I finally got a picture of my latest dyed roving! Had some issues with my new digital camera and had to go exchange it. Ended up up-grading to next model up from the one I bought. Love it! I've had no problems with it so far. Here is my roving.
The fiber is superwash merino/nylon. I presoaked the fiber in a water/vinegar solution then arranged the fiber in a spiral in the dye pot. Poured and splashed the dye in a random pattern. Set in the oven at 250 for 30 minutes. The colours I used were russet, sky blue and brown. I added a few drops of russet in the blue to change the colour a bit. I really like the effect.
I've started to spin it on my spindle. I Pre-drafted it pretty fine so the singles are more consistent.
The next dye test I'll try will be blue and green I believe. I'll also try to saturated more of the fiber so that there is no white. I think that I'm scared of wasting my dye so I under dye. The effects have been wonderful but I have to get over it on just pour more dye on.
On a different note I have recently joined
Ravelry.com and I took some pictures on some
Fo's that I have knitted in the past. I have a bunch more but have not taken any pictures yet. So for now here are the first two.
The first is a pattern from
Victorian Lace Today. It is called Scarf with the No. 20 edging. The title is actually longer but I shortened it to that. I knitted it with Roving's
hand painted 100%
Polworth wool in Brick. It was my most
complicated project ever but so worth it. I could not memorize the lace pattern even after repeating it 50 times. But I love it.
Here is a close up of the scarf.
The scarf is really wide. It could also be used as a wrap. I feel glamorous when I wear it.
The next project is the
Brea Bag from
Berroco. It's a free pattern on their website. I use this bag all the time. I knitted it with South West Trading Company Bamboo yarn. I doubled up the yarn to get closer to the gauge. I also knitted a strap instead of buying a leather one like the pattern suggests. I lined both the purse and the strap with a red
Asian themed fabric. The button is from AB Originals who makes hand made buttons. Here are some pics.
The lining inside the bag.
Handmade button by AB Originals.