Kool-Aid Yarn

[revena]

In other news, it was too overcast today to get any painting done, which is mostly what my in-progress OoaK projects need, so I did something else on my "omg can't take any more typing!" breaks.

I dyed some merino wool yarn with kool-aid. And the results were not too shabby! Here's a pic:



Flavors used included lemon-lime, pink lemonade, black cherry, and some kind of blue raspberry lemonade something. I like the look of the black cherry the best, but the lemon-lime came out the most evenly colored (I used smaller skeins for that one, which probably made the difference).

Anyway, it was fun, I've got yarn and kool-aid left over to keep experimenting with, and I think I'll be able to knit up some really interesting scarves from it. Wheee!

Comments

[revena.livejournal.com]

Should be on par with pretty much any other hand-dyed yarn. They rinsed completely clear and had no loss of color right after dyeing, and I anticipate nothing worse than maybe a gradual fade after multiple washings.

[avalonne.livejournal.com]

That's incredibly nifty. I think I may have to keep that in mind the next time I'm wool shopping and I want some cool colours. They really did come out very well.

[revena.livejournal.com]

This is the tutorial I used to get started (http://knitty.com/ISSUEfall02/FEATdyedwool.html). It's lots of fun!

[avalonne.livejournal.com]

zomfg... I think I'm in love with that site.

[revena.livejournal.com]

Have you never seen Knitty before? Go! Browse!

[avalonne.livejournal.com]

I am. I'm browsing and bookmarking, and there goes my day of study...