Coloring Mixing Extreme Blue and True Black for 25 Different Shades of Blue (2021 SMSMS Night 2)

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[@itakejelloshots]

That diagonal from lightest blue to darkest navy would be a gorgeous fade 😍

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

I really want to do a diamond focusing on those diagonal gradients as a fade.

[@kbcubed3]

i would love to see a red-blue color mix like this to see a huge range of purples!!

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Ooooo.... I may have to fiddle with the DOS of the red and blue so it wouldn't just be completely red heavy, but this sounds fun!

[@GardnSavvy]

Same!

[@saraa3418]

I think tequila sunrise would be a fun one to try. Rows can be grenadine and columns can be orange juice. Don't forget the cocktail umbrella! Edit: How fun would it be to do a bunch of yarns based off of cocktails!? You could go really literal like the above or you could go really impressionistic like, "This is what martinis make me think of" Martini would be a hand paint of a tonal gray with a small yellow olive section and the smallest stripe of red for the pimento.

[@GiselaT54]

I like how you think Sara! ;)

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

This is a fun idea!

[@angieanderson6082]

I’d love to see ALL the colors! LOL! Your dye projects are so interesting!!

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Oh thank you!

[@Pnwmommaof3]

I loved the column gradient sooooo much!!!!! What a super fun set you created here

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Thanks so much!

[@sherrymichaels7387]

All of those blues are gorgeous!

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Thank you!

[@AndiNewtonian]

Some of those middle skeins look like a comfy pair of perfectly faded blue jeans.

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Oh yes!

[@angelaholmquist9075]

I've been wanting to do a purple/black gradient for a gift I can't find yarn for. Ihave been putting off doing the math. Thanks for this lol They all look awesome!

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

I think it helped that I had a good feel for the blue and black before I started, but I think if you just mixed the dyes for the first or last column and checked on a paper towel that could help you determine if you're on the right track. :D

[@nancyhughes386]

Love this combination so much! I think red and yellow would be a great combo too.

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Totally! Thank you!

[@Rowanstarr]

Blue is my favorite color. So pretty

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

I'm obsessed with this square of color!

[@susandorrington7623]

I love these experiments - I would love to see more of them! It is amazing to me how different the colours are in 'personality' even though the core colours are the same.

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Thank you so much!

[@grandmasherriscrochetcreat1801]

I think purples, reds, or oranges would be a great!

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

I really want to see Red & Black

[@CarrieMtn]

I would love to see more of this type of experiments. Very cool.

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Thank you so mcuh!

[@anhu8528]

This was so much fun to watch! I'd love to see more in the future, maybe opposites or complimentary colors of the color wheel? Thanks so much for another great video.

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Great idea!!

[@rachaelvalletta3225]

I LOVE these types of experiments. I'm of a more scientific mind when it comes to dyeing because I want to be able to do it again. This method is really good for showing the various depths of shade and color combinations.

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

It is such a handy reference for doing something in a reproducible way. Some dyers make swatch cards that they can flip through to see the various hues and recipes. :D

[@sewlivi]

I love when you make these types of videos. It's so interesting. I was just thinking thought, what would happen if you did a triangle with just florescent pink, yellow, and frozen blue (or Jacquard Turquoise)?

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

I haven't done with Dharma yet, but here is a triangle with Dharma hot fuschia, turquoise, and yellow :D kzbin.info/www/bejne/rWXHaIqfhcSLrdk

[@MsArticcat]

Really enjoyed watching and picking out my favorite shade! Can't wait to try and recreate on a full skein 😄👍

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Yay! Thank you!

[@jam4441]

Would love to see a grey included , maybe a triaxial test using Jacquard silver grey 638 and Jacquard jet black 639 and a dark blue maybe? Maybe using wool roving / top?

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

I think it may be easier to use Black even more diluted than to also use gray. (If you see DYepot Weekly 117 Dharma silver gray and True Black cross over at certain DOS.) I do want to try one of these with gray, though.

[@robin_ish]

ooh this is such a cool technique! i really want to try this to make a blanket for my new little nibling coming in november, now i just need to decide on what colours to use! edit: i'm thinking yellow and turquoise at a really low dos could be very cute! (and gender neutral!)

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

And those would blend so nicely! Congratulations!!

[@kbcubed3]

that sounds so cute!

[@lynette.]

Other colours would be interesting these looked like various denims.

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

I really had no idea how well this would work or if I picked the right balance to blend, but I love how it turned out!

[@pixgeekphotography]

Are you using hot boiling water to the cups and solutions? I am just learning and I am just fascinated, thank you so much been watching tons of your videos, it is soo fun to watch you

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

I think boiling water would melt these cups, but I might add boiling water to jars if I was using glass. I did a "cool vat" to let the dye soak into the yarn and then used steam to set the color after the fact. Not all dyes will absorb this well at room temperature, but these ones did. :D

[@pixgeekphotography]

@@ChemKnitsTutorials thank you so much!!!!! I appreciate it! I am learning a lot, This was my first video I have found of yours LOL! I will be going through more you are awesome and so fun!

[@pixgeekphotography]

@@ChemKnitsTutorials the ones I have are the dharma dyes. Lol

[@ArtByKarenEHaley]

I love the color mixing episodes, it inspires me to pick up some paint and mix, just to see what happens. Closed captioning doesn't know what a dye bath is, it thinks you're saying something uh rather embarrassing 🙀

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

EEK! If you can let me know the timestamp then I can try to find it to edit it (I think, I haven't tried editing my CC's before.)

[@Pnwmommaof3]

I’m dyeing that I missed the livestream!!!!

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

I love the dyeing double meaning!

[@auntiebexknits7540]

Would love to see this with different colors!

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

ME Too! I had to stop myself from immediately setting it up with all of the primaries. But this summer when the kids are home, this kind of cool vat type color mixing works great for filming in small bursts. :D

[@frankoverman9543]

So can you tell us what the red and blue toys (?) are on the shelf behind you? (It's driving mye wife crazy! :D )

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

KoolAid FunkoPops! Someone found them and sent them to me since I got my dyeing started with KoolAid. :D I may take them out of the box at some point. I also have a little Star Wars crochet kit behind me, too.

[@RisingPhoenixCreations]

Do you think this method ight work with four colors in the same format?

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

I haven't tried to do this with 4 colors before, but it could be awesome! I might reduce the amount of dye for the darkest colors... but I'm going to play with some numbers now.

[@RisingPhoenixCreations]

@@ChemKnitsTutorials sounds awesome!