I've always enjoyed experimenting with color combinations when dyeing yarn, trying to create something unique rather than sticking to a single color without blending. However, mixing two or more dyes often didn't give me results I was happy with. So, this week, I decided to make my own mini-skein swatch set using red, blue, and [...]
I've been playing around with a small knitting machine, which basically creates a simple tube (like a sock or sleeve width). My intention was to see what kinds of gradients I could create using different methods. The knitting machine I use is a small plastic crank machine that was only $30 on Amazon (Sentro 22 [...]
I purchased some yarn from KnitPicks a few months back, but when I got it in the mail I was not as happy with the color as I thought I would be. I love purple, but this color seemed to "Easter-egg" purple to me. I got this yarn before I started dyeing yarn myself, and [...]
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