Faux-Knit

Tunisian knit stitch in the round.


I'm pretty impressed that it fit.



Everett sure did like it :)

... but not as much as he loves sucking on his hand.

You too can dye (part 4)

You need to wake up super excited because you have a present waiting for you! You should probably also feed the babies.
Rinse, rinse, and rinse some more. Your water needs to run clear. Then, I like to wash and lanolize the wool so it smells good, soft to work with, and ready to use!


Squeeze your yarn and roll it up in towel... you know get it as dry as you can. Hang your pretty yarn to dry. If it's nice put it outside if it's not nice the shower head works.


Once it's dry you can re-skein/ball it up. Enjoy your yarn. Admire your work.

AND finally, take pretty pictures. I'll be selling this yarn here as a guest vendor for August/September.

You too can paint yarn (part 1)

First things first. I'm new to this myself. It's a learning process. This is how it works for me and I'm sure there are better ways. I'm a busy mom, but dyeing wool takes several steps that can be split up during the day.

This first step works best during naptime. So, put the babies down for a nap. If they don't nap - find something they can do for 30 minutes that doesn't require them hanging on you.



Stretch your yarn out. I make a pretty big circle so it's not too thick. I also do 8oz at a time. This step goes much quicker when you don't have a baby at your leg - that's why I suggest nap time.
Once it's all wound you are going to want to figure eight some spots. Trust me - not doing doing this will make a big mess. I usually put it in 4 spots. I hate knots and will do anything to avoid them.
See that green tub? I put a small squirt of blue dish detergent and a cup of vinegar in and fill with warm water. I fill it so that all my yarn will be submerged.
Soak your yarn. Don't forget your trim. I let this sit for a few hours.

Seriously, go about your day.