Fiasko i naturfarvning er tit defineret som det at få en anden farve end den man lige havde tænkt sig. Beige, råhvid, lysegul, ubestemmelig grumset er alle sammen farver, som jeg ikke har gjort noget forsøg på at få, og alligevel har jeg en hel bunke af garnnøgler i de toner. Men faktisk er der […]
Mit store tæppe strikket af test-nøgler er færdigt – jeg er så tilfreds med resultatet!! Her er hele tæppet. Og man kan selvfølgelig ikke se hvor stort det er, men det er ca 96 x 150 cm. Og her set lidt tættere på. Jeg tog masser af billeder af mit mesterværk (som jeg sidder […]
It’s always a good feeling to finish a knitting project, but I feel especially good about this pair of socks because they are a prototype for a pattern, and they turned out just the way I had imagined. The only problem is that I got a little carried away when I was knitting the legs, […]
Remember these jars? They had been fermenting for over a week, and the color of the liquid didn’t change over the last days, so I decided it was time to try them. The front jar contains the pit and peel from 1 avocado and 1 Tsp salt, the other one the same with the addition […]
I want to show you a new design I’m working on! A pair of socks using a thicker sock yarn, which is 350m/100g and 75% wool/25% polyamide. This skein is dyed with fermented avocado pits and a pinch of cochineal: The stitch pattern partially comes from a Japanese stitch library, so this time I’m not […]
My experiments in dyeing with avocado pits were quite successful if I do say so myself (although a couple of skeins needed a little boost of cochineal). But what about the peels? They can also be used for dyeing, and since I remembered reading that they give a slightly different shade, I kept them separate. […]
My recent attempt at dyeing with fermented avocado pits was only partially successful – I got three nice pink-ish test skeins out of it (on the left, dry) but two skeins of sock yarn came out a drab beige (still in the pot, so wet, which makes the color look nicer than it is) So […]
I’ve experimented with this salvage dye in the past, but not with much luck. Now, having tried many more dyestuffs, I’m returning to it. The idea that you can get good color out of something you would have otherwise just thrown out is appealing and worth pursuing, especially in winter, where dyestuffs are scarcer. I’ve […]
