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Dyeing is fun!
Filed Under (Dyeing, Knitting, Socks) by jennyk on 16-11-2006

I decided to try some long-repeat dyeing for socks for a friend, and here it is ….

long-repeat

Bright, isn’t it?   Not my colours but I hope she will like it.

In case someone is curious as to how I did it, I wound the yarn into a long skein on my warping board (5 yard path, so 10 yard repeat), then dip dyed it.  Here is a picture of it in the first colour bath …

Long repeat dyeing

So, how did the stripes work out?   Well, like this …

Stripes

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Opal on 17 November, 2006 at 3:09 am #

Fantastic colours! I think this dyeing repeat came out really well.


Jessica on 15 December, 2006 at 11:31 am #

I love my yarn…can’t wait to try knitting with it! Will have to wait until I’m done with another project though! :)