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September 26, 2005
I really really love the weekends
I get so much accomplished!
I have had this baby blanket done for ages, and I finally got around to giving it to Lee! He was known for so long as "baby Regin", Isn't he the cutest? He is obviously thrilled with the complicated work that went into this blanket! He drooled all over it! That is why it is in Kitchen Cotton! (hint - washable)
I also gave Julia her birthday present. Which I can't show yet because it isn't done. I will try and have that done this week. I am making her Edgar and I am quite happy with the results! More on that later.......
This weekend was "dying with kool-aid" weekend! I am totally psyched with the results I got:
The above is Knit Picks dye your own sock yarn. I orginally did this with Strawberry and Grape kool-aid. I didn't like how the grape looked. I thought it looked too brown so I mixed up more Strawberry and just re-dyed the whole skein. It warmed it up a lot! I love it!
Above was an experiment with very very good results. I wanted this to be more turquoise and orange (see below) but they all kinda pooled together. I really like how it came out. I gave this to Julia for her birthday too because, well do I really need it?
Above is what I wanted with Julia's yarn (don't worry Julia, I didn't give you sloppy seconds...) I was inspired by the Vesper Sock yarn at Knit Pixie.
Well like I said, it was a busy weekend, wait until I show you what I felted! Also to come, some great finds at AC Moore!
Posted by beth at September 26, 2005 12:19 PM
Comments
excellent results with the koolaid -- how many packets did you use?
Posted by: maryse at September 26, 2005 03:26 PM
The strawberry and grape and orange and turquoise look great! Love the bright colors.
Posted by: Christie at September 26, 2005 03:27 PM
awwwww cute baby! love the blankie!
and wow - gorgeous yarn colours, dahling! mmmmmyummy.
Posted by: kris at September 26, 2005 03:47 PM
Those colours look great. I would love to see what you knit in them. Or, are you too busy dyeing to knit? Just kidding, that baby blanket looks like it'll last him until college!
Posted by: Miss Twiss at September 26, 2005 05:01 PM
Beautiful blanket. I love the strawberry and grape colour sock yarn, it's yumm!
Posted by: Nichola at September 26, 2005 06:52 PM
That baby is so dang cute. I love the blanket you made for him; the colors are so bright and happy. And speaking of colors, way to go on the kool-aid dying. I think all of your results were smashing! :)
Posted by: Karma at September 26, 2005 10:24 PM
Your baby blanket is so zingy and cool - I love it. You strawberry/grape sock yarn is also a fantastic colour!
Posted by: Noo at September 27, 2005 03:16 AM
that baby blanket is gorgeous! and i love the sock yarn dying. you certainly are a gal of many talents.
Posted by: jacqueline at September 27, 2005 08:06 AM
You had a very successful dyeing weekend! Those look great, Beth ;)
Posted by: Lolly at September 27, 2005 09:49 AM
Do I ever get any yarn?
Posted by: peg at September 27, 2005 01:02 PM
Dang you were busy! Those look fantastic! I'm feeling inspired to play with kool-aid now!
Posted by: toni at September 28, 2005 12:23 PM
Awesome results- any tips for us newbies?
Posted by: Cathi at October 3, 2005 06:02 PM
