Roll in the Hay

Meet Roll in the Hay, September 2024’s Lola’s Choice kit.
I bet you’ve been dyeing to Roll in the Hay with Lola! This month club members get to dive into the world of hand-dyeing their own resist-dyed yarn for assigned pooling.
Prepare to get positively dye-lighted with Lola’s 50th kit!

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You’ll love how neat, clean, and downright fun this experience with Wool Tinctures dye is—no fuss, no mess, just pure joy. Your kit includes buttonhole thread for wrapping your yarn, and Lola’s fav tool, a zip tie that will keep your skein in check during the dyeing process. You know Lola has been dyeing to send you one of these since her first kit!

Once your yarn is dry, let it take the wheel as you knit up a simple cowl worked in the round. Your cowl has a garter stitch edging and stockinette stitch body sprinkled with Laura’s signature hay bale stitch. Your yarn will tell you when it’s time to roll in the hay, thanks to the magic of assigned pooling. The pattern comes with extensive tutorials to support your dyeing and knitting adventure—prepare for a unique experience, Lola Style!

And let’s not forget the yarn itself: an organic, durable, and luxurious blend of merino, linen, and silk that drapes beautifully and feels divine against the skin. This is a unique base I sourced from Germany just for YOU that soaks up the dye beautifully! Plus, there’s a little nerdy treat tucked inside—I bet you aren’t surprised that they are Lola’s latest obsession!

MATERIALS

232 yards [212 meters] of fingering weight yarn

Yarn I Used:
Pascuali, Pinta; (60% Organic Merino, 20% Mulberry Silk, 20% Ramie); 232 yards [212 meters]/ 1.76 ounces [50 grams])

US Size 4 [3.5 mm] 16 or 20 inch [41 or 51 cm] circular needle (cowl), or size needed to obtain gauge
Tapestry needle
Stitch marker
Digital scale (very helpful!)

For Dyeing:
Wool Tincture Color Pack
Buttonhole Thread
Zip Tie
(you don’t totally need this, but Lola really wanted to include one...)
Approx. 12 inches [30 cm] plastic wrap
Glass or non-reactive container for dyeing
Stir stick (a disposable chopstick works great)
Hot water, gloves

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
22 inches [56 cm] around, height is adjustable!

GAUGE
22 sts and 30 rnds = 4 inches/10 cm in Stockinette st, unblocked and blocked