Kool-Aid

Here are the pictures I promised. Kool-Aid overdyed wool.

 

Laceweight. That bubblegum pink wool in the bottom of the pic is how this skein started. I used 3 different flavors of Kool-aid for the rich purple and blues.

Laceweight. The lacy chartreuse in the background is how this skein began. What an improvement! Two flavors of Kool-Aid.

These were my first attempts. I had purchased quite a bit of this fingeringweight variegated yarn. When it arrived I did not care for how bland it looked, the balls with the bands are the original color. So I thought the Kool-Aid was worth a try. If it did not work, I was not loosing anything. Not only am I delighted with the colors, the process seems to have added some sheen to the fibers. I used varying combinations  of four flavors.

For those who may ask, I tried this both on skeins and on balls. It works. The balls simply take longer to dry.

I am currently knitting a shawl in some of that bubblegum pink with a strand of cobweb mohair from ColourMart. The mohair being very fine and me not wanting to risk a tangled mess, I am going to do a Kool-Aid dye after the knitting.
I found the cheapest source of Kool-Aid to be Amazon (yup!).

Valerie