The yarn used in this first picture was Bella Baby Sugar 4ply in a Camel colourway. I love how the colours turned out with this base. Further down I have used white, but I will be going back to using Camel or Grey as a base from now on, unless I specifically want some neon brights.
To make up your dye bases, I used red, yellow and blue for the basics, then pink and black as seperate ones specifically for those 2 colours.
You will need:
Foam (or plastic) coffee/disposable cups.
White vinegar
Hot water
I wound this yarn into 7-8g mini skeins. 6 per 50g ball. I then soaked it in a hot water + vinegar bowl for about an hour while I prepared the colours.
To make the dye pots:
Use 1 cup for each colour base. The first number represents the amount for more muted colours, the 2nd number in parenthesis represents the amount I used for my more saturated colours.
Blue: 1mL (2mL)
Red: 2mL (4mL)
Yellow: 4mL (8mL)
Pink: 2mL (4mL)
Black: 2mL (4mL)
Then fill the cup with water to dilute your colour. These are your prepared base colours to use for the mixing.
To create the above colours: *Note that I use a heavily saturated dye bath that would not have completely exhausted no matter how long I left it. This is a personal preference to create the most saturated colour I could acheive. To avoid this, use the smaller amount stated in the Dye Pots list above, and the smaller amount below in the mixes*
The following mixes use a ratio system. (eg: Green = 2 : 2 yellow : blue). In this instance, use whatever you choose to acheive the saturation you desire. For a lighter colour, use a 5mL gradient (eg: Green = 10mL : 10mL yellow : blue) and top up with water to completely submerge the yarn. For a saturated colour (like mine), use a 10mL gradient. (eg: Green = 20mL : 20mL yellow : blue) then top up with water. You won't need much.
Left to Right.
1st row.
Red Purple - 3 : 1 Red : Blue
Red - 4 Red
Red Orange - 3 : 1 Red : Yellow
Orange - 2 : 2 Red : Yellow
Yellow - 4 Yellow
Black - 4 Black
2nd Row.
Green - 2 : 2 Yellow : Blue
Green Blue - 1 : 3 Yellow : Blue
Blue - 4 Blue
Blue Purple - 3 : 1 Blue : Red
Purple - 2 : 2 Blue : Red
Pink - 4 Pink
3rd Row is just double ups of my favourite colour mixes.
I left these for an hour in their dye. Once done, I placed each one in a 300mL microwave safe container and microwaved them (6 containers at a time) for 30 seconds.
When cool enough to handle, I rinsed the excess dye from the yarn under cold water, gently squeezed the water out then hung them up to dry.
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