Indigo Socks

I love the colour blue and I love even more that nature can produce this colour dye. I finally got around to dying some of my knitted pieces that I had made specifically to be dyed with indigo and I was so happy with the results that I kept digging through my draws to find other clothes to dye with the left over dye in the vat. The left over dye was a great way to freshen up some faded harem pants of mine as well as some slightly stained white clothes. I love the idea of breathing new life into clothing rather than sending it off to the op-shop or the rag bag.

Here's a pair of socks I knitted with some wool yarn I bought on sale when the craft shop in the city was closing down. I bought white yarn knowing that I would figure out something to make that I could then throw into a natural dye bath. The dye is a little darker in some spots but I like imperfections so I'm happy with it.

Dyeing with indigo is like pure magic. The fabric comes out of the pot green and when exposed to oxygen turns blue right before your eyes. I'm excited to play with indigo some more and experiment with shibori, I could very easily end up with an entirely blue wardrobe so maybe I'll look into madder and other plant dyes first.

My socks pair beautifully with stockings and my new Indigo Skirt.