Adventures in yarn dyeing . . .

I knit. I crochet. To do these of course you need yarn. Yarn, however does not always come in the color or color combinations you like. That's when you buy wool and Kool Aid and have some good messy fun!

Today I went to Threads Unlimited and purchaned two hanks of lace weight Merino Wool, then a quick trip to Brookshires to pick up some kool aid and vinegar (for my cotton yarn dyeing experiment).



First I soak my wool in a nice lukewarm bath of water and a tiny squirt of dish soap. No the water is not brown or dirty, my camera is just insane.













After 30 minutes of soak time the yarn moved into a glass dish, then gets covered in water. Thrilling.














Now mix a half a cup of water to a package of Kool Aid. Drizzle on yarn.
















All done! Now into the mircowave it goes for about 15-20 minutes.















When the water in the dish is clear pour into sink, douse with cold water, pick up and wring out. Go outside and take pictures. This is the first hank.





















And the second.























They're not perfect, but who knows they may knit up well!



And this is my cotton yarn dyeing attempt, I'll only blog about it if it comes out ok. LMAO!

My personality . . .

You Are An ISFP

The Artist You are a gifted artist or musician (though your talents may be dormant right now). You enjoy spending your free time in nature, and you are good with animals and children. Simply put, you enjoy beauty in all its forms and live for the simple pleasures in life. Gentle, sensitive, and compassionate - you are good at recognizing people's unspoken needs. In love, you are quiet and sweet yet very passionate. You love easily. You have an underlying love for all living things, and it's easy for you to accept someone into your heart. At work, you do best in an unconventional position. You express yourself well and can work with almost anyone. You would make a good veterinarian, pediatrician, or composer. How you see yourself: Sympathetic, kind, and communicative When other people don't get you, they see you as: Incompetent, insecure, and overly sensitive

What's Your Personality Type?

Yup, that's pretty much me except for the fact that I'm sick as a dog right now. I haven't even felt like knitting. I'm going to blow my nose and nap now . . . .

Ringing, deafness and static, oh my!

I went to a concert Sunday night. Marc Broussard, aka the greatest voice my generation will ever hear. I think I fully regained my hearing yesterday. LOL!

The show ended a little after 1 am, I went back to the hotel (It was in Shreveport, you didn't actually think Monroe had something fun and interesting to go to did you? LOL), got in bed and I could still hear "hot pants, hot pants, hot pants make you wanna dance" This went on until mid-day Monday. My next phase of hearing loss was just deafness, everything sounded fuzzy and miles away, this lasted 2 days. By late Wednesday/ early Thursday the ringing & static set in. I seem to be over that now. This is what I get from standing next to a speaker 3 times my size, all in all it was so worth it. It was my second Broussard concert, I'm starting to know people there now. It's just an amazing atmosphere, the vibe at a Marc concert is so different than others, everyone knows everyone, you can freely talk to him and his band, and if your staring in front and move away, no one tramples you down to get your spot. Oh yes and there are no teenyboppers there either! HAHA!

Marc is such a sweet guy, he calls everyone "Darlin" with his little Coonass accent. He was sick as a dog but still managed to sound AMAZING! Anyways here are a few pics . . .


A bit blurred . . .



















. . . much better!


And a little video . . .



Meanwhile, my knitting adventures continue, I cast on my first pair of socks today! Pics and details coming next time . . . .

Lost in a sea of WIP's . . .

Why can't I ever finish anything? Am I just lazy?LOL

I know as of right now I'm knitting about 5 different things, some are close to being finished some have been abandoned. I've been crocheting about 12 different thing for a year now and haven't finished a thing. I am lazy, or maybe I just don't have enough free time.

I am a painfully slow knitter, if following a pattern, I read it about 10 times before I actually do the stich. I then make my stitches and triple check them to be sure it's right. I think I have Knitters Perfection OCD. LOL

I finally made some needles out of bamboo skewers and dowels, they're painted or stained, just gotta seal them and apply all the pretties (crystals, beads, glitter). I hope to do that today, but I know I probably won't.

Less than a week til Marc Broussard! I'm itching for another concert after all, it's been 4 months since the last one. LOL I need a concert a week.

Well, I think I'll actually go work on the needles some more, finish something for once.

Yeah. Right. lol

First post . . .

Well here I am. I done gone and got me a blog ya'll! HAHA!

So Today I went to TU (Threads Unlimited) and bought some new needles, Trendsetter Yarns straight Bamboo's, size 8 & 10. I love them! I can say I will never use metal again. They're so nice and smooth.

I took a quickie nap tonight and dreamed about a skein of Robynn's hand dyed yarn. I'm gonna have to break down I buy it I think. It's bad when you get to the point where you dream about yarn! I have too much!

I need to get rid of some of it though, all the cheapo kind. I just dunno what to do with it, it just feels so brillo pad like now. At one point some was ok, but now that I've been seduced by good yarn, there's no turning back.

Ok so onto music . . . LOL. The state of country music is horrible thanks to a band of 3 idiots, a blonde reality show winner and a hick who cuts the sleeves off of his shirts and has no shoes or problems either. Well, Lady Antebellum has come to save it, I just bought their cd on iTunes today, it's amazing, not hick-a-fied, and Charles Kelly is gorgeous, but looks don't matter right? (........) LOL But Really it's a pretty decent album. Not as Good as Marc Broussard but then again, who is?

That's enough for today, the lady here is getting sleepy and I do need my beauty sleep . . . .

Nighty night.