Mopping Up

Our guild has Dye Days periodically, sometimes in an organized fashion, but occasionally just a get-together to dye. My friend Lindsey has a neat trick during these events: she puts a skein or warp chain on each work table, and asks people to use the yarn for mop-ups. So anytime there is a drip or spill, we pick up the skein and mop up the mess.

Lindsey knit this scarf from 4 mop-up skeins from our last dye day:



Fabulous, huh? What dye technique could be easier? I neglected to ask what brand the yarn was, but this is a soft and drapey scarf in wool. Lindsey steamed the skeins after the *dye was applied*.

Here's another view:



It's just surprising how cohesive all the colors are, and how much green my guild likes to use!

I have often said the prettiest thing to come out of some dye sessions is my mop-up rag. Lindsey had the very bright idea of making that a reality.