And I also dyed some sheep fluff this week that I want to prepare for spinning soon, maybe even within tour de fleece. The yellow wool is dyed with green from my homegrown carrots and the brown wool I dyed with some walnut husks that I found in a nearby park.

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Couldn't wait to start another two solar dye jars filled with white and gray sock yarn from my stash and some of the sheep wool that I originally got for mulching my garden.
Today I went for a walk through an urban forest and my garden to forage some plant material. I even found felled birch trees to get some bark from and now I am so excited for the outcome. But patience is the key!

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Tadaaa, here are my first two solar dyed skeins! I couldn't be happier with the results, especially the skein on the right I am in love with. Look at the variety of soft tones!
But I also realized that I want to use madder with other colours (maybe walnut leaves?), for me it doesn't really fit in this colour scheme.
Needless to say that I am absolutely hooked now and already prepared more solar dyeing shenanigans.

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Progress on the solar dyeing after 14 very sunny and hot days.
As there hasn't been so much progress anymore, I decided to open the mason jar yesterday on day 15. Stay tuned for the results! I was surprised by the outcome!

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The solar dyeing after 7 days. It's been hot and sunny the past days so there was a lot of progress in the jar. Isn't it fascinating and beautiful? I can't wait to open it - maybe already next week?

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Yarn pasta? Nope, my first approach to solar dyeing. I put leftovers of madder and logwood in it and added a few flowers and bark. I am so excited!

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Last weekend has been a very knitty weekend with one finished project (the socks from the last post) and two cast-ons.

1: An Esther Jacket (pattern by Petite Knit) I knit with a spindle spun and plant dyed rambouillet yarn. I aim to make it more a cardigan than a jacket.
2: A short-sleeved summer cardigan/blouse. Pattern is the Hey Sailor! by Andrea Mowry.

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