Purty Purty - Experiments in Dyeing

I can see myself blowing my budget on Kool Aid. I'm collecting as many different flavors as I can. Got 14 - missing the green Lemon-Lime. From now on, it's an experiment.

Dyeing with Kool Aid is amazingly easy! I just did single colors for now. Soak the wool in warm water. Mix the package in the same temp water. Add the wool. Add enough water to cover the wool. Cook - stovetop or microwave. When the water is clear - you're done.
Ratio: 1 pkg Kool Aid to 1 oz wool.

First batch: Jamaica - spoon shows the water = clear!


This shade is just absolutely perfect! No need to change the ratio for this color!


Second batch: Strawberry Kiwi


This is a nice shade of pink. Could be a bit darker. Maybe increase the ratio - use more Kool Aid. But it's still a nice shade.

Third batch: Ice Blue Raspberry Lemonade:

This shade also came out lighter than I'd like. It's still pretty, but for a deeper blue, will probably need to double the ratio.

Here they all are drying in the sun :

Note: the sun is washing out the color of the blue - a bit, but it's a nice "ice blue" shade.

I need to make up another batch of Jamaica to make a full batt - which should spin up into a nice skein of yarn - enough for a knitted wine cozy for a christmas gift. Actually, the strawberry-kiwi and jamaica should blend together into a nice colorway too. ummmm, decisions decisions.

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