See, I knew people wouldn't understand. It doesn't count/i> if the yarn's been made into something. It has to be sitting and Waiting For Inspiration To Strike, so it can be made into A Masterpiece instead of a run-of-the-mill Thing.
And I've just cast on the first few stitches of my next pair of socks, I'm that excited. Actually, I may chuck in my C&G embroidery course so I can spend every second knitting instead as the eyeball monsters I made today suck.
Despite the fact that hair and wool are both cellulose, I'm not convinced dyeing with hair dye would work. Wool is much finer and there are lots of weird chemicals in hair dye which are there to deal with oil from the head and the things a modern woman's hair encounters. I think you'd probably get sludgy colours but then I haven't tried it so I could be entirely wrong. The chemicals could also make it feel really dry and crappy.
Funky coloured dyes would probably wash out without the right chemicals to fix them. I'd suggest acid dyes from somewhere like http://www.omegadyes.co.uk/ if you've really got your heart set on it.
Sometimes knitting wool is treated with chemicals so that it repels things you spill on yourself and thus doesn't dye well. Also it's really hard to get bright colours like you can when dying cotton. Cotton, silk and hemp dye up a treat.
Mmmm, I love that Rowan Spray. Sadly the only colour in my local John Lewis sale was a snotty shade of green. Hobby Craft's sale has now ended (although I did snag 3 balls of Big Wool Tuft before Christmas, with ⅓ off), and Jackson's have only reduced their wool by pennies, so it isn't very bargainous. I've bought nothing in the sales so far. :(
Mind you, I do have obe of those underbed storage boxes crammed full of stuff...
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Date: 2007-01-14 08:52 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-01-14 08:59 pm (UTC)See, I knew people wouldn't understand. It doesn't count/i> if the yarn's been made into something. It has to be sitting and Waiting For Inspiration To Strike, so it can be made into A Masterpiece instead of a run-of-the-mill Thing.
FITE!
Date: 2007-01-14 10:02 pm (UTC)Those are yummy colours!
And I've just cast on the first few stitches of my next pair of socks, I'm that excited. Actually, I may chuck in my C&G embroidery course so I can spend every second knitting instead as the eyeball monsters I made today suck.
Re: FITE!
Date: 2007-01-14 10:29 pm (UTC)I have No Idea what to make from the Trinity. Something lacy and pointless, I think, but the shape hasn't made itself known, yet.
Nor do I have Plans for the other bits. If you *particularly* like either one, I'm open to swaps.
Do you think hair dye would colour wool the colour it turns hair, or the colour the gunk is while it's developing?
Re: FITE!
Date: 2007-01-14 10:54 pm (UTC)Funky coloured dyes would probably wash out without the right chemicals to fix them. I'd suggest acid dyes from somewhere like http://www.omegadyes.co.uk/ if you've really got your heart set on it.
Sometimes knitting wool is treated with chemicals so that it repels things you spill on yourself and thus doesn't dye well. Also it's really hard to get bright colours like you can when dying cotton. Cotton, silk and hemp dye up a treat.
Re: FITE!
Date: 2007-01-15 10:05 am (UTC)What *could* I make from it? Other than yet another scarf or hat. There's £30 worth there, so I don't want to waste it.
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Date: 2007-01-14 10:13 pm (UTC)Mind you, I do have obe of those underbed storage boxes crammed full of stuff...
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Date: 2007-01-14 10:30 pm (UTC)The other JL sale stuff was vile, though. I'm glad I didn't get it, even at half price.