i waited until the 3-month mark ticked over this wednesday just gone...
![solar jar dyeing - 3 months on a solar jar, three months on, stacked with walnut shells and a skerrick of a skein of shilasdair luxury 4 ply, originally in 'fleece cloud' colourway, but now quite a bit darker colour](https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1582/26467771451_af4a2ed59f_b.jpg)
and then got to pulling that sweet skein out to have a look!
i gave it a little rinse where unfortunately it lost a wee bit of colour. it dried outside overnight, thanks to the unseasonably warm autumn weather we've been having.
![dried solar dyed skein dried skein of shilasdair luxury 4 ply, solar dyed with walnut shells. now has a beautiful caramel colour](https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1718/26575562875_c5954ffd2f_b.jpg)
oh the possibilities!
i've got plans for this beauty, involving some fair isle, and the leftover naturally dyed skeins from this hat.
now to find the time to knit it...
2 comments:
I really like this idea, but what patience to wait and wait wand wait some more.
I like the look of the colour you achieved.
I love the result. Such a subtle neutral colour. What dye material did you use?
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