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The listing, Hand-dyed Wool Yarn has ended.

This is a whole skein of handdyed by me with koolaid. No, its not sticky, but it smells like a fruit basket. Colors are dark red, purple, pinky, and white.
This is one of a kind (like most handdyed creation) The yarn is very nice to work with, however, I don't DO pink.
I will sell more of these if this sells well.

Questions & Comments

how many yds is this skein?....I love the colors

Mar 7th, 2011 at 3:34:45 AM PST by

Around 200.

Mar 7th, 2011 at 8:12:21 AM PST by

And what weight is it?

Mar 7th, 2011 at 7:51:32 AM PST by

its sports weight.

Mar 7th, 2011 at 8:07:22 AM PST by

but a lighter sports weight then I am used to - yarn itself is wool from the 80s that I have been stashing for a while. I just colored it last week.

Mar 7th, 2011 at 8:07:55 AM PST by

My edit button has run off and hidden some where... but it is FREE SHIPPING regardless of the final bid.

Mar 7th, 2011 at 2:16:28 PM PST by

Wow !! Great auction , definitely watching and added you as a fan :)

Mar 9th, 2011 at 2:48:06 PM PST by

Thank you, I love how knitters are on listia!

Mar 9th, 2011 at 9:57:55 PM PST by

Hi :) yes and I am glad that people are interested in knitted items on here it's a great site... And you really use kool aid ? If you don't mind my asking how did you come up with the idea?

Mar 10th, 2011 at 8:55:44 AM PST by

Have you ever visited Ralverly? Its an online yarn community. I have always been interested in dying my own yarn and I found on there that kool-aid is a great way to do it. Its really quite amazing, the yarn pretty much just sucks the color up from the water, you start off with blood red water and white yarn, and end up with blood red yarn and clear water.

Mar 10th, 2011 at 1:31:55 PM PST by

Yes I use Ravelry all the time my member name
Is the same on here :) and I might just give this a try it's
Really interesting to know you can dye yarn with kool-aid. Still
Watching this auction though :D have a great weekend ~~ Shelley

Mar 11th, 2011 at 1:03:45 PM PST by

Oh, side note about the yardage, I think its more like 250-280, I found the orginal skein wrap (which I thought I threw out..) and it claims that there are 300 yards, alas, some of the yarn got eaten by the tangle monster.

Mar 11th, 2011 at 8:55:38 PM PST by

Great Auction! Just fanned you...fan me :)

Mar 12th, 2011 at 9:23:51 AM PST by

Thank you.

Mar 12th, 2011 at 9:13:01 PM PST by

Food coloring also works great for dying wool.

Mar 12th, 2011 at 2:22:49 PM PST by

Thank you for the suggestion, I just got some blues and greens for another kool-aid adventure, theres something thats more thrill seeking when dying with a kiddie beverage compared to just plain ol' food dye.

Mar 12th, 2011 at 9:12:55 PM PST by

you can also use them in conjunction for spendid color modulation. I have used the spice turmeric to get a deep yellow. It'll dye almost anything, not just wool. weird stuff.

Mar 13th, 2011 at 11:01:27 AM PDT by

I love the idea of dying wool with something as volatile as Koolaid. Thanks for listing, I'll watch for more. Fanned ya!

Mar 14th, 2011 at 1:17:25 AM PDT by

Great listing & great discussion! I'm on Ravelry too, also same user name as here. Thanks for sharing.

Mar 14th, 2011 at 10:08:14 PM PDT by

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