Comments on: Swatched and set aside http://desiknitter.com/2005/12/swatched-and-set-aside/ Knitting (and now sewing!) keeps an Indian academic sane in the States. Almost. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:46:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Manasi http://desiknitter.com/2005/12/swatched-and-set-aside/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Manasi Mon, 05 Dec 2005 15:13:55 +0000 http://desiknitter.com/?p=12#comment-28 Your lace projects are outrageouly pretty! How long have you been knitting? It would take me years to make something like that... Your lace projects are outrageouly pretty! How long have you been knitting? It would take me years to make something like that…

]]> By: desiknitter http://desiknitter.com/2005/12/swatched-and-set-aside/comment-page-1/#comment-27 desiknitter Sun, 04 Dec 2005 08:48:56 +0000 http://desiknitter.com/?p=12#comment-27 Thanks for the feedback, Alison and Spud. Stockinette it will be for this yarn. Thanks also, Alison, for the detailed reply about the dyeing. I am thinking of doing some dyeing in the near future, and will check out those books then. Thanks for the feedback, Alison and Spud. Stockinette it will be for this yarn. Thanks also, Alison, for the detailed reply about the dyeing. I am thinking of doing some dyeing in the near future, and will check out those books then.

]]> By: spudsayshi http://desiknitter.com/2005/12/swatched-and-set-aside/comment-page-1/#comment-26 spudsayshi Fri, 02 Dec 2005 15:42:55 +0000 http://desiknitter.com/?p=12#comment-26 If I expand the picture I can see it, but, no, it's not very obvious, certainly. It sounds like the yarn would be lovely in stockinette, though, so... If I expand the picture I can see it, but, no, it’s not very obvious, certainly. It sounds like the yarn would be lovely in stockinette, though, so…

]]> By: Alison http://desiknitter.com/2005/12/swatched-and-set-aside/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Alison Fri, 02 Dec 2005 06:48:04 +0000 http://desiknitter.com/?p=12#comment-25 The cable is a bit hard to see, but that's often the case in darker colors, especially if it's not a big cable . You asked on my blog if I was planning to dye the Wool of the Andes. Not this batch, the sweater will be white. I have dyed some roving using Wilton's cake dye though and it was lovely, but the colors break apart, so if you want something solid, you'd be better off with acid dyes (for animal fibers, you need a different type dye for plant fibers like cotton). I do plan on getting some acid dyes soon and playing with them. I'll definitely post once I do. Twisted Sisters Sock Workbook has great info on handpainting roving as well as using different colors in the same pot. And Color in Spinning has a lot of info on solid color dyeing. Both are directed at roving, but the principles can work for yarn as well. Worth checking out at the library if you are interested in dyeing. Hope this helps! The cable is a bit hard to see, but that’s often the case in darker colors, especially if it’s not a big cable .

You asked on my blog if I was planning to dye the Wool of the Andes. Not this batch, the sweater will be white. I have dyed some roving using Wilton’s cake dye though and it was lovely, but the colors break apart, so if you want something solid, you’d be better off with acid dyes (for animal fibers, you need a different type dye for plant fibers like cotton). I do plan on getting some acid dyes soon and playing with them. I’ll definitely post once I do. Twisted Sisters Sock Workbook has great info on handpainting roving as well as using different colors in the same pot. And Color in Spinning has a lot of info on solid color dyeing. Both are directed at roving, but the principles can work for yarn as well. Worth checking out at the library if you are interested in dyeing. Hope this helps!

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