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Yesterday my boys, the sweethearts that they can be, were at their friends’ house and they found a bunch of acorns for me. They had remembered that I was on the look out for some to possibly try dyeing yarn with. They had filled they pockets with them and now I have more than enough to try it out. I need 4 ounces of acorns to dye 4 ounces of yarn. I don’t think I ever thought about using acorns to dye yarn with so I am pretty curious to see how it turns out. The last three skeins I dyed using plant material turned out so nice. Unfortunately using the acorns as dye is a several day process so there will be no instant gratification. They need to be crushed first and then soaked for several days before you even make the dye bath! I plan on crushing them today and getting them soaking so I can get dyeing by the end of the week. It is defiantly a more drawn out process compared to other methods of dyeing but I am really enjoying it.
On another note, I have finished all the knitting on the spider monkey for my daughter’s birthday. Now I just have to sew it all together…..NOT my favorite part I must say. I’m not really looking forward to the paws as there are 20(!) fingers to sew on one by one. The final product will be worth it though.
