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The Kickstarter is over, and I don't currently have any plans to do another one in the future. However, if you're disappointed that you missed out on the Kickstarter and would like to participate in some crowdfunding of Dyepot Weekly videos, check out the ChemKnits Patreon! Patreon is a platform for fans to subscribe to the content creators that they enjoy. You sign up for a monthly subscription and get access to some really cool perks. As rewards, ChemKnits Patrons can select options that include early access to new yarn dyeing videos, behind the scene sneak peeks, Etsy coupons, shout outs in videos, and more. Patrons, your support makes a huge impact on my ability to produce videos with a wide variety of yarn, dyes, and equipment. Thank you so much for your support!
Dyepot Weekly Birthday Special Edition
Normally Dyepot Weekly comes out every Tuesday morning, and Friday mornings sometimes have a bonus episode of Dyepot Weekly or some other bonus kind of dyeing video. DPW's birthday was on a Thursday this year, and I didn't want to shift the schedule around... so I added an EXTRA episode of Dyepot Weekly!
Technically, I added two extra episodes because I bonus "Leave no Dye Behind" episode came out when this one was done. I thought it would be fun to bring Dyepot Weekly full circle and do a version of the very first episode. In DPW #1 I speckled two types of yarn, KnitPicks Stroll Fingering and Wool of the Andes Worsted, with KoolAid powder. (Affiliate Links) In DPW #78 I decided to use these same yarn bases and this time explore dry Jacquard acid dye powder. The results are STUNNING, right?
Have you missed an episode of Dyepot Weekly? Don't worry, there is a whole Dyepot Weekly playlist so you can watch them all!
#ChemKnitsDyeAlong
As part of the Dyepot Weekly birthday celebration, I am launching a #ChemKnitsDyeAlong series! Each month around the 15th, I'll share an inspiration photo on Instagram and Facebook. I invite all of you to dye along with me and share how you were inspired by the photo. You can pick all of the colors in the photo, one small element, or to take the theme of the photo to inspire your palette. Your inspiration can be as literal or loose as you choose, and I cannot wait to hear about it.
Each month I will dye yarn inspired by the photo myself in a livestream. In the livestream recap, I will feature some of your dyeing projects! To be featured, share your photo with the #chemknitsdyealong hashtag on instagram or reply to the dye along photo with your pictures on Facebook. (Please note that the ChemKnits Lab Facebook Group is a closed group, so pictures that you share in there will remain private. If you would like to be featured, please comment on the public photo.)
Is there a deadline? Not really. I might feature some October dye along photos in the November Livestream recap etc. I might firm up some of these details as time goes on, but I am very excited to dye along with you. Therefore, make sure you mention the photo that inspired you!
For the October #ChemKnitsDyeAlong, I selected a photo of a tree that I took myself. I love the way that leaves are changing, and this tree had a STUNNING gradient to it. I dyed my own colorway last night LIVE and I would love to hear what you thought!
YouTube Went Down
On Tuesday Night, YouTube went down. This is something that any YouTube fears, but this was especially unfortunate because I was in the middle of a livestream when it happened! I was dyeing some semi-solid yarn with Dharma Acid dyes to see the relative potency of three different colors. Since the stream was cut off in the middle, I attempted to continue the stream on Facebook.... and the quality was really poor. That stream is still on the ChemKnits Facebook page. When the yarn is dry I'll film a recap and chat about it a bit more.
I am very grateful that so many of you held on to see if the stream would start working again. I also think it was hilarious that the stream kept going even though YouTube wasn't working. I had to cut 8 min or so of me troubleshooting from the end of the stream!
Chanukah Update
This week, I finished dyeing all of the yarn for the 2018 ChemKnits Chanukah Samplers. (Currently sold out.) I thought it was going to be 9 videos, but there will likely be a couple of extra ones. I played around a bit before deciding on what I wanted the limited edition ChemKnits Chanukah colorway to look like, and I think that I ended up with something beautiful. The yarn is all hanging up on my drying rack and I wish I could share some sneak peeks so badly. However, I am committed to #nospoilers, and I will not share any photos of Chanukah yarn until the the video has been released.
Finishing up the Chanukah dyeing means one important thing.... this means that I'm going to have more spoilers again. Hooray! Now I just have to go wind a few hundred miniskeins....
