In this week's podcast, I have an update on my reverse engineered sweater, the results of my handspun yarn dyeing experiment, and evolving plans for my next vintage sweater project.

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REVERSE ENGINEERED SWEATER
This is my Ravelry project page for the sweater

TWO YARNS, FIVE DYES
The two base yarns were a BFL/silk blend (cream) and 100% BFL (natural colors).
The dyes I used are from Mother Mackenzie's Miracle Dye Mix Kit, which I purchased from Clemes & Clemes: [ Ссылка ]

The resources I used to learn about creating a 1% dye solution were this website: [ Ссылка ]

as well as ChemKnits video: [ Ссылка ]

1970s VINTAGE SWEATER
I'll be using the basic instructions for a ski sweater/Scandinavian sweater from Elizabeth Zimmermann's book KNITTING WITHOUT TEARS [ Ссылка ]

The earliest version of this pattern can be found in THE OPINIONATED KNITTER, along with a diagram of how to use the percentage system to calculate various measurements. [ Ссылка ]

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You can usually also find these books at the Schoolhouse Press website, which is the business Elizabeth Zimmermann founded: [ Ссылка ]

Other books I am using as references include several books from the 1970s, which I bought used from AbeBooks:
A PRACTICAL HANDBOOK OF TRADITIONAL DESIGNS: FAIR ISLE KNITTING by Sara Don
MON TRICOT KNITTING DICTIONARY 900 STITCHES PATTERNS (published 1963)
SCANDINAVIAN KNITTING DESIGNS by Pauline Chatterton

0:00 Introduction
0:44 Reverse Engineered Sweater
11:29 Two Yarns, Five Dyes
23:35 1970s Vintage Sweater plans

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