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I kettle dyed 1.5lbs of merino roving, which is very soft but still easy to spin into yarn.
My pan was big enough to hold about 4oz of wool, so I ended up doing it in six batches. I measured out the dye and water to keep the colors consistent, but I varied the way I applied it to keep things unique and interesting.
Next, spinning it into a 3-ply yarn.
I am really good at coming up with catchy poetic names for my color palettes.
Maybe I ought to change it to ‘tangerine cream’ or ‘copper twist’ for more curb appeal, but I set out to make orange yarn, and by God I made orange yarn.
ORANGE.
One of my babies really loves the color orange.
I dyed some merino wool roving, to spin into yarn, to knit into a winter hat for her.
My phone kept automatically changing the color balance while I was taking pictures, which I found to be thoroughly amusing and decided to run with it.
Guess which one is the most accurate? 😀
Anywho, this yarn is going to be a new pair of mittens for yours truly.
Sandalwood Merino Wool Roving from Busy Bee Fibers
I definitely spin yarn like a beginner, but the fun thing is that it doesn’t matter. Seriously. Once it’s knitted/crocheted, you can barely tell that there were any inconsistencies.
Normally I don’t go for earth tones, but that roving was too scrumptiously beautiful to resist. I don’t know what it is, but that combination of colors just tickles me.
Now I need to figure out what to make with it…
You’re a hard core loser if you don’t own at least a dozen of these bad boys.
Also, I’m kind of addicted to spinning yarn. I made the green meself (I bought the cream online a couple years ago for some project or other i dont remember).
The pattern can be found here.
Also, because I know that you’re dying of curiosity, I finished making this out of the pink and yellow roving:
By Autumn Rain 