Kiss My Knits!

246 yards DK weight superwash wool, crockpot dyed with acid dyes. Base was blue left over from previous dye session. It was more kool-aid blue than I would have liked, so I softened it up. Pink was added to one side after blue had exhausted, then lilac added to other side after pink had exhausted.

Knitpicks ties its skeins tighter than I do, which resulted in the white around the ties where the dye didn’t penetrate. Note to self: retie Knitpicks yarn before dyeing.

That’s it for the hand dyes for now. I’ve still got a couple of skeins to do, but the holidays are upon us.

As for the Christmas yarn, my father suggested it would make something nice for Emily.

Me: “Grandpa thinks this would make something nice for you, like some Christmas socks.”
Mr. Tvini: “Do you think that should happen?”
Em: “Oh, yes!”

So there you have it. I’ll be casting on for Christmas socks for Em either tonight or tomorrow. Lest anybody think that it’ll mean less knitting for me, her feet are 9 inches long and 8.5 inches around. This means that she and her grandmother can share shoes. My girl’s a Sasquatch!

Today we’re off to the toy store for one more doll before the December toy drought begins. This is the one she’s picked out. She’s very excited by this and has actually drawn a “welcome” sign for the new doll which she has put on her bedroom door. We don’t buy new toys before the holidays, so by the time Christmas arrives, she’s buzzing around the tree like a hummingbird. Mwahahahaha…