Fun with dye!

I had a lot of fun two nights ago with some Knit Picks Merino/nylon bare sock yarn, some koolaid, and some food coloring. Totally addicting! With three small children, I didn't want to mess with toxic chemicals, so I decided to give the koolaid thing a try. Well, all was great, used 5 packs of Black Cherry for the 100g skein, and put in the microwave. Goofy me should have realized the whole inside was too smushed, and stayed bright white LOL. Oops. And by that point, it was 9pm, I was out of koolaid, but am too darn impatient to have waited for the next day. (I was feeling too lazy to head back to the store for koolaid!) So I plopped some vinegar and food coloring in a pot, soaked the yarn in vinegar/water, and then put it in the pan. While on the stove, it looked like spaghetti vomit, but now that it is dry, it has potential. Or not. I have not decided yet!!!

In other news, I cast back on for Whisper, 76 stitches right from the start. It looks big still, but I refuse to start AGAIN. I also ripped two sock patterns for myself that I'd started. I was using Cherry Tree Hill DK sock yarn, in spanish moss colorway. I think I've decided I'm just not crazy about the yarn. But my 4.5 year old daughter adores it, and I think we'll be making her something with it. Fun!