What type of yarn is this?

We offer many different fibers and weights. Information about each skein is located on the yarn label. Is this your first fiber art adventure? Here is some helpful information on how to read a yarn label from Knitfarious.

What can I make with this yarn?

So many things! Due to its nature (being dyed by hand in small batches), you’ll never be able to obtain two or more skeins that are completely identical. But that doesn’t mean that you can’t use it in a project, even a larger one. 

Choose colors that are similar and create a fade. Choose colors that are contrasting and make something using a brioche stitch. 

If you do manage to snag a few skeins of the same colorway, try alternating them to prevent any differences in color saturation from looking strange.

Check out our fun knitting quest tool for some ideas.

How do I wash my yarn?

Yarn that is 100% animal fiber is recommended to be hand-washed in cold water and laid flat to dry. Wash with a splash of white vinegar and a pH-neutral soap (read “Will the dye from this yarn bleed?” for information on why this is important).

Superwash wool can be washed in your washing machine and laid flat to dry, but that doesn’t mean it should. I recommend washing it by hand anyway to prolong the life of the garment.

Will the dye from this yarn bleed?

You may have heard that sometimes yarn dye will bleed. I always wash and rinse all yarn that I dye to make sure the dye has adhered to the fiber. That being said, just because it didn’t bleed for me, doesn’t mean it won’t bleed for you. Why? 

Science. 

For all of my yarns, I use either acid dyes or natural plant-based dyes. Both of these dyes can be impacted by the pH level of the water it’s washed in. 

In a nutshell, if your water is not acidic enough, this can cause the dye to bleed. This is why I suggest washing in cold water with a pH-neutral soap and a splash of white vinegar, especially for yarns dyed with acid dyes.

I also recommend doing a test wash before doing colorwork with any yarn, commercial or hand-dyed.

My tap water has a pH of around 9, the same pH as baking soda (a base). Even commercial yarns and fabrics tend to bleed when I wash them without a bit of vinegar.

Fiber Optics Yarns, another independent dyer, wrote an excellent and thorough blog post about how this works. 

Do you offer yarn in larger quantities?

This is the dream. However, at this time, the largest quantity of any colorway I produce at a time is 10 skeins.

Where else can I find your yarn?

You can find our yarn here or at Prairie Sky Breads in Minot, ND

Can I make a custom dye request?

Not at this time, but it is something we are looking to do in the future.