December 3, 2007...1:06 pm
feeling blue
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Remember that Claudia’s handpaint that I bought at Stash in Berkeley over Thanksgiving? Well, I tried to knit a sock with it over the weekend while I was at the conference and learned a few things.
1) It self-stripes.
2) Self-striping yarn does not look great in a vertical eyelet rib pattern. I’d been using a free pattern from the Loopy Ewe.
2) The dye wasn’t set. I had blue tipped fingers (either from the brown or the blue I couldn’t tell) and a blue line where the yarn was wrapped around my right index finger.
So, I’d appreciate any tips on setting the dye before I go any further. It’s quite pretty yarn and I really would like to use it some day.
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December 3, 2007 at 4:57 pm
Yeah, a warm bath in vinegar should do it. If it is superwash, you could stick it in the microwave in a bit of vinegar and a lot of water (in a non-food bowl) and not worry about it felting…. If the colors are really dark already, there might just be too much dye. but try the vinegar first fo sho.
December 3, 2007 at 5:03 pm
You could try some lukewarm water & a little vinegar, perhaps?
‘S lovely stuff!
December 3, 2007 at 10:27 pm
3rd on the vinegar. This will usually do it. Then, find a sock pattern that can break up the striping or something? Crusoe maybe? Good luck!
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