Focus, my lovelies, on that Optim on the right….from Mandie’s Ewe Give me the Knits. (Love that name). It starts as that.
Some of it gets dyed like this.
Then this
Then this
And ends up (for the moment) like this
What will it become?
I am so enjoying the dyeing process I am in at the moment – coupled with the spinning obsession I have at the moment too.
1. drunken bees, 2. dyed by me, 3. drunken bees, 4. trellis
I have lots of other lovely exciting news to share with you…will do so this week.
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wonderful! Can’t wait to hear what you have to tell us!
I had trouble getting the Optim to to take up the dye even though I soaked it for some time in plain water,it refused to absorb so I had to massage it in with the risk of felting! Pray gives us a hint ,pretty please?
both Drunken Bees and the Trellis are looking fantastic.
The spinning looks like fun too…
Oooh, more news – intriguing!
You are so clever with your dying and spinning. And love the trellis pattern, that looks fab!
The roving is gorgeous! I always wanted to know how it was done…very neat!
How do you find the time? For not only the knitting, but the dyeing and the spinning too??? I must be doing something wrong over here!
I love that you post so many pictures, so we can see the gorgeousness in all its steps and stages.
Loving that Optim… looks so plush and soft. Fab colors too!
wow the Optim dyes nicely. I will have to give that a go. Looks beautiful!
Lovely lovely lovely – how beautiful – lovel the bees!
Goodness, you have been so busy! Lovely dyeing
I bought a 2nd hand microwave for $5 the other day. Now I can do some dyeing too!
That is some beautiful dyeing you have going there! The colours, the spinning! I can’t wait to see how that yarn knits up.
Beautiful dye job!
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Your drunken bees and trellis look wonderful, too
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That is so cool!
I tried, I really tried to like The Drunken Bees, but we just didn’t (Royal) Jel(ly) together. Yours look fabbo though and the dyeing and spinning too, what great pictures!!!
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