A few years ago, everyone was hand knitting "snoods." Except they were not snoods - they were more of an infinite scarf or a scarf made to look like a draped cowl neckline. Yes, the English language is full of words that have multiple meanings, but for a brief moment, I thought that a vintage hair covering was coming back into vogue, and that was rather exciting.
Last year, I purchased a Craftsy kit that included a Renfrew pattern and a length of gray knit fabric. Gray is not a great color for me, but it was a good deal for the pattern alone. When the kit arrived, I realized how much I loved this mid-weight rayon blend. So, I pulled out my fiber reactive dyes and went to work. This is the result. Working with these knit fabrics really isn't so very bad! Which makes me wonder why I was scared for all those years . . .
I remember the snood well!! Your top looks great, the colour is fab, grey makes me look washed out but I have never dyed anything, I have a huge piece of ponte that I could try it on.
ReplyDeleteI've never dyed anything either and am in awe of how nicely colored this is! Wow!
ReplyDeleteAnd the cowl / snood is great! Very cozy.
Beautiful color results.
ReplyDeleteThis color is gorgeous! As I learn what colors I really shouldn't wear, I have been overdying some of my fabrics and enjoying the unexpected results.
ReplyDeleteI was a bit aggravated by the appropriation of the word snood for the scarf-hood. Snood already had a perfectly good meaning. Why couldn't they come up with a new word?
Bottle green??,
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful shade of teal green! It is so perfect for the Renfrew top. Having friends in Britain, I found out that they call infinity scarves snoods,(this was over five years ago, when I visited with them). I don't know if that makes a difference or not.
ReplyDeleteEngland has quite a few different words than U.S.A. The snoods I remember is what the women wore to keep their hair neat. It looked like a large colored hair net.
ReplyDeleteYour top is beautiful and I love the color.
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