Tie-Dye Scarf

The soft brushed wool blend yarn I recently dyed "told" me it needed to become a scarf. It needed to be simple, quick and work well with the tie-dye colors.

By combining double crochet and single crochet, more texture was added without detracting from the yarn.

The yarn was recycled from a very soft white sweater. It took the dye well, but maintained its halo. This softened the overall look of the intense dye colors.

Adding the fringe to this very long scarf, gave it even more of a 1970's feel. I love it! I've written up the pattern and made it available here for free. Enjoy!

Tie-Dye

I did a little experimenting this weekend. I've had a Tie-Dye kit in my craft room for a long time. I'm a bit past my tie-dyed T-shirt days, so it just sat. It was time to put it to good use!

First, I dyed some 2-ply 100% Superwash Merino sock yarn. It took up the dye nicely resulting it rich colors. It should be a fun one to play with.

The second is some brushed wool/nylon blend. This soft yarn was from a recycled sweater and deserves a new life. The blend and the fuzziness make a more muted-effect. Really lovely.

A note on processing: The instructions said to tie-dye, wrap in plastic, and let rest for 4-6 hours. I did this with the yarn. Most of the dye rinsed out of my test skein. I heat-set the above skeins. This resulted in the intense colors shown!