Dyet Yarns: reuse, recycle, reinvent!

There is new yarn in the store since my last post; some sock yarns and some felting yarns. Gorgeous, bright colors! They are double-dip kettle-dyed, which essentially means they were put through 2 dye baths. All of my new sock yarns so far are named after food. I wonder if I was hungry when I [...]

Tags: alpaca, cashmere, dyeing, hoarding, mistakes, moving, rant, socks, sweater, wool, yarn

I’ve been doing a whole lot of dyeing lately; I am moving on July 4, and I have to get rid of my washing machine and dryer before the move. That means I won’t have them in my new apartment, which doesn’t have a hook-up for them. This will make my dyeing a little more [...]

Tags: cashmere, dyeing, Etsy, moving, recycle, selfish, wool, yarn

One sock down, one to go. I made significant modifications to the pattern, considering the gauge difference between yarn and pattern and the way my foot is shaped. I have pretty small feet, but my ankle and heel are fairly large. I took notes on the pattern changes, so I guess we’ll see if I [...]

Tags: angora, cashmere, Etsy, lace, lessons, pattern, rare yarn, recycle, socks, wool

It’s spring and everything is blooming outside. It’s the perfect time to make some bright spring colors! I’m not a huge fan of pastels, so my colors are pretty bright. I’ve got some gorgeous purple that I’ll be adding soon, too. On the left we have Nuclear Bunny, a colorway of bright greens on a [...]

Tags: angora, blocking, cashmere, dyeing, Etsy, health, injury, KnitPicks, lace, Ravelry, recycle, silk, spring, UFO, wool, yarn

This weekend was very productive! I got in the mood to do some spring colors on Friday night. I overdyed some fluffy lime angora/wool into a variegated mix of spring greens and then divided a batch of lovely white lace weight silk/cashmere blend in half and did two skeins of salmon pink with burgundy flecks [...]

Tags: angora, cashmere, cooking, dyeing, mistakes, silk, spring, wool