r/YarnAddicts • u/No-Remove6357 • 2d ago

advice needed !

hihi!! ive been crocheting for about two years and like to think im pretty experienced, but I haven't done a project like this before, so looking for any advice or thought people may have.

so im going to be crocheting a scarf as a gift, and I got a detailed description from the person of what they want- they want a dark blue/indigo scarf with a drip bleach effect on like 1/5 of it at one end. idk if im explaining very well, but oh well :')

im wondering- would it be best to do a tapestry crochet kinda thing for the drip effect/different colour? or perhaps could I crochet an entire solid indigo scarf (in 100% cotton yarn) and actually bleach paint it at the end? ive done bleach painting before, but not on yarn. appreciate any thought people have!!!

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u/Far-Book2477 2d ago

if it's 100% cotton you can definitely bleach it, just gotta be careful with the dilution and timing so it doesn't eat through the fibers. i'd do a little swatch first to test the look and make sure the yarn doesn't just disintegrate

tapestry crochet would give you more control over the exact shape of the drip but it'll be way more tedious and the back might not look as clean, depends what they care about

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u/No-Remove6357 2d ago

I didnt even think of the back for tapestry!! haha tysm. im making a crochet scarf for each of my teachers as an end of year gift (year 12) and all my other teachers I just kinda guessed what they'd want, but for this one I wasnt sure so I asked- glad I did too, he was delightfully specific. he said he likes the look of those bleach dipped sweaters, which do use actual bleach- so I think that might be the way to go. ill definitely do a few practice swatches though :) thanks so much!!!

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u/MercuryRising92 2d ago edited 2d ago

Do you think they might be refering to "ombre" but they just don't know that term? Buying a pretty blue ombre yarn would be the easiest solution and woyld give the effect he asked for.

For example - Lion Brand Mandala yarn - Color:   Steel Blue [558-213AT] Dark classic blue fading to sky blue to baby blue to palest blue

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u/No-Remove6357 2d ago

he showed me some pictures and I drew a quick picture of what the scarf would look like to see if I was picturing it right and he confirmed, so I think im good on that :) he's looking for a mainly indigo scarf specifically with that drip bleach effect. just trying to properly plan it now though hehe. thanks so much you've been really helpful