Wyoming Breezes

neck warmer knit with Kool-aid dyed yarn August 2017 This yarn is much prettier in person, and it reminds me of a peach parfait. This is one of three skeins that I dyed at the Fiber Guild's Spring Retreat. This skein was reclaimed from an off-white thrift shop sweater: 90% wool and 10% mohair. It would be fun to replicate the color, but I know it's impossible. This cowl is going into a special gift box.

neck warmer on the needles August 2017 The final cowl for the gift box from yarn dyed at the Guild Spring Retreat and reclaimed from an off-white, thrift shop sweater.

neck warmer knit with Kool-aid dyed yarn August 2017 All of the cowls I've knit this summer are destined to be gifts, and I needed to finish a couple more to round out the gift box. A skein of yarn, dyed at the Spring Retreat , made a nice addition to the box. the middle skein is the one used for the cowl pictured in this post. I was surprised how the mix of colors in the skein complemented each other once the yarn was knit. The yarn was reclaimed from an off-white, thrift shop sweater: 90% wool and 10% mohair. Yarn : reclaimed wool that was dyed with Kool-aid and food coloring. Pattern : Eternity Scarf by Michele Wang (Ravelry link)                pattern was adjusted to ensure I would have enough yarn                The pattern has directions for three sizes and has a                        rolled bottom edge     ...

Annual Fiber Guild Spring Retreat dyeing wool with Kool-Aid and food coloring May 2017 (click collage to enlarge images) I had a great time at the Guild's annual spring retreat earlier this month. The morning class was dyeing wool yarn with Kool-Aid and food coloring. The Guild purchased all the supplies and paid the instructors, but the class was free. I had a great time. The class gave me the confidence that I needed to jump in and try the process. I've been wanting to do this for ages. I had some off-white wool that I reclaimed years ago and took two skeins to the class. skeins of wool that I dyed in the class Top - the skein provided - 100% wool Middle and bottom skeins are reclaimed wool  85% wool and 15% mohair The instructors had seven large crock pots available for steaming or stewing the yarn. I chose to use the same technique for all three skeins - hand-painting. Others in the class dyed in a bowl in the crockpots as well as using Mason jars for ...