Life is as interesting as you choose it to be - I happen to be interested in more things than I can fit into a single day or week. I take great delight in making things for myself and indulging my varied interests. Soapmaking, painting, knitting, sewing, cooking and baking – I enjoy them all. Often, I have lamented the fact that I am not one of those people who require very little sleep. Imagine all the things I could do if I only needed four hours of sleep instead of my needed eight!
The past few months I have rekindled an old favorite – knitting – and along that path have discovered a brand new hobby: handpainting yarn.
It all started when I taught my daughter how to knit… Kind of like when you give a mouse a cookie…
My daughter put on her Christmas wish list some very special handpainted yarn. She had found a pattern she liked – a really cute top that she wanted to knit for herself.
Shopping for the yarn piqued my interest in handpainted yarn. I wanted to know how it was done, and more importantly, whether I could do it myself. After researching the subject on the mighty internet, I decided on an acid dye kit available from Knitpicks. I also added three different bare yarns to complete my kit.
Soon after the yarn arrived, my daughter and I each decided on the colors we were going to use to dye the yarn. I have to say the whole process was a very fun and satisfying adventure. Here are the finished products of our efforts (Now I just have to decide what to knit):
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