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Thursday, December 2, 2010

Kool-Aid Addiction

Who didn't love a glass of ice cold Kool-Aid on a hot summer day when they were a kid?  My favorite flavor was always lemonade, but now I love ALL of the flavors colors!  I'm not drinking it though...I'm dyeing wool yarn with it!  I began with this tutorial from Knit Purl Gurl, a few packages of Kool-Aid and a skein of Patons Classic Wool.  My crock pot was not large enough to hold the yarn, so I used a large glass baking dish (with a lid) and the oven (set at 325 degrees) instead, but other than that the process remained the same. 
As you can see, my yarn turned out beautifully and I'm afraid that I am now hopelessly addicted to Kool-Aid!
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13 comments:

  1. Needled MomDecember 2, 2010 at 10:30 AM

    That is gorgeous yarn. Was it varigated to begin with? LOVE the color!!!

    Snow lies??? I like that idea.

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  2. ktquiltsDecember 2, 2010 at 10:51 AM

    And here I am using the clear watermelon for preventing hard water deposits....(Koolaid is for drinking?) Great yarn colors.

    Blessings,

    KT

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  3. TerryDecember 2, 2010 at 1:38 PM

    Your yarn came out great! I love those colors! :0)

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  4. Elizabeth AnnDecember 2, 2010 at 2:09 PM

    You have to stop teasing with all the wonderful yarn projects I have to stay focus on quilt projects - but just a little question, you really used kool-aid and got all those wonderful colors???

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  5. CherylDecember 2, 2010 at 3:51 PM

    Ok I saw Noel's lesson on how to dye with Kool aide but I don't belive it was like this ,how did you get 3 colors at one time and I love the way you twisted it ,you must have alot of patience!
    Love the colors together.

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  6. Madalene Axford MurphyDecember 2, 2010 at 9:34 PM

    Very kool, Susan.

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  7. JanetDecember 3, 2010 at 4:43 AM

    That is amazing, the colours are gorgeous.

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  8. Peggi YacDecember 3, 2010 at 2:49 PM

    Susan-
    You were right about the wonderful Kool-aid colors. I guess I'll have to try this with Hannah.

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  9. Jackie's StitchesDecember 3, 2010 at 4:21 PM

    It's gorgeous! I like to dye yarn too but don't do it often. Unfortunately, I can dye it much faster than I can knit it.

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  10. AnonymousDecember 4, 2010 at 12:58 PM

    Brilliant Susan- it came out so well. Thanks for popping in.

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  11. SJDecember 5, 2010 at 2:20 PM

    That is beautiful!

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  12. TarynDecember 12, 2010 at 3:28 PM

    I can't believe that yarn color came from Koolaid. Really, truly? If so, I'm never drinking it again.

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  13. UnknownAugust 2, 2013 at 12:00 AM

    Wow! That's beautiful! I love it!

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