Dyeing for Some Sanity

It's been a tough couple of months for the KarKnitz household.  I won't bore you with the details, but one of the recent hits we've taken is the loss of my beloved laptop.  I booted it up one morning and saw the telltale signs of a dying graphics card.  My poor little Macbook is done.  Finito.  No funds to replace it and none on the horizon.  I'm heartbroken.  The one positive thing is that the Spousal Unit was able to save most of the data - what a guy!   Of course this means that I now have limited computer access, but what's a girl to do.

So, I'm dyeing a bit of yarn because delving into a bit of fiber related fun helps distract me from the fact that we're circling the drain right now.

I have lots of ideas for colorways in my head, but am feeling a bit overwhelmed right now and unsure of my ability to execute those ideas.  I really need to find a way to get myself over it.  All that being said, I'm pleased with my last couple of adventures with the dye pot.  These were done with food colors on Serenity Sock from Premier Yarns.  I love that I'm reminded of Firefly whenever I use this yarn!

This was kettle dyed.  I call it Gaugin's Sunset:

This was done using the hot pour method.  It's a colorway I've done before; I call it Lily Pond:

I have two more kettle dyed skeins cooling on the stove now, which I'll post when they're dry if I'm happy with the results.