In honor of my new colorway

I feel like this today.

I dyed some sock yarn last night with black cake icing dye. Wow, that stuff *really* separates once mixed in with vinegar and water. I'll hopefully have pictures up soon of my samples.

Been a long time since I... well, blogged...

I haven't completed many knitting projects recently because I've been dyeing. I now have an Etsy store set up for selling the fruits of my labor! Check it out once I get the widget set up on my sidebar! :D

Dyeing with drink mixes

I think I'm going to try out hand dyeing sometime soon. Since I'm TOTALLY new at this, I think I'll start with Kool-Aid dyeing, since I won't have to use any strange toxic chemicals. I've read articles/posts about it on the internet (Knitty, Ravelry, etc.), and I just joined a Kool-Aid dyers group on Ravelry. I hope it goes well! I may try to convince my husband to take me undyed yarn shopping tomorrow. ;) Who knows... if I'm good at it, I may make some small yarn skeins for people for Christmas! :)

Video of the day and update!

I've been so busy. We're working overtime here at work, and, on top of that, I'm trying to complete Christmas presents for people on my list as well as make gifts for people who have "ordered" them from me. I have three hats to finish for one person, a scarf, and for a single person - two pairs of mittens, a keyhole scarf and a hat to match. I'm a bit overwhelmed right now. :(

Anyway, here's a song for today from one of my favorite bands:

Long time no post...

I've finished several projects recently, but I have yet to take pictures of them. If I can either find my rechargeable batteries or remember to buy new ones, I can take some pictures. ;)

By the way, if you're on Ravelry, add me as a friend! I'm "chippigoo" on there! :)

Check out my Flickr widget!

I have added a few new pictures, including a braided scarf I just finished tonight and a few pictures of my unfinished "Todos Scarf" (please click The Unique Sheep banner to the left on this page for the pattern). I really would love to finish the Todos Scarf, but a friend and I are preparing for a bazaar next week, and I am trying to make a bunch of simple scarves and hats before then. :)

If you're interested in making your own braided scarf, there is a pattern listed on the Berocco yarn website. I just used lengths of scrap yarn that I didn't have enough of to really do much with, so that's an option if you don't have any of the yarn mentioned in the pattern.

Edited to add a video for this week (at least). I haven't put one up yet. ;)