foray into hand-painting yarn

last night i dyed yarn for the first time. i used kool-aid because i wanted something easy, non-toxic and that would produce ridiculous bright colors.
so now my house smells wonderful, but after seeing how well kool-aid works to dye yarn, i never want to drink it again.
also my hands are the wrong color. i'd take a picture, but i really have ugly hands.
and the yarn has already had an adventure!
after i was done with the after-dying wash, i decided that kool-aid was just too potent in its ability to dye. it would have to dry outside lest it stain my bathroom. so i took it outside to hang on the black metal patio chairs.
and of course it thunderstormed last night. i know ross truly loves me because he rescued my yarn from the storm and brought it inside without even asking me (i was asleep).

( pictures of the yarn here )

i will continue to post progress reports on this project. the next step is to find some suitably messy yarn to make it monsterous when it knits up.:)

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