Alyssa and I spent last Saturday dying the second half of our yarn from Knit Picks and our roving from Stitches, mostly with RIT dye. We used a bit of Kool-Aid on our wool roving and Alyssa dyed her sock yarn with Kool-Aid.
First we have our setup:
Next, let’s look at the roving…
Here we have Alyssa’s wool roving before steaming…..
and when dry.
Here’s Alyssa’s bamboo roving when dry:
Here’s my bamboo roving being dyed and my bamboo roving when dry:
Here’s my wool roving:
Next, let’s look at the yarn…
Here we have Alyssa’s sock yarn, dyed with Kool-Aid.
Here’s Alyssa’s worsted weight yarn:
Here’s my worsted weight yarn, first ready to be steamed, then when dry:
Here’s all our yarn and roving drying in my backyard:
