Yesterday I tried out some of my dyes by dyeing a scarf I made a few years ago that I never wore because the color didn't really go with my skin. The scarf is "Dew" from Rowan magazine 26, one of my old favorites (I also made the sweater to match but felted it by mistake!). The scarf was done in Rowan's DK Soft, a yarn that's been discontinued now but it was very nice to work with. Here's the color mine was:

And here it is in the murky dye bath:
And now it looks like this:
I'm happy with the color, even though I didn't measure anything or really have any idea how I wanted it to look. I guess I didn't want it to be a dull gray, and it's not that! The dye kit I have is from Sheep Hollow in Oregon, and it's their new Lanaset dye colors (or they were new when I bought them). Here are the colors in my kit. Each will dye a pound of yarn to that strength, or more if the color isn't as strong.
I'm amazed at the dyeing process, how one can put wool in a pot and bring it almost to the boil and not have it felt. It's fun to watch as the water gradually becomes clear by the uptake of the dye into the fiber.
















