What do you do when you get yarn in the mail, like they yarn, but hate the color? You fix it with whatever means happen to be at hand. I like purple, but I detest pastel colors; this was some pastel purple Cascade 220 Quatro--Raspberry Cream. I love Cascade yarn... and since it was on sale... well, there you have it. This is what it looked like before:
And this is what it looks like now. It's not as electric as the picture makes it seem, but it's a big improvement on that awful pinkish-purple in my opinion. There's enough to make a pair of socks, or a pair of mittens and a hat. I'm in love with the Kittyville hat and may just use some of this to knit myself one. There are blue cats, after all. :P
2 comments:
Oh!! That blue is so pretty! I loves it! You did a great job!
What did you use to dye it?
Not indigo, unfortunately. Wilton cake dye and vinegar, 'cause Wilton dyes aren't acid like KoolAid. The first time, I didn't put enough vinegar in and the pigment started leaching when I rinsed, so I had to redo it today with three cups of vinegar. It took the second time, though, and there's no pigment coming out. :p Fanks. I'm happy with it.
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