The other day I finished knitting a pair of socks for my husband. I made them out of the yarn I dyed with acorns back in September. I think they turned out really nice. I love the little flecks of white. The acorns gave the yarn such a nice brown coffee with cream color which [...]
Filed under: Acorns, Dyeing, Finished Objects, Knitting on November 18th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I wrote last week about dyeing some yarn with acorns. I was able to finish it this past Saturday. It ended up being a 6 day process. The results were worth it though.
To begin, I had to first crush the acorns and then soak them in water for several days. After that I simmered [...]
Filed under: Acorns, Dyeing, Knitting on September 24th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday my boys, the sweethearts that they can be, were at their friends’ house and they found a bunch of acorns for me. They had remembered that I was on the look out for some to possibly try dyeing yarn with. They had filled they pockets with them and now I have more than enough [...]
Filed under: Acorns, Dyeing, Knitted Toys, Knitting on September 17th, 2007 | No Comments »
