They rarely believe me when I say that they can. Dyeing yarn is not hard. Technically, it's very easy - there's only a handful of steps (though dyeing stripes can be tricky until you get the hang of it). And most people realize that - the thing they worry about is playing with the colours.Which ones to choose? How many colours to use? Will yellow go with magenta?
And what I tell most people is that the best yarn happens when you don't think about it too much and just have fun.
Let me prove it to you... way back in March last year, Mom had the monsters for March Break and she let them play in the dye studio.
This one, who was not yet five years old....
That sock blank was unravelled and skeined up as a gift for her mother, Jenn. Rowan called the colourway "Candy Shop".
Well, Jenn joined in on our Mr. Dress-up KAL and turned Candy Shop into a delicious pair of socks.
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Great socks! I still think I'd suck and probably end up with mud. LOL
That is really pretty; I love fraternal socks too.
A great introduction to dyeing is to dye with KoolAid. So easy and fun! Highly recommended, especially with kids.
Most excellent! And the picture is the key to success ....act like a kid and everything will turn out just fine! :-)
Sock blanks are so much fun. That pattern looks awesome in those colors. I also loved having a peek into your studio. That's a crazy lot of dye you've got going on there!
Love the socks!! She done good.
The young ster has skills! I love seeing creativity expressed by young people! Ther's a memory that won't be forgotten! xoDebi
Looks great! And I love Rowan's mad dyer expression.
Personally, I know I *could* dye...what I worry about is dying my clothes, my kitchen, my furniture...
I guess it's best not to be at all fearful of failure and jump right in. The color is delicious, and the socks are so cute! Well done!
They turned out wonderful!
I saw these on ravelry! I loved getting the story on them! I like that mad scientist photo.
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