Dyeing: My sojurn into overdyeing...

...because for some reason I had six skeins of Knitpicks Lace Weight Gossamer in Caribbean. It's lovely, but when I knit it up, the yellow was just so obvious it distressed me. So, I had dye, I was jumping into it.... let's try to change it a bit. Here is the original yarn, 3 skeins. Rather, 1 skein and 2 balls, leaving 3 skeins untouched, you know, in case!




And here is what I did: Heated up the yarn in the crockpot with the water, swished it around (boo, hiss, it's merino and it felted a little bit), then lifted it all out, and thinking that some warm colors would be gorgeous and it being yellow and green/blue, add.... red!

Added 1/2 Tsp Jacquard Scarlet

I let the yarn sit, swished some more (more boo's!), added 1/4 cup vinegar, swished some more. Geesh, I know already. Let it sit for an hour or so, turned the crock off, and let cool down. Rinse in a vinegar wash, and voila:



Very beautiful. And happily, it all pulled apart. I haven't re-wound yet since I have no need for it, but the colors are absolutely stunning. A little shrunken, but still absolutely usable and just lovely. Now I want to use it!

I have so much more to dye, but I must knit and I must sew and I must make jewelry. Will probably return to dyeing in about two weeks. Already excited!