Hand dyed Yarn
News of the original Heathland Knits yarns
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First Frost – a Blue Fade Set
🇬🇧 The time has come: the dyeing of the first yarns for the Molenmarkt has begun. And my first three colors are “Quartz Crystal”, “Blue Lace Agate”, and “Blue Topas”. This series of gray to blue yarn with brown-orange speckles can be combined to build a fade set. The base of the yarn is a butter-soft blend of Merino and…
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Ultimate gray and Illuminating
🇬🇧 The Pantone colors of the year 2021 are “Ultimate gray” (obviously a grey) and “Illuminating” (a very lemony yellow). The color combination inspired the dyeing process of the next yarn base that I tried. This is a sport weight Corridale held in grey with traces of bright yellow. This yarn has quite some character. 🇩🇪 Die Pantone-Farben des Jahres…
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Mist over heathland – fade set
🇬🇧 I got some Bluefaced Leicester (BFL) yarn in DK / Light Worsted from the UK. Since I had more then one skein of that yarn, I decided to do a set that is fading from grey to pink. I discovered the berry pink when I dyed the color “Heathland sunset” and I liked the interaction with grey. I knitted…
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Midnight Pixie Dust
🇬🇧 Maybe I was bitten by a fairy when I dyed this Merino Sport weight yarn. I was up for some speckle fun! And I will do it again. This yarn is currently turned into a shawl with some purple contrast stripes. I will update this post, when the shawl is done. 🇩🇪 Vielleicht wurde ich von einer Fee gebissen,…
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Heathland Sunset
🇬🇧 Recently, I bought several different yarn bases to try them for dyeing. This is a beautiful Shetland Aran-weight yarn that I dyed in shades of grey and pink with some hints of gold-yellow. I was inspired by a golden sunset over heathland while already the first mist builds up. This yarn will be perfect for a special hat project.…
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First Heathland Knits yarn
🇬🇧 Of course, I did some dyeing here and there, like the “Fristi Delight” Color that I used in the Westknits Mystery KAL from 2020. This was dyeing for myself when I was in need for a specific color that I was missing for a project that I was about to knit. But this nice Bio-Merino Aran weight yarn was…
