Today I dyed three skeins of LionBrand Cotton-Ease I purchased about a year and a half ago. They were a very, um, vibrant shade of yellow. I purchased some fabric dye many months ago and finally decided to use it. I used the smallest of Josh’s stainless steel pots and set to work. I mixed in the blue dye and stirred the water. It was nice and bold. Good sign. Next I wound the yarn around two chairs* and tied the loops with some acrylic. Then I put it in the pot. It took a few seconds for the yarn to suck it in, but when it did I almost freaked out. It had turned a deep and dark navy blue. Then I squeezed and some of the dye came out. Pheew.

So, I went on. In the end, the first skein came out darker. It was in the longest, so it was to be expected. The other two skeins are a slightly variegated mossy green and are simply gorgeous. The first skein wasn’t bad at all. But it can’t really be used with the other two. The color difference is just too great.

I have three or four more skeins left and I am going to dye them soon. There is still dye left, though I may need to add more powdered dye to it to add a little more intensity. Then again, it might not need it. I’ll post pictures once they are dry and I can wind them.

I have another pound of cotton yarn as well. I don’t know how that will dye though, but I kind of want to do it in a red, orange, and yellow. I need to think it through a little more first.

*Note to self: Don’t walk around the chairs so fast. You literally made yourself sick going too fast.