winter knitting, dyeing and starting over
over the long weekend, I took some well deserved relaxing time to spin some fluff (a whole 2 ounces in one weekend!), knit a mitten and then rip it out, because only a small child could wear it (and I am not a small child nor have the hands of a small child), dye some yarn with kool aid. The easiest of them all much to my surprise, as I write this was dyeing yarn with kool aid. 1. buy kool aid ($3.00 worth, okay I got a little out of control picking colors) 2. wrap 100% wool yarn into skeins (I did 4-1 ounce batches) raw wool wound into skeins 3. soak in water and vinegar, you don't really need the vinegar, but I wanted really deep clear colors 4. I did the coloring in two ways and found this way to be easier and I could forget about it and come back later. Also, the fiber absorbed all the color and didn't have any rinse out. - place skein into a 4 cup measure cup - measure 1 cup of water and add kool aid packets in desired colors, ...