I was sitting at the table when it arrived, planning my housework.Perhaps I exaggerate: I was drinking a cup of tea, looking around at the state of the place and thinking, "Look at the state of this place!" In other words, I was in the Critical Housework Planning Phase. But I couldn't just ignore such a thoughtful gift, now, could I? No, I couldn't, so I did a little dyeing instead.
The red is a bit of a mistake. I had about 100g wool and I didn't want to spread the colours too thin because I wanted to keep the green and blue as vivid as possible. As a result, I added red and ended up with a kind of lollipop-coloured yarn, the kind of lollipops your parents forbade you to eat because the artificial colours put you on a sugar high. Brilliant!
Gosh, I really like the red in there! I'm going to have to get myself some Kool Aid....
ReplyDeleteZowsers! That one is vivid! Whatcha gonna do with it, Gingerbread Lady?
ReplyDeleteCori - no, I didn't drink it! It's too precious to be drunk :-) Besides, I make it up with a slosh of white vinegar to make the colours 'stick' better, so it's not a very tasty combination...
ReplyDeleteCarla - I don't really know what I'm going to do with it. It might end up as a pair of fingerless gloves for the springtime. Hmmm ...