Last year, I bought some home-dyed yarn at the quilt store, which was knit first, then dyed. You unravel and knit the yarn, and it makes a new design as it is reworked. That was our inspiration.
this is a sample of the reworked yarn
The photos above are the surprise I got in the mail today! My Mom has been shopping the thrift stores, buying old sweaters like this one, which started out tan (I thought it was cashmere, it's so soft, but it turns out it is Lambswool). I have asked her to provide the dyes she used. A friend of mine who works with alpacas for 4-H says you can use food coloring. I tried that on raw sheeps wool and it did work. Keep in mind to read the label for natural fibers.
Try making consistent designs as you see on the samples above, and it should knit into some fun patterns on your new work. I like to use this for socks because of the fine gauge in store bought clothing. Once I get a sock done in this, I'll post it.
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