Dyepot Weekly

[@katiecalloway9556]

This is my yarn! I got it yesterday, now I just have to figure out what to make with it. Thank you, Rebecca!

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Katie, Thank you again for being my Lab Partner for this video!

[@e.s.briggs5147]

I would LOVE to see more dip-dyeing videos! I would be interested to see you explore color theory by dipping analogous colors versus complimentary colors and also how the positioning of deeper versus lighter ends can affect both types of color pairings. Also, I think it would be really cool to see you dip a color like Radioactive or Purple Pop to see if 1) you can still see the fluorescence where the second color overlaid the first one and 2) how those pigments react to dip dyeing in general. Thanks for another great video!

[@CJ-ho1eu]

I love watching you dye yarn. I love the colors of the dye mops as well.

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Thank you so much, CJ!!

[@carolcorcoran9643]

These are beautiful and yes I'd like to see more videos in changing techniques. I've seen you do both of these techniques in previous dip dyeing videos but these are lovely.

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

I dip dye a lot but it was fun to just focus on it. 😍 I want to play around with this more to just do comparisons.

[@natalierake4403]

Really interesting. I really liked the yarn mops this week.

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Thank you!

[@lindabishop-surbeck2575]

I’d love to see a part 2 also. Love getting more ideas to play with!

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Thank you!

[@maeganschaefer8217]

Love to see a part two...seeing these videos makes me want to try dying yarn. Color options fun to see primary colors so when they mix making secondary ones.

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

There are so many choices! It is so fun to mix and play with colors.

[@jkabholat]

Wow the first batch is magnificent

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Thank you!

[@bjchadwick4261]

Very interesting. Love the final results.

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Thank you!

[@jogorse8694]

I just love watching your videos and enjoy your enthusiasm. I'd love to see more ways of dip dyeing too :-)

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Oh thank you!

[@Pnwmommaof3]

Ok I love them all, but the two “yarn mops” are absolutely amazing! Part 2 with subtle colorways would be amazing

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Oooo maybe I'd do a #3 doing some more subtle colrways with dip dyeing. :D

[@harmonywilliams6577]

Those are all beautiful 😍 I also would love to see a part 2 🤞😄

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Thank you! 😊

[@robine916]

I'd love to see a "part 2"! :D

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Yay! Thank you. 😍

[@MsArticcat]

Recently found you and love watching your videos! Very informative and I'm learning so much! I'm gathering supplies to try my hand at yarn dyeing and super excited to be able to crochet with my own hand made yarn!!

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

YAY! I'm so glad you are enjoying my videos! Good luck, it is so much fun!

[@darleneking5244]

I would love to see a part 2

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@theresasatterfield2828]

Love the possibilities!

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Thank you!

[@MOLLIMEDIA]

Love the blue steel. BFL is one of my favorite fibers to dye.

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

It is my favorite to spin, and I love dyeing it! I needsome BFL roving.

[@mmcdo61930]

Love this technique!!!

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Thank you!

[@hitzchicky]

I did the first method on 5 skeins of Wool of the Andes worsted superwash, using Dharma's Blazing orange and it came out SO pretty. Super almost red orange down to a very pale orange, almost yellow. It really is such a beautiful result.

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

OOOOOO!!!!

[@maytesmart]

Yes, let's do more colors, please!!!

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Awesome! I have a plan to do another two colors but then vary the dips to look at a lot of results.

[@shonaguthrie848]

I need to try this with my dye from dive into dyeing!

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Yes yes yes!

[@connectingcolors]

I love your videos! A quick question, my water is listed as a 7.8, which seems very basic...How much more vinegar would you suggest using, as I don't want to buy a test kit just yet?

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Hi Katrina, I don't have a good number off the top of my head. I would classify this as "slightly" basic versus very (7 is neutral and pH is a logarithmic scale. So a pH of 9 is a lot more basic than 8.) I might start with 2-3 tablespoons of vinegar in 8 cups of water and then adjust depending on how fast or slow the colors are striking.

[@AndreaIris86]

The main colorways came out really cool, but I must admit (maybe because I'm not a huge fan of Fire Red) the tonal lavender one is the loveliest yarn ever!

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

The lavender one did come out beautiful! I am not always a red fan, but Something about this combination made me really excited. :D

[@danitshmueli5006]

Super awesome

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Thank you so much 😀

[@jamescallan1290]

Where do you get the squeeze bottles that you put your color stock into. The bottles like you'd take camping?

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

I buy them from dharma. I may have them linked in the description but if I dont let me know and I'll add them.

[@SuzyEH]

I love all 5! On a side note I stumbled across a game on my phone called 'I (heart) Hue'. in it you arrange colors in their hues. When you take a course in color theory and one of the things you learn is how you can change the way a color looks by placing it against other colors. This little game is a great way to see how you can change to look of a color. `It's fun and since I like jigsaw puzzles it's rather addicting. it's available on both iPhone and Android.

[@MollySing]

Could this be extended to the color triangles? So doing 3 primaries and creating layered colors by changing the phase? So your A yarn was 180deg, your B was 90deg and your bonus was 0deg. I can see a cool effect with 3 colors and 120deg steps.

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

You could do this with the primaries for sure. It would be hard to make a LOT of conclusions because when you dip you get a gradient of color and it would be hard to back calculate the proportion. BUT - this exact experiment you proposed is on my list to do for sure!

[@MollySing]

@@ChemKnitsTutorials Mostly for the pretty complex colors, not for anything quantitative.

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

@@MollySing perfect!

[@SprungCrafter]

Love rhis

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Thank you!

[@MissGroves]

I really liked that yarn mop, am wondering if a 1/2 concentration of the blued steel might look nice by itself. Really liked this video, it's so useful seeing things visually and I was surprised that I could see yellow/orange from the fire engine red on the screen at the end, must be in the mix?

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

I think that it was mostly the white balance of the video being off. I don't think I saw much yellow in person. Blued steel is LOVELY and I really want to play with it more.

[@MissGroves]

@@ChemKnitsTutorials ah right, probably my screen then as well

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

@@MissGroves with the new computer I should be able to process correction better. With the old one I didn't try because it couldn't really handle it.

[@MissGroves]

@@ChemKnitsTutorials ooo new toy! Hope you get on okay with it :)

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

@@MissGroves So far so good. She still needs a name (the most important thing clearly.) I also have to transfer files and transition away from my old laptop. I'm very very very excited for this upgrade

[@sarahnichols9639]

I would love a part 2. I am trying to figure out how to do an "Autism" colorway, but the main colors are red/blue/yellow. How would you do this without creating a mud color?

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

I would hand paint the colors on the countertop (and then wrap the yarn up in plastic wrap to microwave.) so I could have a lot of control over the spread. You could use guar gum or a similar thickener to help keep the placement precise.

[@saraa3418]

It occurs to me that you've never broken Wilton's Violet by grabbing a middle section to dip with so that two ends are going in at the same time.

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

I'm not sure if I've *never* done it... I may have with leftovers but I'm honestly not sure, lol.

[@dominiquemichaud7945]

If you suggest a twist, of course I want to see it! ^_^

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Lol!

[@KrissD.]

Hi ???? Can u help this beginner in understanding how exactly to measure and make stock solutions with all dyes even the food coloring dyes and acid dyes? I’m no good with mathematics and understanding all those things and I’m getting the new Dive into dying boxes too . Please help cause I don’t really get all the math behind it. I know measuring out ounces and teaspoons and such like that but all the percentages %% and all and how to figure that stuff out can’t get . And reading ur chart thing in booklet that comes with the dying boxes just goes in one side of head through other side 🥺☹️ Thank you lots 😉

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Hey Kriss, A 1% stock solution is 1 gram of dye in 100 mL of liquid (so 10 g of dye in 1000 mL or 1 L of liquid.) it is just an easy way to start to make some of the math a bit easier. A 1% DOS (Depth of shade) is 1 g of dye per 100 g of yarn. So if you had your 1% stock solution (1 g dye/ 100 mL liquid) then you would need 100 mL of the stock solution to dye 100 g of yarn a 1% DOS. When it comes to food coloring, it is harder since we dont measure food coloring in terms of grams. Check out Dyepot Weekly #117 - I talk about the math a lot there in that video.

[@KrissD.]

@@ChemKnitsTutorials Ok thank you. Maybe with this more info my husband can help me figure all this out lol 😂 I’ll check out the one video u mentioned too 😁

[@KrissD.]

@@ChemKnitsTutorials Oh one more thing. In the first box for dive into dying.. the booklet says the yarn was worsted weight yarn but instead we got sock weight yarn and says 300 something yards 100 grams.. do u know if that is 300 something yards per skein in the kit with 2 skeins of this sock weight yarns ? Thank you 😊

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

@@KrissD. it sounds like there was a yarn substitution for the box 1 then. If fingering weight I would assume 300 yards /100 g.

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

So 600 yards total

[@DAYBROK3]

save the lightest and dark red

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

I want to do this demonstration for sure!

[@FlareHeart]

Ooo I love the one where you shifted the pale section to the middle. I love the variance in those.

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Thank you! I dip dye a lot but I'm not sure if I've compared different ways to re-dip side by side before. I want to do this again.

[@valentinaperec64]

Супер!!!!!

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Thank you!