My New Addiction...

I decided to try dyeing my own yarn, and it turned out great! I used Kool Aid for the colors and here is a picture of the final product....
I call the colorway Grateful Dead because Bob said it would make a great tie-dye shirt.

Before I wound it up, it looked like this...I did another hank today with pink, orange, blue and green. The next one I would like to do is different shades of purple with some yellow, like an iris flower. I used the dip method, and will experiment with "painting" the color on as well. Below are some in-the-process pictures I took to document my adventure:This is the yarn as I wound it to form it into a long hank. (There is the plastic snakey-snake cat toy on the floor, you wind it up and it wiggles along the floor.)

Next I soaked the yarn in water:
Then it was into the dye for a steamy soak:

After that, I rinsed it and hung it up to dry. This morning I wound it into the hank you saw above. I gave it to my mom and she loved it. My adventure into dyeing has begun!

Mommy, We Have a Visitor!

Lucy and Sake have a friend! He comes right up to the window and looks inside to see if I am home to give him peanuts. He is pretty friendly, I can open the door when he is outside and he does not run away. I just have to be careful that he does not get in the house!
At my old house in Hemlock, I had a chipmunk that would come right up to me and sit on my leg. I would call him and he would come running for peanuts.
My latest knitting project is completed, I nade it for my sister's birthday. It only took a few hours and turned out great. Yes, it is a thong.

Now for my secret indulgence........I love to watch Tori and Dean, Home Sweet Hollywood. I am not a fan of reality shows, or even a big fan of Tori Spelling, but I started watching the show when they had the bed & breakfast and liked it. They are so cute together!