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Variant · 07-11-2004, 12:35 AM

I've done berry blue and love it. I also tried to mix 2 packets cherry w/two packets lemonade. It's still red. I'd love to have a funky orange and funky green. I'm not so crazy about the way the lemon-lime turned out. I had to redye it with 4 packets.

What flavors do you use? Any combinations? Share please!

dandelions2 · 07-11-2004, 01:34 AM

and please share pics of how the colors turn out!! Please please please?

Sunflower_Momma · 07-11-2004, 09:08 AM

Black cherry!

Shelly · 07-16-2004, 05:25 PM

Here's some roving I did a while back. You can also use food coloring (which is what is in Kool-Aid) with vinegar.

From left to right they were:
cherry KA, yellow food coloring, blue FC, blue and red FC, green FC, grape KA, orange KA, green apple KA, pink lemonade KA.

I did orange with 1 packet red, one packet yellow, try that or try 2 yellow, 1 red, or just buy orange KA or FC.

HTH!

Tami Soaps · 07-21-2004, 01:26 PM

I have never done this, but I really, really want to give it a go! Your pics are great!

Here are some links I've been saving in case anyone else is thinking about it....

http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEfall02/FEATdyedwool.html

http://www.geocities.com/knitter01/koolaid.html

http://www.planetshoup.com/easy/tips/dyekool.shtml

Variant · 07-25-2004, 06:37 PM

Here's what I came up with:

4 packets grape for the purple (I also did a mix -- 2 berry blue, 1 cherry and 1 lemonade and got basically the same color)

2 packets lemon lime for the green then dyed again with 4 packets lemon lime

This is a blend of the back and sides being 2 packets berry blue and the very front part of the v is 4 packets berry blue. IRL the one dyed with 4 packets is darker.

And last is the stripes. 4 packets orange, the green and purple as described before and the red is 4 packets cherry.

I did try 2 packets cherry and 2 packets lemonade and got a lighter shade of the red -- more pinkish.

And there are variations in the wool that I dyed because it was all grey with about 12" of color in the yarn pre-dying. The koolaid made the already colored sections of the yarn darker and it seemed to be a bit felted.

I had a blast and have one more soaker to do.

Tami Soaps · 07-25-2004, 06:45 PM

That's great! I love the colors-- they are incredible!

Thanks so much for posting the pics and your combos!