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[@darleneking5244]

Wow oh wow.... absolutely gorgeous

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Thank you!

[@peglamphier4745]

It's hard to believe how green that yarn still is. I thought when it came out of the gunmetal bath the whole ball would be black, but NO.... You know what you're doing and I shall never doubt again. Much. Thanks for the fun.

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Sometimes I know what I'm doing, othertimes things don't behave quite as I expected. ;) But thank you!

[@itakejelloshots]

Omg i JUST did this, but with koolaid - inspired by your egg dye tablet video. I was even going to message you, hahah! I put the koolaid powder in the middle of the cake and got that speckled result all over and not a lot of solid color - not expected! So! I did this! I LOVE my yarn even though its not what i thought it would be. Now this is one of my favorite techniques. Thanks for sharing!

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

This sounds so pretty!

[@sharonking7978]

Beautiful! I think this is my favorite way you dye. Love seeing the middle.

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Thank you so much, Sharon! This is a really fun way to dye that's for sure!

[@bunhelsingslegacy3549]

My first attempt at dyeing yarn was with cakes and the hardest part was getting them to dry! I had them all on a cookie sheet with a towel on it amd each cake aimed so the fan I had on them would catch the centre hole.... I made sure to open the holes in the middles before I dyed so the centre core got some, though I was dyeing something where only 15% of the fibre content was taking up the dye. But it made it far more interesting than the grey it used to be. And I figured out how to hand-wind cakes using a paper towel tube! I love how the gunmetal colour made a starry sky with its resists :) I'm guessing you could get more colour throughout if you were to squish it out a bunch of times during the dye absorption?

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

I let the yarn cakes dry a couple of days and then while a little bit damp I unwind them. You could get more color if you squish the yarn cake... maybe. It depends on how fast the yarn strikes, because the yarn itself is almost a filter as they dye moves through. It is so much fun!

[@knitpurlsquirrelwithgrannydee]

Love how this one turned out! Love these colors together!

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Thank you!

[@starshipcaptain]

Have you ever tried to dye a cake by dyeing the bottom half of it first, then turning it over and dyeing the other half? I imagine some issues may arise with burning the yarn so some fun dye methods may be necessary. I’d be super interested to see how that would come out! I really love the yarn you dyed here too, of course.

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

This has sort of happened with yarn cakes in the past, the top andbottom often look different. I have done this intentionally a long time ago: kzbin.info/www/bejne/anmulHmhjpVgnLc but with commercially wound balls of yarn.

[@davidhensley76]

Have you ever inserted a hair curler or other porous "stent" into the middle of a cake so the dye could penetrate from the inside & outside at the same time?

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

No... and now I'm wondering if I have any of those curlers left.... I'm going to write this down!

[@Justcarol66]

Oh my goodness!! I love how this has turned out. So glad you didn't put this on in an actual cake!! 😁 Happy happy birthday Ells and Flora!

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

LOL! I don't plan on ever putting on in an actual cake ever again. Although I never laughed as hard as I did when filming that April Fool's Video. :D

[@catherinepulis6839]

The colours of the yarn came really nice ⚘⚘⚘

[@jessicaparkko6445]

So I had done this on a hot day and stuck the yarn outside in the sun, it dried pretty fast and used a toilet roll to roll it back again and dyed the other side, turned out pretty good, also if you do a ball next that would be awesome 😍

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

:D kzbin.info/www/bejne/on-mZmyor7OMatk It could be fun to do a cake followed by a hand wound ball though....

[@CinnamonStitches]

Absolutely beautiful!!

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Thank you so much!

[@hannaha1474]

Ooh, you could do a watermelon colorway by doing the green fading into a deep pink/red!

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

That would be SO pretty!

[@suzannefenton1589]

Wonderful colors! It’s spectacular!

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Thank you, Suzanne!

[@cm4107]

Gorgeous colorway!

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Thank you!

[@artwithluna2071]

This turned out gorgeous

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Thank you so much!

[@CreativeMsKitty]

It turned out gorgeous!

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Thank you!

[@attheranch873]

I’d like to see some of your yarn knitted up.

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

I do have a few "dyeing to knit" videos where I show finished projects in the end. Unfortunately I don't have the opportunity to knit with most yarn.

[@bbtrekkie73]

I have crocheted a lovely Phoenix blanket with Peaches n cream white yarn. My daughter was sick and left a popcycle on it and stained 2 sections. This is a large bedspread that covers a king size bed. I saw your videos and love the colors and it has inspired me to try! I would LOVE to try and dye it but have never dyed anything. How would you go about doing this? I love antique looking colors - the ones my gram did with tea I think. Any help would be greatly appreciated

[@noneyadambidness_1]

I have done this process in pink and green. I just hated winding the cake while wet

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

I agree, that part isn't so much fun. I LOVE the spin dryer - it at least makes things damp versus having water flinging everywhere.

[@MrVitness]

It would be amazing if you could show a swatch of the yarn to see the repeats!

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Unfortunately, for a gradient yarn like this I'd have to knit up the entire skein! I'd love to include more swatches, but currently I don't have the capacity to include swatches in ever video. Today's will have a swatch, though! :D

[@amymikelson3060]

That turned out really gorgeous!

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Thank you so much, Amy!

[@breakmydreams]

This was interesting to watch and see. I love the colors of it so much.

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Thank you! I love how it turned out

[@breakmydreams]

@@ChemKnitsTutorials your welcome

[@kathleenmcquade31]

Rebecca, why did you choose the gunmetal colour? I would love to see it done more with a brown!

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

On sponsored videos I pick colors with the sponsors in mind. I agree a brown would be lovely with that green!

[@cathleenwhite5050]

Lovely yarn Rebecca.

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Thank you!

[@vaec58]

Thanks for the hints with the cakes, but I guess you have to wait at least a day to do the second dipping...I don’t have a spinner..

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

I often wait a few days before re-winding.

[@jkabholat]

Pretty green

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Thank you!

[@hightreephoto]

This is stunning!

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Thank you so much!

[@XtopherCB]

oh, you made a seattle seahawks colorway! go hawks! 😉🌊🦅

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

I had no idea! lol.

[@janedaniel7288]

Love this, didn't think I would but it's gorgeous. xxJane

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

I'm glad you liked how it came out!

[@Sandra_strickt]

Absolutely perfect!!! 😍

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Thank you!

[@kathleenmcquade31]

If I could afford to I would sponsor you to do this again but use a brown with the green, but I am on a disability income. Do you ever consider using someone's idea without sponsorship? Your work is lovely Rebecca, and I would love to try doing this myself sometime soon!

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

I keep a running list of viewer suggestions. 😍 A lot of times questions inspire new content.

[@lolaloveslife305]

Lovely, but I would’ve done the blue first 😊

[@austinscraftcorner]

Omg dye yarn in the ball next

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

:D kzbin.info/www/bejne/on-mZmyor7OMatk

[@judyrosy]

Very strange voice inflections