Dyepot Weekly

[@calcrules]

The thumbnail gave me rich Christmas vibes, and I love it!

[@Eternal_Hope_Q]

I remember your first video and loved your energy right from the start. I just love your process and you have taught me SO much over the years. Thank you so much 😊

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@hannahfaulkner7]

Oh my goodness, I loved this process! I would love to watch more videos like it!

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Thank you so much!

[@Pnwmommaof3]

Sooooo many good things in this video! Color mixing, experimentation, and ohhh so many beautiful colors. The set is just gorgeous.

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Thank you!

[@LindseyLouCats]

I love seeing your process, esp when doing something with such different colors - both in how they behave and in mixing something that feels between them when you look at it. Super helpful in my own dying journey!

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Thank you, Lindsey!

[@loue6563]

Live the colors. Especially the greens. But then moss and olive greens are some of my favorites

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

The greens were SO PRETTY!

[@Krempelliesel]

Thank you for your videos! And thanks to all the mixtures - especially the mix of your creativity with your more technical approach to the dyeprocess. I find this very educational and above all very entertaining! Greetings from Germany!

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

I'm so glad it is helpful! I really enjoy a more technical side sometimes.

[@mackenziegilvey7813]

This set is so Lord of the Rings it's crazy. Completely obsessed with these colors 🤩

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

OMg I see it!

[@sgough4315]

Hi Rebecca. That yarn is glorious. I would love to make a shawl or anything with them. I might have to go digging through my stash to see what I can find. Great job. Stay safe.

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Thank you somuch!

[@tinablair4277]

Wow that's a very involved process. But very beautiful. I plan to order these dye colors. Have a great summer.

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Thank you Tina!!

[@breakmydreams]

These colors are so very pretty 🥰🥰🥰 They remind me of fall 🥰🥰🥰

[@colors4vana293]

these colors are so pretty! earth tones really are amazing especially in the fall and winter

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

I love love how they turned out!

[@Randi19196]

I love seeing your color mixing! I hope you do more of these. Thanks for another great video.

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

I would love to! It was fun to start out with a digital picture to get a sense of what color felt like a good medium between the green and burgundy.

[@lindasyarnbarn5176]

It was fun watching you create a beautiful yarn set. They turned out awesome!!

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Thank you!

[@newmoonjlp]

What an excellent deep dive! I love sampling hex codes as a first stop in figuring out dye formulas. This is a beautiful set

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

I feel like this in combination with Alanna Wilcox's recipes would be on FIRE!

[@davidhensley76]

I'm imagining a fall Fair Isle cardigan made with these colors. The greens!

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

I LOVE LOVE the way the green mixed with a bit of red turned out!

[@bjchadwick4261]

I think you ended up with the best set out of the colors. It’s a great set! Great colorway. And yes, the second set is good too.

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Thank you so much!

[@nancymorgan5505]

Love these “earthy” colors! Great video.

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Thank you!

[@IrinaKh-fx8ch]

Thanks a lot for youre suuper testing! Thats was realy fun and helpful to use in my dyeing process

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

You are so welcome! It is fun to look back and see when I'm clearly nervous about how a colorway is going to work out.

[@MOLLIMEDIA]

Classic color combo… Nice!

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Thank you!

[@CarrieMtn]

I am soooo excited about these more earthtone colors. These would make a lovely Steven West Exploration Station. Well- any Stephen West design!

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Ooo they would! Thank you!

[@carolcorcoran9643]

These were all stunning. You getting so good with color mixing. Also wanted to share what I just learned from tie dye video that blue dawn is a ph neutralizer and can be used in place of sentrapal which is not spelled right but you know what I mean lol.

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

THank you! I feel like I'm getting so much better, although it helps that I played with Cabernet a lot to get a good feel.

[@maeganschaefer8217]

Love this so much… going to try it later this year with my handspun.

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

YAY!

[@peltopeikonpingotukset8049]

Absolutely stunning. ❤ I have to try this aswell...

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Thank you! and you should try it!

[@AndiNewtonian]

Such a lovely set!

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Thank you, Andi!

[@karenz7059]

These are fantastic colours ! I have a question for anyone to answer please. Can dye solutions be stored in repurposed plastic containers such as from juice or flavoured water or would there be residue seeping into the plastic that might react with the dye ?

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Some colors may stain the plastic but it shouldn't damage the bottles or anything like that. (I would just NEVER reuse those bottles for food ever ever)

[@dianeafay6379]

Beautiful colors, l9ve the use of mini first. $$ wise the best

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

It is a great way to get the recipes as close as I can before trying out on full skeins. Even if I did some second guessing on those full skeins, i was still closer than I would have been otherwise.

[@deejcarter2003]

I was wondering now that you know that Cabernet looks different once heated would you do this whole experiment a bit differently?

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

This is a really good question, and honestly I'm not sure. One thing I realized I haven't taken into account when I do color mixing is the ACUTAL weight of yarn. I assume a bare skein is 100 g, or 20 g, or 10 g based on what the mill says. But also I know that these weights can vary up to 10%.... I don't plan to start weighing the yarn, that would be too much. But it does show there is a bit of wiggle room. But this is a complete digression based on your question.

[@lakesidecrafts5011]

Will you be able to dye up some merino singles? I'd love to see a tutorial, every attempt for me has turned out into felting :(

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

I've only done this a couple of times - with KnitPicks Preciosa. There may be only 2 videos with that kzbin.infosearch?query=preciosa but the yarn will start to stick to itself if you look at it cross eyed.

[@ronii1975]

I like the colourway 😊

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Thank you!

[@sarahhorstman8665]

I’m trying to remember where I saw this, but could you try kettle dyeing a skein of bare yarn with just a tiny amount of purple to tone out the yellow like they use purple shampoo to take out the brassy notes in blond hair?

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

I think you could! I've seen a hint of blue make it look more white before. (Of course, for this set I wanted an ivory, so I wasn't thinking of toning.)

[@CheriMurphy]

I might have gone for a DOS in between on the cabernets. It's another option you didn't try, but something to think about.

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

I can see that, too!

[@sidmelucci3675]

Love those Cabernet/Moss blends! If you ever experiment with other techniques-like glazing, dipping, speckling, etc.-you can count on me as an eager viewer. (Like you couldn't anyway! **eyeroll**)

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

LOL! Thank you, Sid!

[@dominiquemichaud7945]

Awesome!

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Thanks!

[@sarahmontgomery9903]

Ooo...these are my colors.

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Yay!

[@sleepydrJ]

Why not do a huge bain Marie with glass jars on stovetop. This way you get results faster and don’t need to consider whether dyes will break or strike unevenly in the cold.

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

If I'm only doing 5 samples, then I can do them in glass jars inside of a pot. Once I get beyond 5 it would take a LOT longer to film and would make the stove unusable for anything else that filming day. That's the big reason. ;)

[@sikkasnarkyppl]

That cabernet ❤❤❤

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Thank you!!

[@dawnjanz]

These are not my favorite colors, but it turned out nice

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

It is a different color palette for me, but I love trying something out of my normal comfort zone. :D The second green (the pale one) I adore so much.