Dyepot Weekly #27 - Dyeing Yarn with My 1 Year Old
1,637 views · Published 23 February 2018 · 19:07 · Indexed 28 October 2026
Channel: ChemKnits Tutorials · 2018 · Howto & Style
The Rowdy ChemKid is home sick from school, so why doesn't he dye some yarn with Mama? Just shy of his second birthday, my 1 YO used some sponge topped bottles to dab food coloring onto some 100% wool worsted weight yarn from KnitPicks http://shrsl.com/r0lw (Affiliate Link) VIDEO CONTENTS [0:00] Introduction to the sponge bottles and the colors for today's video [1:08] R talks about colors [1:48] presoaking the yarn in tap water + 2 overflowing tablespoons of white vinegar [2:58] Mixing the Dyes - ~1 cup of water in each bottle + less than 1/4 tsp Kelly Green and then what remains in an almost empty container of wilton's violet. [5:14] Rydie Dyes Yarn! (VERY lightly edited. You can see it almost in its whole 8 min 39 sec) [13:37] Wrapping up the yarn [14:42] Microwaving the yarn in 2 min increments for 4 min [14:55] washing the yarn [15:58] the finished dry yarn [17:49] R's conclusions For free knitting patterns and dyeing tutorials visit http://www.chemknits.com
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