| 2/27/08 |
Pinotage
1@100g on Baby Ull
Etsy id=9867832
Hand-painted in purple, periwinkle, silver gray, and a spot of pink -- hated it! Overdyed lightly in black. Yarn is very thirsty for dye. Lovely in the end.
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| 2/27/08 |
Tangled Up in Blue
1@100g on Baby Ull
SOLD to Mom ($12)
Underdyed in kettle w/ light silver gray, then hand-painted in emerald, royal/teal, jet black, and gunmetal. Steamed, then added a little black to the emerald and re-painted, and touched up the jet black. |
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| 2/27/08 |
Lake Water
2@100g on Chunky AL
Made for hand-dyed yarn swap on Ravelry
Underdyed in kettle w/ light silver gray plus a tiny bit of royal. Kettle dyed with syringes in emerald/black, royal/teal, and gunmetal. Pulled out and painted the black. Steamed. Retouched and re-steamed. |
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| 2/28/08 |
Summer Pine
1@100g on KnitPicks merino fingering
etsy listing id = 9915369
Emerald and black 5:1, all mixed before adding fiber. Semisolid effect is from letting the yarn sit exposed to air and re-squirting.
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| 2/28/08 |
Daffodil
1@100g on KP merino fingering
etsy id=9915563
20mL sun yellow, plus 20mL yellow w/ squirt of black - all mixed before adding fiber. Semisolid effect from letting yarn sit exposed to air and re-squirting. |
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| 2/28/08 |
Nightswimming
1@100g KP merino fingering
etsy id=9915669
20-40mL turquoise, then painted with black dry. Semi-solid effect from kettle-dyeing and letting sit exposed to air, and resquirting. |
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| 2/28/08 |
Redpop
1@100g on KP merino fingering
SOLD at Vrooman
20mL Crimson in low-water, exhausted, then added more for the top layer. |
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| 2/28/08 |
Confetti
1@100g on KP merino fingering
SOLD to Janice Pea
underdyed pink, then painted with teal, purple, and cherry red. Teal went a little lavender.
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| 3/3/08 |
Robin's Egg
3@100g on KP peruvian worsted
SOLD to Jennifer Studebaker ($15 ea)
Very light teal.
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| 3/3/08 |
Tamarack
2@200g on KP peruvian worsted
etsy id: 10085829
Emerald and black, kettle-dyed. |
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| 3/3/08 |
Concord Fury
1@100g on KP merino fingering
Lots of purples in the kettle, layered. |
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| 3/3/08 |
For the Love of Denim
1@100g on KP merino fingering
Very dark denim, with royal and navy and gray. Layered in the kettle. |
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| 3/3/08 |
River North
1@100g on KP merino fingering
SOLD to mom!
Greens and blues, layered in the kettle. |
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| 3/3/08 |
Jelly Beanz
1@100g on KP merino fingering
SOLD at Needleworks - Tami? |
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| 3/3/08 |
Hickory Bark
1@100g on KP merino fingering |
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| 3/5/08 |
Tulip Time
5@100g on KP peruvian worsted
SOLD to Step!
light purple (8mL), dark purple (20mL), light teal (8mL), light silver grey (8mL), periwinkle (8mL) painted individually, steamed together. Re-painted purples and resteamed. |
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| 3/24/08 |
Deep Water
1@100g on KP merino fingering
Kettle-dyed w/ 8mL turquoise, then 10mL royal/5mL black, then 10mL kelly, then black. |
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| 3/24/08 |
Celery
1@100g on KP merino fingering
Kettle-dyed solid in 5mL kelly plus 4mL silver grey. |
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| 3/24/08 |
Wintergreen
1@100g on KP merino fingering
kettle-dyed semisolid in 8mL emerald, 2mL black to exhaust. Plus 2mL emerald, repeat. |
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| 3/24/08 |
Olive Bar
1@100g on KP merino fingering
This was my first attempt at a loden -- like this best so far.
Kettle-dyed semi-solid recipe: 5mL emerald / 3 mL teal / 15 mL aztec gold, exhaust. Added 10mL aztec / 5mL emerald, exhaust. Not quite fresh enough, but good. |
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| 3/24/08 |
Olive You Too
1@100g on KP merino fingering
SOLD at Needleworks
Loden attempt #2 -- too blue.
Kettle-dyed semi-solid recipe: 10mL kelly / 10mL aztec gold, exhaust. 10mL emerald / 5mL black, exhaust. Note the yellow strikes FAST. |
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| 3/25/08 |
Grape Expectations
1@100g on KP merino fingering
Layered in the kettle
10mL crimson/10mL black/20mL navy in kettle, layered. Added black/purple squirt, exhaust. Added 2mL chestnut, exhaust. Added black, exhaust. |
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| 3/25/08 |
Cinnamon Spice
1@100g KP merino fingering
Kettle mix of crimson & aztec. |
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| 3/25/08 |
Smokestack
1@100g KP merino fingering
SOLD at Needleworks 7/5
3mL periwinkle mixed w/ squirt of black in the kettle |
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| 3/25/08 |
Violet, you're Violet!
1@100g KP merino fingering
SOLD to Matthew? (Needleworks)
10mL cherry / 10mL navy, exhaust. Added 5mL each at end. |
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| 3/25/08 |
Loden 3
1@100g KP merino fingering
Aztec gold, emerald, teal - earlier attempt was 25/10/3, so I tried this at 15/10/5. Emerald strikes way too fast! Added 5 more of aztec to the bottle, and reset. Repeated with 5mL more. Final bottle mix was 25/10/5. Still not quite right.
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| 3/31/08 |
Test batch for Mel: Loden 4
Mixed three formulas, but mainly used the 1:3:6 mixture (emerald/turquoise/aztec). |
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| 4/1/08 |
April Fool's Gold Four Leaf Clover
9@100g KP peruvian worsted
A disaster!! Green struck way too early, and I ran out of aztec gold. It's too dark, and too emerald. |
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| 4/3/08 |
Cherry Chocolate Soda
KP merino fingering?
SOLD to Janice 7/5 at Needleworks
Not well-documented, unfortunately. Pulled from fake-indigo and brick formulas, plus silver grey. |
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| 4/3/08 |
Graffiti
1@100g on KP superwash/nylon
SOLD to Lisa 7/5
Dots of pink/periwinkle, then silver grey, then added teal, crimson, yellow. Color bleeds. |
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| 4/8/08 |
Cherry Blossom
1@100g KP Gloss
One of my favorites ever!!!
Notes say sold to Janice, but they also say SOLD to Brigitte -- I think this is correct. Maybe one of the merino cherry blossoms to Janice?
Used 10mL of my tomato formula (2:1 cherry/aztec VERY dilute) |
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| 4/8/08 |
Spring Grass
1@100g KP Gloss
VERY fun! SOLD to customer at Brigitte's
20mL sun yellow, semisolid in the kettle.
Layered with 10mL royal blue, then a shot of the emerald/black 4:1 mix at the end. |
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| 4/8/08 |
Midwestern Sunset
1@100g KP gloss
SOLD to a customer at Brigitte's
Started with layers of my tomato formula (2:1 cherry/aztec), then 1mL of the sun yellow stock. GORGEOUS! |
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| 4/12/08 |
Sister Mary Ignatius
1@100g on KP merino fingering
10mL sun yellow, plus <1mL crimson, <1mL black - in kettle.
Painted 10mL purple/4mL crimson mix and 5mL pink / 1mL crimson mix. Turned out well, EE says like Catholic school colors! SOLD via Etsy. |
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| 4/15/08 |
Water Fairy
Unknown base -- maybe the peruvian fingering from KP?
Sold to Tami |
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| 4/15/08 |
Pea Shoots
1@50g on Rowan Soft 4-ply
Mostly an olive mix. |
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| 5/1/08 |
Paintbox
1@100g KP merino fingering
2mL turquoise all over. Dipped into 15mL of the chestnut/sky mix. Dipped another part into .5mL crimson. Dipped most into 5mL emerald / 1mL black. |
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| 5/1/08 |
Daiquiri Ice
1@100g on KP merino fingering
Robin's Egg formula |
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| 5/1/08 |
Raspberry Ice
1@100g on KP merino fingering |
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| 5/1/08 |
Lavender Ice
1@100g on KP merino fingering
sky/periwinkle |
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| 5/1/08 |
Daiquiri/Raspberry/Lavender Icebox
1@100g KP merino fingering |
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| 5/30/08 |
Aubergine
1@100g KP superwash dk
Etsy id = 13031305 |
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| 5/30/08 |
Lady of the Lake
1@100g KP superwash dk
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| 5/30/08 |
Preppie on acid / Psycho Preppie
1@100g on KP superwash dk
Sold to someone 7/5
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| 5/30/08 |
Psychedelic bunny
1@100g on KP superwash dk
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| 6/18/08 |
Milkweed Flower
4@100g KP superwash worsted
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| 6/18/08 |
Cotton Candy
4@100g KP superwash worsted
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| 6/22/08 |
Chipotle
5@100g on Ella Rae Classic Print (overdye) |
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| 6/23/08 |
Spring Grass
2@100g on KP superwash worsted
40mL sun yellow / 10mL royal blue. |
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| 6/23/08 |
Summer Grass
1@100g KP merino fingering
Same mixture, but with a touch of yellow laid down first. |
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| 6/23/08 |
Cherry Blossom
1@100g on an unknown base, maybe louet gems fingering.
10mL cherry / 5 mL sun yellow / drops chestnut. |
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| 6/23/08 |
Cherry Blossom
1@100g on KP merino fingering
SOLD at vrooman |
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| 6/23/08 |
Carousel
1@100g on KP merino fingering
underdyed in cherry blossom, then dipped half in royal, 1/3 in kelly. |
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| 6/23/08 |
Black and Blue - kept to demo
2@100g on KP merino fingering
Dipped 1/2 in royal/navy 1:1 mix, the other 1/2 in black, leaving space (lower-right in the picture) |
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| 6/23/08 |
Ash
1@100g KP superwash/nylon fingering
SOLD to someone 7/5
Dipped 1/2 in 1:2 chestnut/sky mix; 1/2 in black. |
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| 6/23/08 |
Sea Smoke
1@100g KP superwash/nylon
SOLD to Matthew 7/5
Dipped 1/2 in pink/purple/peri scraps; 1/2 in black |
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| 6/23/08 |
Peppermint Stick
1@100g KP superwash/nylon fingering
SOLD at Vrooman
Brick Mix (5:3:1 Cherry:aztec:chestnut) |
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| 6/23/08 |
Garden Leek
1@100g KP superwash/nylon fingering
SOLD to Kate!
Spring Grass & black, dipped w/ space. |
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| 6/23/08 |
Black Gold
1@100g on KP superwash/nylon fingering
Black, then navy, then chestnut/sky mix (dipped) |
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| 6/25/08 |
Oilspot
1@100g KP superwash/nylon fingering
SOLD to someone 7/5
Dipped 1/2 in dark grey (jet black; low water immersion with the emerald/sky mix, the emerald/turquoise/sun mix, then overdyed in light grey. |
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| 6/25/08 |
5am Half Moon Bay
1@100g on KP superwash/nylon fingering
dipped 1/2 in dark grey (jet black); low water immersion w/ reds, blues (light) |
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| 6/25/08 |
Baltimore
1@100g on KP superwash/nylon fingering
Dipped 1/2 in dark grey (jet black), 1/2 in navy |
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| 6/25/08 |
Bar Harbor
1@100g on KP superwash/nylon fingering
Dipped 1/2 in dark grey (jet black), 1/2 in navy/royal mix |
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| 6/25/08 |
Rhubarb
1@100g KP superwash/nylon fingering
Dipped 1/2 in black; a little more in chestnut; again in cherry, again in grey, again in sun/royal mix |
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| 6/25/08 |
Cilantro & Lime
1@100g on KP superwash/nylon fingering
Dipped in sun; immersion w/ sun/royal mix
Sold 7/5 |
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| 6/25/08 |
Delphinium
1@100g on KP superwash/nylon fingering
Dipped 1/2 in royal, 1/2 in purple
SOLD 7/5 |
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| 6/25/08 |
Morning Glory
1@100g on KP superwash/nylon
Dipped 1/2 in purple, 1/2 in black, overdyed in royal. |
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| 6/25/08 |
Graffiti
1@100g on KP superwash/nylon fingering
Purple, pink, turquoise, crimson, black, grey |
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| 6/26/08 |
Macaw #1
1@100g on KP superwash/nylon fingering
Dipped in 4 segments: teal, purple+touch of crimson; crimson+cherry+touch of black; sun yellow+chestnut+touch of teal
Macaw #2
1@100g on KP superwash/nylon fingering
SOLD to Kate!
Dipped in 4 segments: teal+ touch emerald/sun mix; purple+touch of cherry; cherry+ drops of black; sun yellow+chestnut+drops of teal |
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| 6/26/08 |
Sharkskin
1@100g on KP superwash/nylon fingering
Dipped 1/2 in deep slate grey (jet black), 1/2 in chestnut/sky mix (1:1) |
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| 6/26/08 |
Aegean #1
1@100g on KP superwash/nylon fingering
SOLD to LJ at Vrooman
Dipped 1/2 in deep brown (chestnut/black + little navy); 1/2 in light teal
Aegean #2
1@100g KP superwash/nylon fingering
Same recipe as above
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| 6/26/08 |
Bamboo
1@100g on KP superwash/nylon fingering
Dipped 1/2 in deep brown, overdyed all in my antique yellow formula (30 mL sun / 4 mL chestnut / 10 drops teal). |
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