Dye, yarn, dye!!! February 12, 2008

Bad pun. Okay.

Anyhow, I have extra Shine Sport leftover from Branching Out, so I thought I’d try kool-aid dyeing it. KnitPicks has really easy to follow instructions, and none of the colours of Shine Sport really suit Intolerable Cruelty (but I adore the yarn and a wool yarn will make the skirt too hot for the climate here) so I figured I would throw the cherry leftovers in with some grape kool-aid and see how it turns out. I called to ask them about dyeing it myself, and they said they didn’t know how it would work out since they finish the cotton yarn differently than the bare wool yarns, so the dye might take unpredictably. I figured that I should test it with the leftover Shine since there’s not enough of this yarn left to do anything with.

I’m off to zap my yarn again

Finished! February 12, 2008

I finished Branching Out last night. I have a bit of yarn left over, but was worried that if I did one more repeat I wouldn’t have enough for the edge finishing. Now I have to weave in the ends and block it.

I’m going to return the green bag. It is just too floppy. It isn’t a good knitting bag after all. Bummed, but I found a cheaper canvas bag that is equally as cute. It has a magnetic latch, and a grosgrain bow on the flap. More neutral colours too. Unfortunately there’s no zippered pocket inside, but I’ll work something out.

I’m waiting for some yarn to make my first pair of socks. I am also getting some other stuff, and joining a knit-along for March, so I need yarn for that. I’m going to make Intolerable Cruelty