Thanks to all of your support, the first episode of Dyepot Weekly was released on the day the Kickstarter Campaign ended. Dyepot Weekly #1 - Dyeing Speckled Yarn with Dry Kool-Aid is a fun project that I had been saving up just for Dyepot Weekly. I was blown away by all of the support I received to launch this new series of dyeing videos. We hit our goal within the first 24 hours of the campaign and then ended at over 350%! On day 2 of the campaign, I started planning and filming the episodes so I could launch the series as soon as possible.
Before I speckled the yarn, I wanted to create an all over base color. I used some Kool-Aid Bursts squeeze bottles to dye two 100 g skeins of yarn, Bare Stroll Fingering and Bare Wool of the Andes Worsted (KnitPicks Affiliate Links), a pale mint/blue color. I was surprised that the superwash merino /nylon blend took up the color from the cool beverage almost immediately to create a really cool splotchy color. I knew as soon as this happened that I needed to design some superwash versus untreated wool dyeing experiments.
I used a tea strainer to speckle the dry Kool-Aid on top of the damp yarns. I was more heavy handed with the cherry KoolAid on the 100% wool skein, and I feel like I really got my rhythm on the superwash/nylon fingering weight yarn. The specks on the sock yarn are so tiny, it is incredible! I have a suspicion that it is the superwash treatment that is allowing the colors to bind to the yarn so quickly, but this is something that I still need to explore further.
Check out the first episode of Dyepot Weekly to see exactly how I created these stunning yarns!
Thank you for all of the support you have shown me here on the blog over these years. I can't believe that I started this site 9 years ago. I get so much inspiration from all of your comments, questions, and suggestions. Thank you for fanning the flame of creativity that is inside of me. I can't wait to see what we create together next!
