Dyepot Weekly #107 - Dyeing Sock Blank "Doughnuts" for Unique Yarn Gradients

Let's bring out the homemade sock blanks for a unique way to create a gradient! Thank you Talia Rivera for sponsoring this video! Learn more about sponsoring an episode of Dyepot Weekly: https://www.etsy.com/listing/61858832... Items used in this video (Affiliate Links) KnitPicks Hawthorne Sock Yarn (80% Superwash Fine Highland Wool/ 20% Polyamide): http://shrsl.com/1gvhp Singer Knitting machine: https://amzn.to/2SqZpGW Loops & Threads Knitting machine: https://www.michaels.com/knit-quick-k... Wilton Color Right Food Coloring System - https://amzn.to/2NJGm90 Catering Steam Pan: https://amzn.to/2tGWYph Purple Nitrile Gloves - https://amzn.to/2I6pRpl How to make double stranded sock blanks:    • A DIY Double Strand Sock Blank Knit From T...   Knitting and Dyeing Homemade Blanks:    • A DIY Double Strand Sock Blank Knit From T...   Dyeing a loose versus tightly wound yarn cake:    • Cake Dyeing Yarn: Loose vs Tight Wound Cakes   VIDEO CONTENTS: [0:00] Introduction [2:22] Making the homemade blanks [8:04] comparing the two homemade doughnuts [8:57] Presoaking the yarn doughnuts in plain tap water [9:40] Setting up the dyebath: 16 cups of water, 39 drops blue, 6 drops pink, 12 drops of red, 1 drop black Mix well Add 8 more cups of water - 24 cups total [11:59] Adding the yarn doughnuts to the completley cool dyebath Add 8 more cups of water - 32 cups water [14:23] when the dyebath is at a simmer, start adding vinegar slowly. 1/4 cup of vinegar. (~4 T white vinegar) [17:08] 15 min after adding vingar, Add 1/4 cup more vinegar (8 T vinegar in 32 cups water) [19:14] 1 hr later. Chat and add 1/2 cup more vinegar [22:52] After 30 min, turn off the heat and let the yarn doughnuts cool in the dyebath [23:23] Unrolling the blanks [27:32] washing the blanks [28:29] The finished dry blanks [30:54] The unraveled yarn, comparisons, and conclusions ChemKnitsCreations Etsy Store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/chemknitscr... ChemKnits Patreon:   / chemknits   ChemKnits Lab Facebook Group:   / chemknitslab   ChemKnits Blog: http://www.chemknits.com Zazzle Merchandise: https://www.zazzle.com/chemknitsmerch... The above links are affiliate links, which means I earn a commission on sale of items purchased through these links. All items used in this video were purchased and selected by me. All thoughts and opinions are my own.