Here's some that I did yesterday. The red/purple is some Paton's Kroy Sock yarn that I've had in my stash for a while. I did a similar blend as for the Fishermen's wool, although the first dye bath didn't saturate the yarn fully so I had to re-dye it. Unfortunately, my ties weren't secure so when I went to pick up the hank it fell apart and I had a nasty pile of yarn barf. About an hour and a half later I had it reskeined and ready to dye again. I'm really happy with how it came out.
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Fun with Kool-Aid
I decided to do a bit of Kool-Aid dyeing today. This is some Lion Brand Fishermen's Wool. I used Black Cherry Kool-Aid with a couple of drops of blue food coloring for the main bit and a mix of Cherry, Grape and Ice Blue Raspberry Lemonade for the purple. After nuking that for a bit I poured some pink lemonade to tone down the orange in the Black Cherry.
Here's some that I did yesterday. The red/purple is some Paton's Kroy Sock yarn that I've had in my stash for a while. I did a similar blend as for the Fishermen's wool, although the first dye bath didn't saturate the yarn fully so I had to re-dye it. Unfortunately, my ties weren't secure so when I went to pick up the hank it fell apart and I had a nasty pile of yarn barf. About an hour and a half later I had it reskeined and ready to dye again. I'm really happy with how it came out.
This is some Stitch Nation Full o' Sheep. I used Pina Pineapple and Lemonade for the yellow, Ice Blue Raspberry Lemonade for the aqua and the green was a 2:1 mix of Lemon-Lime and Orange. I'm torn between leaving this as is or over dyeing it to get a bit more saturation. Think I'll live with it for a week and then decide what to do.
Here's some that I did yesterday. The red/purple is some Paton's Kroy Sock yarn that I've had in my stash for a while. I did a similar blend as for the Fishermen's wool, although the first dye bath didn't saturate the yarn fully so I had to re-dye it. Unfortunately, my ties weren't secure so when I went to pick up the hank it fell apart and I had a nasty pile of yarn barf. About an hour and a half later I had it reskeined and ready to dye again. I'm really happy with how it came out.
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Oooooo, Mia! You are getting to be a pro at this! Great colors!
ReplyDeleteThanks. I still have a long way to go, but I'm willing to put in lots of practice!
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