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Dip Dyeing Sock Yarn in Red Food Coloring

4,120 views · Published 11 May 2018 · 7:22 · Indexed 29 October 2026

Channel: ChemKnits Tutorials · 2018 · Howto & Style

How much red food coloring do we need to get a fun red gradient?  Let's dip dye 100 g of KnitPicks Stroll fingering weight yarn http://shrsl.com/ulet (Affiliate link) in 60 drops of red food coloring to see what we get.  

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Video Contents:
[0:00] Introduction and setting up the Dyebath (8 cups of water + 60 drops of McCormick's Red food coloring.
[1:16] I presoaked the yarn (75% superwash merino / 25% nylon) for a couple hours in plain tap water and then squeezed most of it out
[1:28] Adding Vinegar (2 T) and then immediately Dip Dyeing the yarn
[3:21] 5 minutes later, removing the yarn from the pot
[4:18] Washing the yarn
[5:07] The finished dry yarn

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Dip Dyeing Sock Yarn in Red Food Coloring

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