December 4, 2005
Purple
I got some unbeleivable shades of purple while dyeing yarn with kool-aid this weekend. You would never even guess they are from something that is meant to be a beverage.
Are they not crazy lovely? I am not even a purple person, yet am nonetheless enamored with the colors and variations in these skeins (especially the darker purple). They are for a Christmas gift, but I am tempted to keep them. Its recycled wool from a sweater (the creamy yellow one in this post), and there's about a sock's worth in each skein.
Kool-aid recipes: (keep in mind I started with cream-colored, not white, wool)
Light Purple: 4 packets Flavoraid grape, plus a shake of Berry Blue.
Dark Purple: Something like 14 packets of Flavoraid grape, plus one packet of blue. I kept the water near boiling, and the yarn absorbed all the dye this time.
Comments (22)
very pretty! it looks like they took the dye a bit striated. that should be so pretty for socks!
Posted by jody | December 4, 2005 9:01 PM
Posted on December 4, 2005 21:01
Sooooo pretty! Does it smell as good as it looks?
Posted by Scout | December 4, 2005 11:44 PM
Posted on December 4, 2005 23:44
Very pretty!
Posted by Angela | December 5, 2005 12:42 AM
Posted on December 5, 2005 00:42
gorgeous purple!! i'm not a purple person but sometimes, i do love them.
Posted by blossom | December 5, 2005 12:59 AM
Posted on December 5, 2005 00:59
Very pretty! =)
Posted by caitlyn | December 5, 2005 2:06 AM
Posted on December 5, 2005 02:06
i am definitely a purple person and i say they are GORGEOUS! knit us up a swatch, won't you?
Posted by kris | December 5, 2005 3:53 AM
Posted on December 5, 2005 03:53
Beautiful colors! Here the yarn looks like a ribbon, completely different than the first post.
I think that they'll make great socks!
Posted by Colleen | December 5, 2005 7:04 AM
Posted on December 5, 2005 07:04
They look great. I am always amazed at the colors you squeeze out of koolaid. You should strike up a deal with the koolaid people and market your colors!
Posted by katie | December 5, 2005 7:16 AM
Posted on December 5, 2005 07:16
Wow--nice and rich!
Posted by Anna | December 5, 2005 7:24 AM
Posted on December 5, 2005 07:24
a girl after my own heart. What will you be making with these?!?
Posted by yahaira | December 5, 2005 7:26 AM
Posted on December 5, 2005 07:26
I like the pink one, but both are very lovely. Nice kool-aid dying =)
Posted by yarn abuse | December 5, 2005 9:23 AM
Posted on December 5, 2005 09:23
Well, I'm a purple person, so you can imagine how much I love those colors. They will make some wonderful socks.
Posted by Stephanie | December 5, 2005 10:10 AM
Posted on December 5, 2005 10:10
Yummy. I especially like the darker one.
Posted by Karma | December 5, 2005 1:32 PM
Posted on December 5, 2005 13:32
I lurk here frequently as your knitting inspires me. I am quite the novice at this point. I'm curious though...does something knitted with Koolaid-dyed yarn keep its color wash after wash or does it fade quite a bit? Susan
Posted by Susan | December 5, 2005 2:07 PM
Posted on December 5, 2005 14:07
You know, purple looks very pretty with green.
Posted by Purly Whites | December 5, 2005 3:17 PM
Posted on December 5, 2005 15:17
Congratulations!! You made beautiful yarn! This is going to be very fun to knit with...I'm curious to see it knit up, hope you post F.O. pics of it relatively soon. =)
Posted by Julia | December 5, 2005 7:01 PM
Posted on December 5, 2005 19:01
Oooh, I love how you always get these strong, saturated colors with Kool-aid - very pretty!
Posted by eunny | December 6, 2005 11:46 AM
Posted on December 6, 2005 11:46
Very pretty. Maybe it will look a little heathery when it's knit up. What are they going to be?
Posted by Nancy | December 6, 2005 3:31 PM
Posted on December 6, 2005 15:31
Very cool colors!! I've got some KnitPicks at home waiting to be dyed - you're making me want to hurry and get it done!
Posted by vicki | December 6, 2005 3:43 PM
Posted on December 6, 2005 15:43
I am definitely a purple person, and I think they are gorgeous!!
Posted by Kathy | December 7, 2005 4:43 PM
Posted on December 7, 2005 16:43
That's beautiful!! I love the colour purple. What yarn did you use?
Chia
Posted by Chia | December 8, 2005 3:21 PM
Posted on December 8, 2005 15:21
Those are amazing colors, very vintagey to me. I just dyed yarn for the first time last week but wish my colors came out more like yours. Mine are so technicolor it almost hurts to look.
Posted by Flare | January 22, 2006 6:59 PM
Posted on January 22, 2006 18:59