I've Dyed and I'm Still Here To Tell About It

I have been a busy little bee today. I got my Supersock yarn base in the mail yesterday and got out my dye goods this morning. It's been said that I am a researcher. The same is true when it comes to dyeing yarn. If you are going to do something, don't you just want to do it right? So, I looked to the experts. I read books, I looked on-line, I studied how other yarn in my stash was dyed and then I was off.

I have been collecting these bottles for about a year. People have been saving them for me. They work great for your dye stock because they hold heat well during the initial mixing of dye and hot water.

My dye studio is in my garage. (studio, seriously?) I have an air hockey table on which to dye (it's actually my son's) , a big ol' microwave that I got from my sister, about 7 colors of dye, and a whole lot of other stuff that I've invested in. I dyed three skeins of yarn today and I will show it to you when it's dried and reskeined.

I'm going to get back to knitting. Have a wonderful day!

What's This?

Oops. I accidentally captured a glimpse of the spices on the Lazy Suzan. :)

Sometime last fall, I purchased yarn for the purpose of dyeing. I enjoy the process and get really excited when I see the finished job. I've done some immersion dyeing on top of the stove, but I prefer to wrap the yarn in Saran Wrap and steam it by use of the microwave. I've only been able to do this using either Wiltons icing or Kool-Aid.

I didn't want to go out and spend a lot of money on a microwave just for dyeing. Even the pawn shops were a bit overpriced. One of the young ladies from my church gave me this. It is the cutest little microwave ever. I'm not real sure that it will work. I think that the yarn may be too crowded and cause my colors to muddle. Maybe it will work for small skeins. That leaves me back to my search for an appropriate microwave.

Have a superb weekend.