Well, in the spirit of Summer knitting, FOs, and making things that I really LOVE (instead of doing a bunch of stuff because I HAVE to) I overdyed my Clapotis.
What does that have to do with Summer knitting? It’s a silk – blend yarn, and perfect to take to the movies or wherever the A/C might be blasting this summer!
What does that have to do with FOs? It’s something that is currently an FO, and will be even MORE F once I get it to a color that I can actually wear.
What does that have to do with making things that I really LOVE (instead of doing a bunch of stuff because I HAVE to?) I’ve been fighting this burnout, trying to rid myself of toxic people, situations that make me feel uncomfortable, tasks that I don’t enjoy or that are just not fulfilling…and somehow turning this scarf that took SOoooooOOOooo long to knit into something that I will actually use and love is a part of that.
It started out as a pretty Salmon color. I love this color. But I don’t like it next to my face. It’s just one of those colors that looks great on the mannequin, but not next to my skin. It’s a little too pink and not orange enough for my hair color. I would see it and think that I *should* like it…I *should* wear it. But I don’t. I don’t wear this color.
In this picture, I’ve folded it in half lengthwise, rolled it up, and put it in a bowl. I poured Rust Orange dye in the center, and Jet Black around the edges.
When I took it out of the dye bath, I could tell that (because this is a blend and I used a dye for cotton…so the silk will dye well but the wool won’t) it was going to be much lighter than a pure black. It’s risky, just pouring on dye and hoping that I like it in the end…but what the heck.
After the dye bath, it went into the protective mesh undie-washing bag and into the washer with a couple squirts of Soak Wash.
Here it is fresh out of the washer and off the clothesline (I use the gentlest cycle, cold water wash and rinse, with a fast spin. Spinning it really helps to get the extra water out so that it drys fast on the line.)
(I’m not sure what’s going on with my camera today…Mazie prints on the lens? It’s acting very Moonlighting.)
The Soak did a great job of washing out all the dye and mordant…and it smells great!
Because Jacqueline (the owner of the Soak company) is so generous, if you decide to order soak ANY TIME FOR THE NEXT MONTH, enter the discount code Soak09 and you’ll save 15%.
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