These Christmas gifts really are flying off my needles, which is probably good since I'm starting classes in TWO DAYS!!! AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
Yes. :ahem: Back to knitting. This is my brother's gift, or at least part of it:
He's a tough one to shop for, but he has recently moved out and got a place all of his own. I think I'll send along this oven mitt-like thingy along with a (yet to be started) double-knitted trivet in the same colours. I just need a small piece of leather for a handle, and this will be complete. I'll think of some other little kitchen goodies to send with it.
And I told you I had some more pink in the crock pot last night, right? Well, when I pulled it out I decided I wanted something with a little more zest for Lila's
Brain Monster , so I added 7 or 8 drops of red food colouring and put the yarn back in the crock pot for about an hour. Here's what I have so far:
I'm really a huge fan of the variation that I got in this ball! I think this is going to be SO FREAKING CUTE!! Now... I need to find some big googly eyes...
Wow- that is a beautiful shaded solid! I haven't experimented with dyeing at all. You make it sound so easy. What is the fiber content? Will wool pick up color like that? I want to try this now!
ReplyDeleteYep, it's 100% wool, but any protein fiber will work (wool, silk, angora, alpaca, nylon) :)
ReplyDeleteHow cute is that hat you made me giggle also I added a link in my post about dish rag tag so that you can read about it:)Hugs Darcy
ReplyDeleteI am loving the oven mitt, that's a fantastic present idea for a man...
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