Knitting

I used lemon, orange, and cherry Kool-Aid for the sock yarn, divided the yarn roughly into three chunks, dumped it into the drink and popped it in the microwave.  Three two-minute zaps on high power, and the water was clear, and the yarn definitely coloured.  I left it about three

Rox gave me KnitPicks dye-your-own yarn and some Kool-Aid for my birthday, so I picked up canning jars for a yarn dyeing experiment.  I was aiming for an orange sock yarn and a green worsted weight, somewhere between variegated and self-striping.  While the yarn was soaking in soapy water, I

Finished knitting the Bittersweet mittens, now comes the hard part: putting the decoration on.  The pattern came with directions for chain stitch embroidery, I used to be good at this.  There is a definite left and right mitten, which had to be marked.  It snowed yesterday, so it is still

For the record, I hate sewing things up.  Hate it.  And this will need some serious blocking.  But it's warm!  So very warm, and it'll be soft too after a spin through the washer.  Presenting the technicolour yawn leftovers blanket: It's the size of

Second Sock Syndrome has set in, and this has never happened before. Normally I like doing the second sock because it means you're more than halfway home.  But lately, I've looked at the FIL sock and picked up the leftovers blanket, or the Koigu scarf, or