Yes, it’s that time of year again – yarn dyeing season in Minnesota! Yesterday, Jeanne and I headed over to Deb’s for a lovely afternoon of snacks, drinks, conversation, and, incidentally, yarn dyeing. We had a perfect afternoon – temps in the low 80s, low humidity, sun, breezes… ahhhh…
Here’s all the yarn that we dyed:
Deb used those fabric swatches for some of her color inspiration – didn’t she do a great job?
Here’s the yarn I dyed – the bluish thing in the middle is a KnitPicks sock blank. When it’s eventually all untangled, I’ll be able to knit a pair of socks that will be shaded from light blue at the toes through medium blues and purples to dark purple and black at the cuff.
“Mom was gone almost all day on my birthday, but at least Jeanne remembered and gave me a pink sparkly ball! Maybe Jeanne is confused about what a tiara is.” -Mayhem
That’s a bit rough! She should have been with you or at least shared the blue, kitty blanket she dyed.
She left you on your birthday?! How could she? I agree with Marina, you deserve the pretty blue kitty blanket 🙂
You mean mom didn’t bring a tiara home? Bad mommy.
Looks like great yarn fun – and nice porch! Yesterday was gorgeous.
May, you do realize that not only was your Mom away, but there seems to be a dog in the picture too! Uh oh…
Wow, you all did a great job!
Sounds just wonderful! You know how to spend the weekend.
Oooh, that shaded blue yarn will look beautiful when knit up. : )
Mayhem, are you sure you want a tiara? They look very uncomfortable to wear.
A tiara would be good – but only if you plan on causing a riot or at least a food fight while wearing it. 🙂 Got to live up to your name!
I wish it was yarn dying season here. It’s mostly been stay inside out of the rain season. 🙁
And you also forgot to take home some fresh catnip!! Not to mention the two other kitties you played with ….
THAT is how I want my sunporch to look.
What is it with cats and the magpie-like sparkly thing addiction?
i’m waiting for the Ladys of Skeins Gone Wild DVD
Sounds like a wonderful day!
I’ve never tried a sock blank. Gonna have to try it some day. Hmm…. I’m looking forward to see you socks!
Ooooh, I can’t wait to see those black/purple/blue socks!
Mayhem, I know where to get that very tiara that you seem to not have received for your birthday. Pink? Sparkly? Jeweled? Right on it.
And the dye party looked fun!
Well, I know which hanks are Debs – so now I’m left to guess which are yours & which are Jeannes….quite a difficult decision since I see no outright purple & black…. of course the blue is yours….hmmmm
Looks like fun! Deb did do an amazing job of matching the fabrics. Looking forward to your blue gradient socks.
Great pink sparkly ball, May! I saw some tiaras at a museum in San Francisco this weekend, and they had nasty combs and things to keep them on (pins, too!). I think the ball is better.
I bet we could find a tiara in the toy aisles at Target MayMay!
Gorgeous yarn! What fun!
You guys always look like you have so much fun when you dye:)
Happy Belated Birthday, Mayhem! A pink fuzzy ball is better than a tiara.
Looks like much dyeing fun!
such fun!!! I hope you made amends to May May that you were gone all day on her b-day. Did she get a tuna cake?
I have a tiara, May, but I’m not giving it up for anything. You really do need to get one.
There’s a surprise, you dyed sock yarn with black in it! (ducking)
That was kind of thoughtless of mom, wasn’t it May. Maybe mom will be able to find you a tiara at the hobby shop.
That looks like lots of fun and lots of pretty yarn too.
What pretty yarn!!
Is that pink sparkly ball sorta mushy and have little strips of what looks (but not feels) like foil all around it? If so Pepper has claimed one as her “baby” and carried it around and played with it til all the “spikes” came out. I got her a replacement but of course, it’s not good enough 🙂
Beautiful dye job! 😉
Looks awesome! I may try dyeing a sock blank one of these years. Not yet, though… too much else going on! =)
Oh, and I may have finally managed to mail your package over the weekend. Please let May know that I’m sorry her birthday present is belated.
What fun 🙂 Those colours all look so pretty! Deb has done a great job with matching her swatches.
the dying looks fab, and fun.
glad you had a least a little pink on your b-day May.