on getting my proChem dyes to work well on wool.
Soaked 1 skein (100 gms) of SSY in a bit of water with 1 TSP synthrapol and 1 TBL of citric acid
Presoaked for 20 mins, wrung out
applied dye solution, mixed at 1/4 tsp dye to 1 cup of water
used raspberry and purple
squished in plastic wrap, steamed in boiling water for 40 minutes
Am going to rinse once it cools, soaked with 1 tsp ammonia, then 1 tsp citric acid, hardly any excess dye
Soaked 1 skein (100 gms) of SSY in a bit of water with 1 TSP synthrapol and 1 TBL of citric acid
Presoaked for 20 mins, wrung out
applied dye solution, mixed at 1/4 tsp dye to 1 cup of water
used raspberry and purple
squished in plastic wrap, steamed in boiling water for 40 minutes
Am going to rinse once it cools, soaked with 1 tsp ammonia, then 1 tsp citric acid, hardly any excess dye
Thursday, August 7, 2014
Monday, August 4, 2014
Alexandra Shawl
Finished this a few days ago and trying taking a nice picture, it looks lovely on the gargoyle.
Yarn color is fairly accurate.
Yarn color is fairly accurate.
Saturday, August 2, 2014
Yarn for el
Some Sheila sock yarn. Dyed with old procion. Didn't love it in the skein but looks better wound.
Cast on 12, increase to 64. Size 2 needles. Begin Hermione St pattern. Going to try toe-up sweet tomato heel.
And finished the Alexandra shawlette.
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