Sock Blank Special - Handpainting a Random Design with Food Coloring

 

Let's handpaint a random pattern on a commercial pre-knit sock blank http://shrsl.com/p4jr (KntiPicks Affiliate Link) using needle nosed squeeze bottles http://amzn.to/2z797EQ (Amazon Affiliate link) and concentrated Wilton's Food Coloring. It is amazing how clear of a design you can create with some food coloring. A sock blank is a pre-knit rectangle of fabric. This stroll fingering blank is composed of 2 - 50 g skeins of yarn knit together so you can create identical skeins of 75% superwash merino / 25% nylon sock yarn. VIDEO CONTENTS [0:00] Introduction and adding vinegar to the presoaking yarn [1:41] Mixing the dyes. Each of the dye amounts were added to their own 1/2 cup of water (I didn't mix any of the colors.) 1/2 tsp wilton's violet, 1/4 tsp Kelly green, between 1/4 and 1/2 tsp burgundy, 1/4 tsp teal, a little more than 1/4 tsp of royal blue [5:23] Adding the dye to some squeeze bottles [6:08] Handpainting the sock blank [21:33] Rolling up the blank to prepare for microwaving [22:19] After microwaving the yarn (4 min on high) [22:34] Washing the blank [24:07] Conclusions and the finished dry sock blank Stay tuned to unravel this yarn LIVE later today (12/20/17). For free knitting patterns and dyeing tutorials visit http://www.chemknits.com