I really don't need an other hobby...

I spent this morning playing around with some Wilton food coloring and some yarn from Knit Picks. This could be dangerous (and I might have to actually learn what I'm doing).

The photos never quite capture the true essence of the colors, but it's the best I can do.

First up: some wool/alpaca/nylong fingering weight. Two skeins will make a nice sized shawl:


Next up is the same yarn, but in blues:


The fun thing about this one is that I only used one color. The dye seperated in the pot to give me the variation (which I couldn't have done if I had tried, right?)

This one is still drying, as I ended up throwing it back into the dye pot. It's a wool silk blend fingering weight. It didn't come out anything as I had planned. Before the second dip, the colors were very muddy. (the photo is a little washed out, as it's outside in the sun).

The color ended up being a very gothic dark red. Again... will make a lovely shawl (I hope... have no idea about how any of these will knit up).

I really have been enjoying the process of dyeing. Matt doesn't love the smell (so I did it while he was racing this weekend). Just need to get some knitting done now!