Yarn #4 – Butterfly Weed
Now we’re cookin’ with gas. This yarn is – you guessed it – Knitpicks Bare, but the fiber content is different. This is 70% wool, 30% silk fingering weight yarn, handdyed with acid dyes using cold pour method. This marks the first steps in exploring creating a Jayne hat colorway.
The shot to the left is the yarn, loose, spread so you can see the long color repeats. I pulled out a bit to show that the dye doesn’t completely saturate. I’ll want to mix a stronger orange if I want it to really pop, but I’m not sure I do want it to really pop.
The colors remind me of butterfly weed flowers. I’m thinking of putting one of these at the corner of the house, assuming it ever stops raining and/or our yard guy ever shows back up.
These are all gorgeous! But Jayne Hat colorway?! Like, just a random colorway, or would you go to all the crazy trouble of measuring out bits? Because. Wow, that would be both insane and amazing.
These are all gorgeous! But Jayne Hat colorway?! Like, just a random colorway, or would you go to all the crazy trouble of measuring out bits? Because. Wow, that would be both insane and amazing.
I like the way that particular fiber mix takes up color! But I’m wondering what the practical use is. I would think socks with that much silk would be kind of uncomfortable. I guess it might make pretty sweaters or whatever but you’d need more than a hank. I have NO IDEA what to do with the weird violet and “olive” hank I dyed last weekend!
I like the way that particular fiber mix takes up color! But I’m wondering what the practical use is. I would think socks with that much silk would be kind of uncomfortable. I guess it might make pretty sweaters or whatever but you’d need more than a hank. I have NO IDEA what to do with the weird violet and “olive” hank I dyed last weekend!