I usually love dyeing.
(Note: that’s dyEing, not dying)
Most mornings I get up, have a cup of tea and then put on a pot of dye. I add fiber or yarn, let it simmer, turn it off, let it cool, rinse it and then hang it out to dry on the porch.
But then the cold, wet weather came.
And the porch wasn’t get the yarn dry fast enough.
And I wanted to get all the Organic Cotton dry for the Learn to Knit Kit.
So I turned to my trusty washing machine.
I’ve done this many times: Spin cycle for 2 minutes, take out the fiber, hang it out. It gets the drippy wetness out and it dries so much faster!
But…I stepped away.
And it got ugly. Agitation-cycle ugly.
Here’s the proof:
(avert your eyes, faint of heart!)
That’s 6 skeins of yarn, not just tangled, but tangled TOGETHER!
I can only write about it now because it’s all untangled and hand-balled into sweet little balls of yarn.
Best yet, I’ve knit with the yarn since the ordeal and I’ve forgiven it utterly. It is so soft, I just couldn’t stay mad.
And after all that, my mom is smitten with the cowl I knit with it and wants one in every color.
Back to the dyepots!
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Oh dear, did you have help with the untangling? My mom, when she's around loves to help me with problems like that. She's so patient. The colors are beautiful!
so happy it turned out ok. someday i will have to try dying.
You mean “dyeing”, right? Not dying!
Tara
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Nope, just me! But that's ok, I detangled to Veronica Mars!
Tara
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I'm just too scared to use my washing machine, I use a salad drier instead – much safer, less stress….=^.^=
Knitting gonnu be big for next decade, I can feel it. I am sitting in Edinburgh and its snowing and all I can think of is wool (sheep too that helps me get to sleep at night). Great blog great idea!!!
Oh meant to say this is great for environment and always best to be natural.
Thanks
Knitting gonnu be big for next decade, I can feel it. I am sitting in Edinburgh and its snowing and all I can think of is wool (sheep too that helps me get to sleep at night). Great blog great idea!!!
Oh meant to say this is great for environment and always best to be natural.
Thanks