Dog Says Bark

Lately it's been difficult finding things to be thankful or happy about. I notice that it's not just me in this leaky boat, it's almost everyone I meet. So when I got home from work today, and settled into my after-work habit, I realized....this habit makes me happy. And it's especially nice today.

It's a beautiful day out, not the scorching hell-like temperatures we've been having. I turned off my a/c and threw open some windows. A nice breeze comes into my kitchen and dining. A nice mug of PG Tips tea (how very English) with plenty of creamer (learnt from the knee of my Australian grandma) and peace and quiet.

 My astute friends will notice something seriously wrong.

Don't worry, I got up and got a book to read while I drank my tea. I'm not sick or anything.

Whatever happened today was put to bed during this little 15 minute break. Thankfully, the neighborhood yappy dog started in AFTER I finished my tea. Nice try, Yippy.

Kool-Aid Man!!! A Dyeing Tutorial

The coffee dyeing turned out so well, that I tried my hand at kool-aid dying. So here we go, step-by-step:

I purchased 6 packets each of grape koolaid and black cherry koolaid. I filled 2 bowls with boiling water and emptied in the packets. It really smelled trippy! I kinda liked it.

Seeing how it's a tad messy and probably will stain, use a garbage bag or plastic under the bowls.

Once again, I used 100% wool bare yarn from Knit Picks and I didn't soak it in water first, like I did the coffee dyed yarn. I just wanted to see what variation it would give :)

Added the yarn and worked it a bit to get the middle of the yarn dyed with some color.

I literally took a nap and let it soak for about 30 minutes. I needed the dye to be completely exhausted, as I was apparently since I needed a nap. The dye completely soaked in and left behind clear water. It was rather a pretty experience.

The two toned dyeing came out really excellent! I ran it under cold water to make sure no dye came out.

After drying, the colors toned down some and looked like I wanted it to look. Yay!

Final product!

Now what to make with it??