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get a variety pack of koolaid
these flavors are the basic ones.. but if you can find blue raspberry and such, do!
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choose your colors (1 pkg per 1 oz yarn) and presoak
left: knitpicks lace weight, right: knitpicks fingering weight
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in it goes!
no need to add vinegar
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soak up that dye
heat the yarn + water and dye on the stove till ALMOST boiling, turn off heat, and let sit till it soaks up the dye.
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mmmm, tropical punch
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it's almost soaked up all the dye
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see the clear water?
the yarn has extracted all the dye from the water
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yep, it's done
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now that the water is clear, we can strain
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strain the yarn (be careful! the water's hot!)
do not rinse until the yarn is all cooled.. otherwise you may shock it into felting
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all dry and wound up
be careful when dyeing not to knot up the yarn!
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