Archive of the Month: May 2023

Featuring: Knomad Cirrus (70% Super Kid Mohair, 30% Silk Laceweight) Our Goal: To take a sweater pattern and reverse engineer the dye application to work up how we want it to featuring the dip dye ombre technique. Pattern: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cumulus-blouse Abstract: Dip dyeing is almost always demonstrated on superwash blends, because they uptake as much as […]

Featuring: Knomad Meringue (70% Baby Alpaca, 7% Wool, 23% Nylon) Our Goal: To achieve a kettle dyed look on an alpaca base and learn about the characteristics of this fiber and best practices to dye it to maintain the beautiful halo. Abstract: Baby alpaca is a delightfully warm and soft fiber, but requires extra finesse […]