Once upon a time, I started a crazy knitting project. The saga begins with this post Some of you might have thought that I’d forgotten about it, but no. I got back to it this week.

I dyed the green sweater this week. This time, I didn’t put any vinegar in the pre-soak, hoping that the colour wouldn’t strike quite as quickly. I did have some more ability to blend the colours together as a result. Here are the pieces:I used Teal and Jet Black and Sapphire Blue dyes on this sweater. I did try to line up light patches to fall against dark patches, but we’ll have to see how that all works out.

Of course, I made a mistake. I moved the vinegar out of the way when I did the sleeves, putting it on the counter behind me. After everything was in the pot to steam and I was cleaning up, I found the vinegar. Ooops. I hadn’t sprayed the sleeves down with vinegar before rolling them up. These are acid-reactive dyes, so what happens if there’s no vinegar? They wash right out. So, I had to retrieve the sleeves from the pot, unroll them, spray them down, then return them to the steamer. The only good thing was that it hadn’t been long enough for the plastic wrap to fuse together.

Here’s a ball, all ready to go:You know what comes next, don’t you? Stay tuned!