The messenger bag is coming along - about to start the strap, and then the lining. So far so good, just no pictures there. But, have no fear, in place of knitty pictures, we bring you yarn p0rn - and handspun yarn p0rn at that!
The goal was a dark red. Kool-Aid doesn’t seem to like silk all that much all on it’s own. Even after an hour and a half of soaking in a really, really hot pot of Black Cherry flavored Kool-Aid and water, the silk just wouldn’t hold the color after rinsing. And I wouldn’t be surprised to see more color run out if I rinsed again. Ugh. Long story short, we ended up with a bright bubble gum pink. My one year old baby girl loves it - but I’m still lusting after a dark red silk yarn. It looks like acid dyes are in order, if the visions in silk are to be realized. Not as if I actually needed a reason to go shopping for fiber supplies!
The good news is, the merino wool takes to Kool-Aid as if there was no tomorrow. Example:
That red (100% merino wool) tie was the color, give or take, that I was aiming for. And no amount of rinsing dulled it. So perhaps Kool-Aid really just loves it’s merino. Or maybe silk needs a vinegar soak first. Either way, I’m still going shopping!
Peace and knitty goodness to you and yours,
Oriri (:
3 Comments
Wow. That color came out completely different from mine. I dyed mine using knitpicks bare yarn, and it took about 10 packages, but I got a bright pink too. Not bubblegum, but similar. Amazing how dark red the merino came out. I love it.
No-one will know what colour you intended that to be unless you tell them. I prefer the colour of the yarn tie too but someone else may well be swooning over the pink. You can always overdye it if it doesn’t grow on you.
That is a very even single there - my first (second, third) wheel spun attempt did not come close to that.
i love that pink color.