Hand Dyed Rainbow Yarns are back! This time in Worsted and Bulky weights. On each of these yarns, the rainbow repeats approximately every two yards. My base yarns are purchased from a domestic mill that has been in business for over 100 years.

The lovely above is a bulky weight twist yarn. It is 81% wool, 17% Mohair, and 2% Polyester. The poly wrap string dyes slightly differently, so it adds some kick (and kink) to the yarn. There are 210 yards in each of the two skeins I made, and the gauge is 3-4 st = 1" on US 9-10 needles.

Next is this fabulous worsted sock yarn. It is 100% Superwash Merino wool. I love how superwash takes up the colors so brightly. There are 270 yards per skein (I dyed 4), gauge is 5 st = 1" on US needle 7. Can you imagine mittens and a matching hat made of this?

And finally we have my favorite. This is a bulky, barely spun blend of 60% New Zealand wool and 40% US Domestic wool. It looks hand spun, and some would say this is lopi style (whatever that means). There are 120 yards (I made 2), gauge is 3-4 st = 1" on US needle 9-11. This yarn matches the Mauch Chunky line of yarns available from Kraemer yarns. They only offer solids, so knit up something great and trim it with the rainbow yarn!

Anyway, I hope you enjoy my rainbows (ok, I know you do....I can hardly make them fast enough!). These will start appearing in my Etsy shop ( http://www.thepaintedtiger.com/ ) today, and over the next week.

More sock yarn previews!

Crisp Green Apples .............................Blue Lagoon

Fall Aspens ..............................Pine & Burgundy

Mystery .................................Leaf Pile

As you can see, I have been playing around quite a bit with semi-solid yarn dyeing, and random dyeing. These yarns will knit up in random patterns instead of pooling, and the Green Apples and Blue Lagoon yarns will show of stitch patterns beautifully, while still adding life and movement to your project. Come on over! http://www.thepaintedtiger.com/

New yarns for this week!




I'm still playing around with random dyeing, which I have termed "Chaos Dyed" in my shop. I love the colors, and how they can 'play' on the Superwash Merino a little more in this method. Click on any of the pictures to see them larger. I especially love the one on the lower left....browns and burgundies and deep greens! These will be wound and appear in my etsy shop sometime soon. Http://ThePaintedTiger.etsy.com

I've tamed a few of those wild yarns!




Enjoy, and visit www.ThePaintedTiger.com this week to purchase them. A new yarn each day!