I was starting on my first tam, after deciding to go simple with just a few colors. I chose red, petal, and natural. After knitting a few rows of red, my delayed reaction brain remembered that red is notorious for bleeding.
Will the bleeding stain the natural yarn? Is there a way to prevent the bleeding before knitting with the yarn? Should I save the red to be an accent color instead of a main color?
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I wouldn't worry too much about it, BB. Just "set" the colours after knitting by rinsing the tam in a mixture of vinegar and cold water.
HTH Higs, Katherine
Katherine spun a FINE 'yarn':
Elaborating: ICEY cold water, vinegar, and you could also add a cup of salt. HTH, Noreen
Thank you Katherine and Noreen! I knew this had been discussed before, but I just couldn't remember what was said about the best way to deal with it. I shall carry on :)
Oh, and I got the new Knitpicks Options needles (16 in circs) to try out with making tams. The first row was the least aggravating first row I have ever done.
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Thanks, Noreen, I knew that one of the dyers would be able to elaborate on my suggestion.
Higs, Katherine
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