Just before we went up north I did another quick elderberry dye, and this time let it stay pink. Pretty, isn't it? It's a bit paler in real life but nice nevertheless. I tried an acid (vinegar) modifier but to be honest I don't think it made much difference to the colour. It was still damp and smelling faintly of vinegar when we set off up the A9 so I took it with me and dried it at my parents' house. I just had a sniff to see if it still smells vinegary but it just smells of their house! Isn't it odd how houses have a distinct smell? I dread to think knows what ours smells of...Here's the elderberry pink with the elderberry green from a few weeks ago:
Ah serene!I was out for a walk yesterday, getting more blackberries for the crumble, and saw lots of serene muted shades, like this:
and this:
and then:
and this:
and then:
Woah! Colour!
5 comments:
That's such a lovely pink!
Isn't it! I must dig out the blackberry-dyed yarn I did a while back and see how it compares for pinkness :-D.
Love those colours that the elderberry produced - really lovely.
Those are such beautiful colours of yarn - really soft tones, and they look so good together.
Pomona x
Thanks Sweetpeas and Pomona! I'm really pleased with how they turned out. I really must get round to knitting with them now!
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