A cabled hat I knit for my dad, totally in acry. but he'll kill anything else.
The TOOLS [i.e. needle set from the Boy] that he had a great time in purchasing.
Some hand dyed I did over the hols.
The one on the bottom was done with Fanta and this terrible drink called Tahitian Treat. The top 2 are koolaid.
This is how I did it.
I then sprinkled some black cherry koolaid powder on the bits that stuck out between bowls. I then set it in the sun to soak. When I steamed to set the colors, I added some purple powder to the purple side and sprinkles elsewhere. It was a waaaay cool effect.
The wool sucked up all the color!And finally, the cashmere sweater incident. I bought the Boy one at Walmart *is not knitting for him, no curse here* and it was too big. BOY I'm glad I hadn't knit this puppy. :D
So there are a few pics to keep you (the one person who may or may not read the blog) interested.
2 comments:
Nice kool-aid dyeing! That's how I got my start with dyeing...it's so much fun but I do mine in the kitchen and it takes over the entire space. Not so good.
The cabled hat turned out really nicely--hope your dad loves it.
Yeah, I love to dye, but we have a kitchen the size of a thimble, so we usually wait until we go to animal sit at his mom's house. Her kitchen is big, plus it connects to the living room and the dining room, so if I wanted to do major striped stuff, I could stretch for DAYS. Thanks for the comment.
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