I tried my hand at Kool-Aid dyeing this week. I covet speckled yarn and found a great stove top tutorial through the super cute Hey Porkchop's blog. I used a partial skein of Paton's Classic Wool in white and micro-leftovers of Berroco Cuzco. Technically, I purchased three flavors of Kool-Aid powder mix, but it really turned out to be just two different colors... Tropical Punch is not blue even though the packet is :)
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| Patons Classic Wool |
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| Berroco Cuzco |
I secured the Berroco hank too tightly, and the dye didn't absorb into the yarn under my ties! (above photo) I realized this after I reskeined the hanks.
It was a very fun morning! Dyeing is something I've wanted to do for awhile. I'm glad I finally tried it and I will definitely dye more yarn. I will have my speckled yarn :)
I finished my Halloween socks! This is my eighth pair this year :) I don't think I will reach my goal of thirteen but that's ok. There was something so satisfying about these plain socks; I wanted to knit on them all the time.
Pattern: just a plain vanilla sock, 64 stitches
Yarn: Patons Socks in Bramble Stripes
Needles: 2.25 mm
I really like this yarn. I know it's not the fanciest or the softest, but it makes very durable socks.
I cast on a pair of Hermione's Everyday Socks. If you know me or read this blog, you know how much I adore this pattern! I have knit three pairs already (one was a gift) and they are my favorite socks! They have such nice texture and are just snuggly enough on my feet without being too tight.
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| Berny loves knitting time too |
One more thing, the lovely Jen of figknits is having a sock pattern sale through October, two patterns for the price of one! Click the link for her blog and additional information. I have two of her gorgeous sock patterns and can't wait to cast on :)
Hope you all have a happy and fun weekend!!
Your new pair of socks. I love the yarn for your Hermiones! You did a terrific job on the dyeing.
ReplyDeleteThank you thank you! I am going to try some more dyeing today, if I can move my lazy bones from the couch to the store for more kool aid :)
Deletewell done jesse! your newly dyed yarn looks beautiful. i LOVE speckled too! and i love how cute you are in your stripey socks and shoes with autumn leaves around. and i bet you do reach your goal!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much!! and you are so sweet; I am going to keep trying to reach my goal but with holiday knitting approaching... :)
Deleteyour dyed yarn is gorgeous!!!!! but I'm totally in love with those fun striped socks (I'm a fraternal--rather than identical---twin sock knitter, too!!! I think they have much more personality that way!!!)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much!! I have a few more skeins to photograph, they are quite a bit different!
Deleteand yes, fraternal socks are fun!! I am not sure which I prefer, I really like both ways. I am kind of lazy; if I have to search in the yarn to make the stripes match up, I won't bother making them identical :) hehe!
Dyeing is so high on my to-do-list. But I need to find the aussie equivalent of kool-aid (we were having this discussion on instagram).
ReplyDeleteI have dyed once, but i was trying to dye acrylic which really didn't work. i look forward to reading more about your dyeing adventures.
yes you need to try it!! I have also found food dye to work well too. Can you possibly buy kool aid from amazon or another site like that? if you really can't find any, I can send you some!
DeleteOof, yeah, I have heard acrylic doesn't take dyes very well!! I hope you try again soon!