Yarn to Dye for!!

Yesterday I took my first leap into Kool Aid Dying some yarn. What a blast! I can see this becoming a new obsession. I basically mixed the KA with warm water. Soaked the undyed skeins for about 20 minutes. Then I gently squeezed out the water and lay the skeins onto some clingfilm. I also used newspaper underneath to protect the table. Then using a syringe I squirted the dye where I wanted it on the yarn and gently patted it with my fingers to ensure it went all the way through the skein.

Then I wrapped the clingfilm around the yarn and into the microwave it went. Two minutes on high, two minutes to stand, repeat. One last go on high for 1 minute. I took it out of the microwave - and glory is it hot!! Unwrapped it from the CF and let it cool. Then I washed it in some soak and left it to dry. I then wound it into cakes and ta-da... beautiful hand dyed yarn. How on earth anyone would want to drink this stuff is beyond me...bleh!

I can't wait for more supplies to arrive and try different colourways. Total, messy fun!!

At last, an update.

So much has been happening in my life at the moment. I had an interview today and I have one tomorrow so I could soon be back in the land of the working parent. Less time to knit, boo, more money, yay! I have been knitting my butt off and loving it. I have also opened an ebay shop selling shawl pins and stitch markers which I have made. Let's hope it takes off. I am taking part in my first knit-along on Friday which I am dead excited about with a bunch of fabulous ladies.

I have knitted so much over the past couple of months it would take all day to upload photos so I will just do a few.

My mom in law was here for a few weeks over the summer and it was great to see her and my dad in law arrives on the weekend for a few days, can't wait to see him again. The best news of all is that my tickets are booked for our SA holiday and we only have three months to go!! So exciting. Kids are back at school, happy days!