Sooooo, me and my knittas got together recently to do something we've been dreaming of for months now... To Dye.
I began the very exciting day by sending them a clip of Keifer Sutherland in the movie Flatliners saying "Today is a good day to dye." Because of course he was talking about permanently adding pigmentation in various shades to skeins of natural yarn... Well, as were we, my friends... as were we.
So, first let's start off with the undyed yarn (Bare 100% Merino fingering weight sock yarn from Knitpicks):
Aaaaaaand, the pictures post-Kool Aid:
The darkest color is Tropical Punch, the lighter pink is a mix of Pink Lemonade and Cherry and the orange is, of course, Mandarina Tangerine.
Pretty kick ass, if you ask me.
Meanwhile, I'm knitting a pair of socks for my awesome new roommate Nathaniel Daniel. He picked the yarn which, at first, I was not a fan, but now that it's knitting up I'm really liking it! I've decided to really go off the reservation and try a TOE UP pattern! Crizazy, y'all. I'm loving knitting this way, btdubs.
Here's the picture so far:
Okay so not a very beefy entry, granted, but I've not been in a blogging mood lately, so I'm just happy I put anything in!
Wheel Update: Still don't have one! But I'm hoping in the next month I will get my wheel. Hoohhhh I can't wait...
2 comments:
Very nice! I think this dyeing thing might be addictive. It's possible I dyed more on Friday afternoon. And was only prevented from dyeing still more by accidentally felting the crap out of my non-superwash skein. Your sock looks good too - what pattern are you using? And how are you doing the increases??
Sweet! I love the yarn and the socks. ;) I am so incredibly addicted to.....dyeing. I may have spent about $60 on koolaid recently....ummm yeah. This is just so dangerous.
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