About 10 years ago mrs. T. dyed her first and her last skeins of yarn. This week she cleared up a cupboard and discovered three little pots of Colortex dye. In a now-or-never mood she decided to start dying yarn right that minute. All it took was one skein of very old white yarn (her grandmothers, so 50, 60 or more years old). An enamel rice cooker. (Also her grandmothers so also very old). Wool wash liquid, vinegar and water.
With The Eagles playing Witchy Woman on the radio Mrs. T. really felt like making magic!
This white yarn is dyed with only three colors Colortex: a bit red, a bit blue and 2 bits of yellow.
Great autumn colors! What a pity this yarn is so old that it's broken into a lot of quit small pieces of string... The only thing it's good for now is knitting a project and felting it later.
This is what it looks like knitted. Below: single string yarn on size 2,5 mm; middle: 1 string combined with fine red yarn knitted on 3 mm needles; above: two strings, knitted on 3,5 mm needles.
Second shot
The yarn may be bad, but the colors are great and dyeing is fun to do. So mrs. T. took another shot at it. This time she used a skein of not too old yarn, some beige tweed of about 150 g. It has a nice natural look, but it's also a bit boring.
After dying (using only red and yellow dye) it's got a warm, passionate orange color! Pure witchcraft! 
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