I tied on one…
and then I tied another … and another…
and this is the result:
It is definitely labor intensive, and a skein of this takes two complete dye-wash-rinse-dry-reskein-then-start-over processes.
Not sure how I only got 7 spots. I think if I ever try to do this again, I will do it differently to get 8 or 12 color blips. Mostly this was just a test to see if the concept works. It will be interesting to see how the reskeining mixes things up even more.
Even though I had a resist on there, the colored sections are still wet so it’s outside drying again, so I won’t be able to reskein it until tomorrow. Meanwhile, plenty of other things going on. 😀
I just discovered that the Knitterman’s Fingering I ordered would be arriving today, so tomorrow I’ll get to do the Phydlbitz and the K-man’s fingering, adding to this week’s Blog Reader Specials! Woo-hooo!
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This looks so COOL, Ray!
oh thats so pretty would love to try that out are you selling them,
Gorgeous and fun, Ray! I want some!
Love. It. Very cool.
Could the dark part be over dyed in navy? Would navy cover the other colors completely? Curious minds want to know.
Hi Sallie:
It “could” be done, but depending on the colors beneath it it may or may not be navy. For almost anything but blackety-black, the over-dye color will be altered by the under color. Navy over gold would create a most unfortunate shade of green, for example. Navy over blood red could create a deep midnight eggplant purple. Basically, having a navy overdye it would have to be so dark it might as well be black. Does that help?
Thank you for the info, Ray. It’s interesting how the dye process works.