Dyeing to Knit

Oh how much fun I had today. A couple of weeks ago, I purchases some bare yarn to try my hand at dyeing my own. I am an avid knitter and go through lots and lots of yarn. It was an obvious next step for me to try my hand at dyeing (or as my grand daughter says, killing) some bare yarn.
     The bare yarn was purchased from Knit Picks, which is one of my favorite places to obtain my 'fix.' and the dye was. . . . . drum roll, please. . . . Kool-Aid! Yes. I was as surprised as anything when I did the research about home dyeing. It was easy, minimal mess, smelled lumptious and did a beautiful job of turning pale cream yarn into gorgeous colors.
   Subsequently, I have purchased more yarn in a fingering size to dye at a future time. But let's look at today's gems.
     I found a pattern that I thought would be lovely. It is the "Odyssey Shawl" by Joli Locatelli. Both the pattern and a yarn kit for making the project are available on WEBS site. It is absolutely lovely, and the kit is pretty that can be purchased, but I wanted to try my hand at doing my own thing. Here are the results:

   The hanks turned our very nicely. The first to your left is dyed with Pink Lemonade Kool-Aid. I used three packets and worked the ChemKnits Formula for doing so. When it turned our so nicely, I knew I was hooked. Once the pink was dyed completely as a single color, I then did the speckled effect. This will be the middle of my shawl.
     The middle hank is dyed with three packets of Dark Cherry Kool-Aid, and the third hank is their Grape in three packets. I will start knitting the shawl with the Dark Cherry. Picture will follow as I move along. 
     Here are the hanks after making into cakes. They are almost pretty enough to eat. (The purple is not finished drying.)

   Hope you enjoy and look forward to more adventures with this Old Woman. Thanks for stopping by.