Project #1 - Overdyed skein of yarn
This is the first project in The 12 UFO projects of Christmas. A list of all projects can be found here.
Reason for UFO status: I couldn't find something that worked with the yarn as originally dyed.
Many years ago I took a class on yarn dying. At the end of the class a skein still remained undyed so I went for random and spontaneous by quickly throwing leftover dyes onto the skein. The result was this:
An interesting mottled mess of colors! I tried many patterns trying to come up with something that looked good with this dye pattern and colorway. Unfortunately, I couldn't find anything I liked so I decided next to try over-dying. I used 1/2 packet of Cushing's Perfection Acid Dye and chose the color maroon which I hoped the old colors would take to and make interesting new shades.
Final Thoughts: It's still a little bit of a mottled mess but it's a more cohesive one and I'm quite happy with the result. I have high hopes for using it! I think it would be "cheating" on my ban if I started working with it now but I'll update this post when I've made something with it.
Update: I knit the Sunshine Shawlette with the overdyed yarn. It's now a perfect fall scarf!
Ravelry Project Page - Sunshine Shawlette
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