The Dyer's Notebook - Episode 19

Episode 19 - Dye Space





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Shownotes:

Week in Review

Anniversary

Announcements

Lollipop Yarn - get interview questions in now!

Knitting

Red Barn Hat – Done!

Jose’s Sweater

Lowry Pullover

Spinning

Baby Southdown from MyLittleSheep – first bobbin done

Dyeing

 Where I dye

Ask A Dyer

Nellmight - In one of your podcasts you briefly mentioned colour breaking. I have read a little bit about it, mainly concerning food dyes - especially black food dye, and the results i’ve seen were pretty muddy. So my questions: is colour breaking common/problematic in acid dyeing also? In your dyeing, do you ‘break’ colours on purpose? If you don’t like the colour breaking, are there things you can do to prevent dyes from breaking?
Thanks!

Amber-gabrielle - What would you say is the most halfass lazy approach to dying possible? Strictly for hobby and not for anything pro looking… more just to mess around without being worried about acheiving any specific type of results or making mistakes! :O
love,
amber

Shop Update

DFW Fiber Fest – April 5 - 7

Final Fantasy VII Club

Update on January 29 at 1 pm CST.

FO: Honey Cowl

If you watch my podcast, you've already seen this finished, but I finally took some photos yesterday very quickly before leaving to see my mom, so she could give this to my sister.

My sister wanted me to knit her something out of my yarn, so I dyed up some of my Gynx DK (before I knew it was being discontinued) in the Yuna colorway. I knit the larger size of the Honey Cowl using 2 skeins so that it can either be wrapped twice and be extra cozy(shown above) or worn draped over the neck.

Specs:
Pattern: Honey Cowl by madelinetosh (free!)
Yarn: Gynx DK (discontinued) in "Yuna"
Needles: Size US 8
Ravelry Project Page

The Dyer's Notebook - Episode 18

Episode 18 - Sad Sock




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Shownotes:

Week in Review

Sad Sock

Knitting

Honey Cowl – Done!

Jose’s Sweater

Lowry Pullover

Red Barn Hat

Spinning

Gnomespun Manx Loaghtan – Sand to Sea – done!

Baby Southdown from MyLittleSheep

Stash Enhancement

Another Crafty Girl Merino Sock in Charmander

Dyeing

What I’ve been dyeing this week – Grape, golden color, Tenshi

Ask A Dyer

None

Shop Update

DFW Fiber Fest – April 5 - 7

Final Fantasy VII Club

Update on January 22 at 1 pm CST.

Giveaway

I’m having a giveaway now that I’ve reached 100 members in the Ravelry group! I will be giving away one skein of organic merino of the winner's choice.. You may enter by leaving a comment in the designated thread following the directions given in the podcast by Sunday, January 27. You must be a member of the Ravelry group to enter.

The Dyer's Notebook - Episode 17

Episode 17 - Now in HD!

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Shownotes:

Week in Review

New Camera

Knitting

V-Yoke Cardigan – Done!

Honey Cowl

Jose’s Sweater

Lowry Pullover

Spinning

Gnomespun Manx Loaghtan – Sand to Sea

Stash Enhancement

Koigu

MyLittleSheep Southdown

Color book

Swap Package

Dyeing

What I’ve been dyeing this week – Rinoa

Business Goals for 2013:

Bookkeeping – Outright

No more fear of rejection

Website

Ask A Dyer

Debcquilts – “I want to play with dye in squirt bottles to apply color to my yarn. So, I’ve got the yarn spread out on plastic wrap and apply color. If I’m using acid dyes, what are my options for heat setting this? If I follow strictly the edict to not use food stuffs and dye stuffs together, does that include the microwave? Or can I put this skein in a hot bath, given I’ve introduced acid somewhere? I’m just asking about the heat source here. And, of course, colorfastness in the process. If I’ve got a skein of orange on one side and blue on the other with white in between, I don’t want mud if I put it in its heat bath, but I do need to set the color?
Thx!”

Shop Update

DFW Fiber Fest – April 5 - 7

Final Fantasy VII Club - Signups start February 1st.

Update on January 8 at 1 pm CST.

Giveaway

I’m having a giveaway now that I’ve reached 100 members in the Ravelry group! I will be giving away one skein of organic merino (Gynx Sock, Gynx DK, Gynx Aran). You may enter by leaving a comment in the designated thread following the directions given in the podcast. You must be a member of the Ravelry group to enter.

FO: V-Yoke Cardigan

I can't believe I forgot to post this cardigan! I finished the knitting a week ago, but I finally took some pictures on Friday, and then immediately gave the cardigan to my mom. It fits and she seemed to like it, so it was a success!

Bare with me... I took a lot of photos!

 

Specs:

Pattern: V-Yoke Cardigan by Amy Christoffers (Interweave Knits Spring 2011)
Yarn: Hempathy
Needles: US 4
Ravelry Project Page

The Dyer's Notebook - Episode 16

Episode 16 - So Many Questions

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Shownotes

Week in Review

Christmas, Christmas sale, New Year’s

Knitting

V-Yoke Cardigan – blocking, needs buttons

Honey Cowl

Spinning

Gnomespun Manx Loaghtan – Sand to Sea

Stash Enhancement

MadTosh Sale – Pashmina, ShiBui Linen

Signature needles

Dyeing

What I’ve been dyeing this week – Orochimaru, Green, bright green

Ask A Dyer

Debcquilts - What steps need to be taken to ensure colorfastness? I’ve had some very bad experiences with hand dyed yarns I’ve bought that bled and ruined my projects. I can always overdye these, so when I say ruin it’s with an eye towards doing something to fix it. But it is ruined when I intend it to be a certain colorway and it ends up needing to be quite another.
When I dye my own, I’d like to ensure this doesn’t happen, or when I use other’s hand dyed, is there something I can do to either set the dye further (vinegar?) or release the dye molecules (synthropol)? BEFORE I use it or spend hours or months knitting something?

TheDrollEclectic - Do you have any thoughts about whether I should overdye the yarn before knitting or overdye the finished garment? I have a sweater-quantity of Patons Classic Merino in Bottle Green (#00220). I thought giving it a dip in some black would give it some depth of color and be more appealing.
Overdyeing the yarn could lead to some pooling while knitting if the darker or lighter areas stack up, but dyeing the garment would probably lead to larger areas of pooling. I’m sure it is a matter of deciding which effect I want. It is a scary thought to dye something AFTER knitting it! I still won’t know exactly how the sweater will look even if I dye before knitting, so I guess there is a bit of a gamble either way.
I will test a sample skein first to make sure the yarn will accept the dye.

Knittygirl - Ugh, how do you re-skein yarn after dyeing self striping. I am using a niddy noddy but I have the feeling I will run into trouble!

Shop Update

Studio Ghibli Club

Final Fantasy VII Club

Update on January 8 at 1 pm CST.

New Year's Sale!

Hello everyone, and happy 2013!

You might have seen me tease this on my social media sites, but I am having a New Year's sale now through the 3rd of January! All organic merino is marked down 15% (even the already marked down discontinued colorways). Everything else is marked down 10% (not including custom orders)!

You can shop the sale in my shop here. No coupon code needed.