Leg med farver / Playing with dye

Det var store legedag i går. Johanne, Lidka, Ellen og Rikke kom - medbringende farveløst garn og godt humør (samt kager og et par gaver. Super gæster!) og så fløj timerne ellers af sted. Bordet var trukket helt ud, så der var plads til at farve, og samtlige13 farver jeg har var for en gangs skyld i brug samtidig.

Johanne havde endda været flittig nok til at strikke et kæmpe stykke for at farve og senere trevle op og strikke knæ-strømper. Derudover blev der farvet bundter og nøgler.

It was the big play-day yesterday. Johanne, Lidka, Ellen and Rikke came - bringing colourless yarn and high spirits (also cakes and a few presents. The best of guests!) and the hours flew by. My table was made as big as possible, to give room for dyeing, and all 13 colours that I own were used at the same time for once.

Johanne even took time to knit a giant blanket for dyeing and later to unravel and make knee-high socks. Besides the blanket, many skeins and balls of yarn were dyed.

Vi farvede også i gryde - eller rettere - i 2 gryder.

We also did some pot-dyeing, using 2 pots.

Tørresnoren var smuk som aldrig før!

The clothesline was as pretty as it ever was!

Alle gik hjem glade med fint garn, og så måtte jeg jo lige få brugt de sidste farverester. Det skulle jo nødigt gå til spilde!
Jeg farvede - fra venstre - et bundt ultralækkert Delicious Tweed fra Ellen. Før farvning havde det en mærkelig, lysegrøn farve, hvilket det ikke har mere.... Derefter 100 gram Arwetta.
Som restefarvning måtte 2 bundter beige New Zealandsk lammeuld holde for (sjovt, som farverne bliver anderledes) og 100 gram god, gammel supersoft, der måske skulle blive til Spriteling sjalet?
Endelig farvede jeg to bundter pelsgarn i morges, men de hænger stadig ude og drypper, så dem må I se senere....

Everybody went home happy with pretty wool, and then I had to use the remnants of dye. Wouldn't waste them!
I dyed - from left to right - a skein of ultra-yummy Delicious Tweed from Ellen. Before dyeing it had a weird, light green colour that is definately gone now..... Then 100 grams of Arwetta sock yarn.
For the remnants I dyed 2 skeins of light brown New Zealand lambs wool (funny how it makes the colours a bit different) and 100 grams of the good old supersoft, that I think is just right for the Spriteling shawl?
Finally I dyed 2 skeins of fur-yarn this morning, but they are still dripping outside. But you will see them later.