Monday, January 05, 2009

Kool-Aid Blues

Meet my most recent Kool-Aid dyeing experiment: I call it Blue Water.


I used Blue Raspberry, Grape, and Lemon-Lime. Rather than using the colors as is, I did a little mixing to get some different shading. It was then steam-set in the microwave. I did not, however, do a very good job documenting my process. Guess this means I'll just have to do it again. Darn.


I used about 100 yards of a lovely bulky wool that was recycled from a thrifted sweater. It's so soft and took up the dye easily. It'll be a great garment worn next to the skin.


And here is my yarn knitted into a Thorpe, a great design from Kirsten at Through the Loops. I dyed a bit more for the trim that was just a mixture of Blue Raspberry and Grape. I love the effect.

3 comments:

loopykd said...

I love the thorpe! Now I know what it is called, thanks!

Nancy said...

I MUST try some Kool-aid dyeing: your yarn and finished hat are gorgeous.

Valerie said...

Bravo! That looks great (both the yarn and the Thorpe)!