On the down low, under the table maybe, or even something someone might have said to someone else that you happened to overhear, but certainly not a rumor, because really, we are above those things...
There was a monkey spotted recently placing a large order for yarn base. Another monkey was overheard placing an order for dye chemicals. Perhaps a third monkey - or maybe they were all the same monkey, was seen in communications with an industry business owner about stocking product. Wait, WHAT?!?!?
Watch this space. Follow DyeMonkeyYarns on Instagram. Be in the know.
Theme Music:
"Throw the Hammer Hard" - Bob Log III
Thank you, thank you, Bob for letting me use this!
Buy his music at boblog111.com
BOB is on WORLD TOUR and might just be near you.
Please visit his website for a show near you.
Featured Yarns & Patterns:
"Through the Clouds Shawl" by Rachy Newin available through Ravelry.
Project is using:
Hixon by Unwound in "Unwound Teal"
an unknown yarn I found caked in my studio with no label
Hercules Soc by Fairy Tale Knits in "May the 4th"
and Premium Draft by Brew City Yarns in "Tenerife Sea"
NEXT TRUNK SHOW!! October 17-20th
Unwound
413 Jay St.
La Crosse, WI 54601
A lot has been going on, including the development and launch of my new website and online yarn store! I've finished one project and have several other things churning along. Come, enjoy and share.
Host: Jessica L'Heureux
Ravelry: jesseknits
Ravelry Group: Knit Up & Dye Podcast
Instagram: dyemonkeyyarns
Blog: dyemonkeyyarns.com
Email: jesse@dyemonkeyyarns.com
Etsy: http://dyemonkeyyarns.etsy.com
Patreon: https://patreon.com/knitupanddye
Theme Music:
"Throw the Hammer Hard" - Bob Log III
Thank you, thank you, Bob for letting me use this!
Buy his music at boblog111.com
BOB is on WORLD TOUR and might just be near you.
Please visit his website for a show near you.
Featured Yarns & Patterns:
"Stormy Sky Shawl" by Life is Cozy available through Ravelry.
Cast on using: Tap Monkey by Dye Monkey Yarns in "Swanky"
"Through the Clouds Shawl" by Rachy Newin available through Ravelry.
Project is using:
Hixon by Unwound in "Unwound Teal"
an unknown yarn I found caked in my studio with no label
Hercules Soc by Fairy Tale Knits in "May the 4th"
and Premium Draft by Brew City Yarns in "Tenerife Sea"
"Brickyard" by Elizabeth Doherty available through Ravelry.
Swatching using: Kraken DK by Supernatural Yarns in "Acromantula Colony"
Supernatural Yarns is currently hosting a Yarn Club Visit her Ravelry group via her website at
www.supernaturalyarns.com
NEXT TRUNK SHOW!! October 17-20th
Unwound
413 Jay St.
La Crosse, WI 54601
608-519-3722
www.unwoundshop.com
contact@unwoundshop.com
Email me your interest in the Christmas 2019 Ornament Exchange!
It's too hot for dyeing this week, but let's look at what I dyed up last week and how it blends against the yarn I wanted to fade off of. Also, progress was made in both knitting and crochet projects.
Theme Music:
"Throw the Hammer Hard" - Bob Log III
Thank you, thank you, Bob for letting me use this!
Buy his music at boblog111.com
BOB is on WORLD TOUR and might just be near you.
Please visit his website for a show near you.
Featured Yarns & Patterns:
"Stormy Sky Shawl" by Life is Cozy available through Ravelry.
Cast on using: Tap Monkey by Dye Monkey Yarns in "Swanky"
"Through the Clouds Shawl" by Rachy Newin available through Ravelry.
Project is using:
Hixon by Unwound in "Unwound Teal"
an unknown yarn I found caked in my studio with no label
Hercules Soc by Fairy Tale Knits in "May the 4th"
and Premium Draft by Brew City Yarns in "Tenerife Sea"
Acquisitions:
"Swimming Upstream" and "Cosmic Sunshine" both on Glamorous base by Trilogy Yarns
www.trilogyyarns.etsy.com
NEXT TRUNK SHOW!! October 17-20th
Unwound
413 Jay St.
La Crosse, WI 54601
It's been two weeks and I have progress to show for it. See my spinning, knitting and crochet progress, then hang out in my kitchen with me while I dye some yarn. A little something for everyone!
Theme Music:
"Throw the Hammer Hard" - Bob Log III
Thank you, thank you, Bob for letting me use this!
Buy his music at boblog111.com
BOB is on WORLD TOUR and might just be near you.
Please visit his website for a show near you.
Call for test knitters for "unnamed shawl"
Email me at jesse@dyemonkeyyarns.com if you are interested in test knitting. Please use Subject Line: Test Knit
Featured Yarns & Patterns:
"Stormy Sky Shawl" by Life is Cozy available through Ravelry.
Cast on using: Tap Monkey by Dye Monkey Yarns in "Swanky"
"Brickyard" by Elizabeth Doherty available through Ravelry.
Cast on using: Kraken DK by Supernatural Yarns in "Acromantula Colony"
"Through the Clouds Shawl" by Rachy Newin available through Ravelry.
Project is using:
Hixon by Unwound in "Unwound Teal"
an unknown yarn I found caked in my studio with no label
Hercules Soc by Fairy Tale Knits in "May the 4th"
and Premium Draft by Brew City Yarns in "Tenerife Sea"
NEXT TRUNK SHOW!! October 17-20th
Unwound
413 Jay St.
La Crosse, WI 54601
I talk about how emotion / mental state can affect your view of your artwork, show progress on my Memoir sweater, Wool Free socks, and give a sneak peek of October's Patreon yarns.
Theme Music:
"Throw the Hammer Hard" - Bob Log III
Thank you, thank you, Bob for letting me use this!
Buy his music at www.boblog111.com
Featured Pattern:
Venetian Dream by Josee Paquin
See project page "Memoir" on Ravelry for details
Featured Project Bag by Knitting with Attitude www.knittingwithattitude.com
Online Events!
Design Along!
Join us on Ravelry in the "Knit Up & Dye Podcast" group.
https://www.ravelry.com/groups/knit-up--dye-podcast
Click on the "Design Along VOTING" thread and VOTE. Voting closes September 14th
THREE Prizes – Voted Favorite, Most Knit-able and Random Drawing Surprise Prize
Ornament Exchange!
It's crafting time. Please be sure to have your ornaments shipped to me by November 3rd.
Live in the U.S., wanted to participate but missed the deadline?
Contact me jesse@dyemonkeyyarns.com
Knit Pals Community Mixer!
You should have received an email - it's time to select your yarn.
Next round in January/February 2019.
Please join this fantastic, loving, supportive community.
We'd love to have you.
Trunk Show
Contact Unwound to reserve your spot at the brunch and/or your class space!!
I find myself most grateful for things that aren't as big and horrible as they had potential to be. Updates on my Barn Dance shawl, my "Wool Free" socks, the Knit Together Community Mixer, Ornament Exchange and Design Along, PLUS this month's Patreon drawings.
Daniel & Patrick @ Daniel & Patrick Craziness!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc3HgYHDerurptDN3s2aQMw
Online Events!
Design Along!
Join us on Ravelry in the "Knit Up & Dye Podcast" group.
https://www.ravelry.com/groups/knit-up--dye-podcast
Click on the "Design Along VOTING" thread and VOTE.
Voting closes September 14th
THREE Prizes – Voted Favorite, Most Knit-able and Random Drawing Surprise Prize
Pack One:
Pink Drawstring Bag by Faye Jones
Yarn: “Robins Egg” courtesy of Rosalee Millet of Yarn Matrix www.yarnmatrix.etsy.com
Stitch Markers from Neetsey’s Porch www.neetseysporch.etsy.com
Coca Cola Progress Keeper courtesy of Capi @ The Yarn and I www.theyarnandi.etsy.com
Collection of Silk Road Socks Hunter Hammersen Coloring Postcards gifted from Jenna
Pack Two:
Blue Floral Zip Bag by Faye Jones
Yarn: ”Party in the Pot” courtesy of Rosalee Millet of Yarn Matrix www.yarnmatrix.etsy.com
Stitch Markers from Neetsey’s Porch www.neetseysporch.etsy.com
Namaste Hand & Elephant courtesy of Capi’s Mom Marsha @ TheYarn and I www.theyarnandi.etsy.com
Pattern of Choice courtesy of Carmen Nuland of A Simple Homestead Designs
https://www.ravelry.com/stores/asimplehomestead-designs 32 designs to choose from!
Ornament Exchange!
It's crafting time. Please be sure to have your ornaments shipped to me by November 3rd.
Live in the U.S., wanted to participate but missed the deadline?
Contact me jesse@dyemonkeyyarns.com
Knit Pals Community Mixer!
I'm dyeing your yarn and I will be in touch soon with how to purchase.
Contact Unwound to reserve your spot at the brunch and/or your class space!!
I like to play with applying multiple dyes to yarns in order to get unique results. In this case, I was specifically looking to create a very autumnal look that paid homage to the canopies of colors I'd driven under back east each fall. (If you haven't experienced the changing of leaves, put it on your bucket list - it's one of natures most impressive shows of color."
For this colorway, I made use of my scribble technique. Aiming to get dashes of color with random placement I used three of my favorite leafy fall colors: a deep red, a warm gold and a burnt orange. Then, as a final step once all of the yarn had been scribble dyed and set, I went back with a dusky green, just to apply a few "leaves" that hadn't changed yet and really reign in the "flame" look to a more seasonal display of color. Sadly, I don't have a photo of this yarn caked up to show you the final effect, just the "as dyed in skein" photo which shows the colors much more grouped than the final project would reflect. But is is gorgeous and exactly what I was aiming for.
Sometimes a colorway is born completely out of experimentation. "Macaw" is one such colorway.
I wanted to play with some dyes in the primary colorways and a technique that didn't allow much bleed/blend to see if I could control how much they would overlap and blend into secondary and tertiary colors. With this dye combination, I knew the "worst" outcome would be a rainbow skein... the best outcome would be isolated colors with little overlap and more of a tonal transition. And that is exactly what happened.
Much like the feathers of a Macaw, the colors are individual and do not mix to become other colors, but rather glaze over each other for a much more tonal effect, and you get this rich, tropical tribute to a very colorful friend.
Sort of a double episode; we start in the studio just catching up on project progress, upcoming events, the design-along, etc, then move to the kitchen where I do a little dyeing and you get to learn a little about how minor changes to temperature, amounts of water, and acid can affect the results.
Theme Music:
"Throw the Hammer Hard" - Bob Log III
Thank you, thank you, Bob for letting me use this!
Buy his music at www.boblog111.com
Design Along!
Join us on Ravelry in the "Knit Up & Dye Podcast" group.
Vote for a theme, design and win!
Open call for prize donations!
If you are feeling generous, I'm looking for design along prize
donations.
Please contact me at: jesse@dyemonkeyyarns.com
Featured Patterns, Yarns and Tools:
(I'm not compensated for promoting anything -
these are just things I love!)
KnitMeter.com
Track your yardage/meterage/mileage
FREE to sign up and use.
"Venetian Dream" by Josee Paquin - available on Ravelry
Alegria by Manos Del Uruguay in Rambla Sur colorway
"Adventurous" by Ambah O'Brien - available on Raverly
Project Bags by Knitting with Attitude
Acid Dyes by Dharma Trading Co
Undyed Yarns by Wool2Dye4.com
30% off your Dye Monkey Yarns order until May 31st
with coupon code MONKEYTURNS3 includes custom orders!
Did you notice...
my title was Star Wars, but my project bag was Star Trek?
Clearly my head was in the stars ;)
See you next week!
I'm knitting again (finally!) and I've not only made progress on my Coexist Socks, but I participated in the Sweet Tea, No Shade #CowlKAL and completed a cowl. Quick dyeing demonstration just showing how I utilize airbrushing to add a little extra kick to sock blanks. General discussion on acrylic yarn and its appropriateness and worth.
I'm still not knitting, but I am dyeing. Dye demonstration included in this episode, as well as indie dyer business discussion, this month's Patreon drawings, update on 1000 things, peek at my beading and call for ideas for a gift I'd like to knit. Join me!
Sorry, no demonstration this week, but I do discuss how I document my colorway formulas, give you some great resources for your business supplies and talk about my healing progress and prognosis. Quick sneak peek (spoiler alert) of the subscriber level custom colorway for my patrons and I show off my most recently completed beaded doll.
Very minor progress on two sock patterns. I'm in "time-out" to address my shoulder pain. Answers to some business questions posed by a viewer, and some digital love out to everyone who is hurting. Quick look at some beading and a 1000 things update.
Another color I find challenging to work with is red. I love the color red. It has such a rich and varied spectrum, however I find blue-reds are more common, easier to achieve and more prevalent than yellow-reds. What do I mean by this and why does it matter?
Red is a composite dye, which means it is made up of other colors. Magenta is the primary base, however varying amounts of blue, yellow and black are added to this to get red. Yellow is a weaker pigment, and it takes a lot of yellow to make an impact. Too much yellow in the mix and, of course, you get orange. Because of this, and of course, economic factors, most reds tend to land more in the blue-based tones than the yellow. Which is all well and fine, they are very pretty, however, if you are an individual with yellow undertones in your skin (such as myself) the blue under toned reds are simply not as flattering when worn around your face. This is a fashion challenge many people face - we love red, but most reds don't love us.
Brick is my answer. I worked with a yellow based red that had slightly orange tendencies and warmed the tone while adding depth to the overall color by adding a yellow-green. (Weird right?) What I got in the end is a rich tonal yellow-red that varies from a rust, through red and on to a maroon. It immediately made me think of factory fresh red bricks. I love this colorway, and am seriously considering a fingering weight sweater in this colorway.
Show off my progress on current projects, discuss allowing failure in your dye process, show off Let's Get Bubbly kits. Currently seeking test knitters for Madly Addicted Two Ewe.
Whilst "grellow" is all the rage, it is a real challenge for me. I've tried to get this out of my dye pots on several occasions with mixed results.
My first attempt at a grellow, which is grey and yellow smooshed together into a color name all its own, came out a decidedly ill green. Why? Well, the answer is simple really. Grey isn't grey.
Many dyes are composites - colors made up of other colors. Blacks are famous for this and if you look closely you can rather easily tell if you are looking at a red-black or a blue-black. Manufacturers do offer "true black" and most recently "true silver" but they aren't always easy to find or get. My particular silver/grey dye is a blue-grey. And, if I'm not careful in how I apply it to the yarn in conjunction with yellow, it mixes and I get a green. A sickly, unattractive green. A color so bad, I turned away from reattempting this for over a year.
More recent attempts didn't give me the blend I was looking for. I didn't want to have to leave white between the grey and yellow. I wanted them to wash into each other without turning green. I used a variety of methods and did a significant amount of over dyeing in navy.
But now, there is Finch. I finally found the right process and tones to get a grellow I was comfortable with that didn't have any of that ghastly green undertone.
If you work at anything long enough, you'll have success.
Brief tutorial of my "cross-pot" pour technique, discussion about multiple projects and multiple project bags, works in progress, designs in progress and future projects. Call for test knitters. Contains coupon code.
Another Double Demonstration Episode! This time I'm showing you how to use a pom-pom to make embellishments (poms) and I'm showing you another multi-process dyeing technique. General life discussion regarding setting boundaries, knitting discussion in which I show off a project bag, discuss having multiple projects going at once and why, current sweater project, and an exclusive pattern available to patrons and coming up in my shop as a kit!
Double Demos! In this episode, I demonstrate how to make bobbles and I show a sock blank being dyed using a double process - a ruched resist technique, then air brushed and stenciled. I also show off my completed Coexist sock, some available sock blanks, talk about my patronage program and an upcoming exclusive pattern, as well as a kit that will be offered at a discount for my YouTube subscribers. Winner of the January patron drawing announced.
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