Knitting Crew!

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

Red Heart

I've dyed my own yarn before -- much fun and I love how it turns out. One of my friends has learned how to spin recently and I am looking forward to learning too.

[AJones 2]

Red Heart

I've dyed my own yarn before -- much fun and I love how it turns out. One of my friends has learned how to spin recently and I am looking forward to learning too.

What did you use to do your dyeing? I've played with both "natural" dyes that require a lot of work and are kind of chancey, and synthetic dyes. Food coloring is nice and easy if you want something bright and simple.

Spinning is loads of fun but does get kind of messy. I collect up all the stray bits of wool afterward and needlefelt them into little wool balls for my cats to play with. It's hard to get a good even strand of yarn for a while, though!

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

Last time I did it some friends and I had a dyeing party. We used Paas easter egg tablets, Wiltons food dye and Kool Aid. The Kool Aid was the most subtle, the the Wiltons, and finally the Paas. You can get surprisingly beautiful and natural colours with the Wiltons. A lot of good advice on Ravelry on doing it.

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

Limita's devil baby hat lacks only horns now. It has flaps n devil tail cords n everything now.

[*julez* 124]

Speaking of Limita, where is the Empress of Groovy?

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

Speaking of Limita, where is the Empress of Groovy?

Touring around England, if FB pics are anything to go by.

[*julez* 124]

Touring around England, if FB pics are anything to go by.

She's not my FB friend. I must not be groovy enough.

Edited June 30, 2010 by *julez*

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

She's not my FB friend. I must not be groovy enough.

I will recommend you.

[Fandango 1,439]

Yeah, neither am I. Nor am I friends with Julez! hrmph.

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

Crappy photo, and will take a better one tomorrow, but Limita's devil baby hat is done! Just finished it five minutes ago.

[Gemmie 142]

:luv: (L)

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

Awww, thank you Gemmie! I'll find a helpless childhood stuffed animal to model it. I started baby Emily's kitty hat last night -- I thought it would be nice for her to have something that started it's first day on her first day too.

Oh god, I am becoming such an old softie. Next thing you know I'll be wanting a sproglet of my own. Yikes. Better open the gin.

[English Muffin 59]

I want a devil hat.

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

I want a devil hat.

I'll add you to the list.

[MelissaJulian 30]

Soooo cute! Have you taken the better quality picture yet, Maven?