My Part of the Deal

So after many calls and failed attempts to get Jason just the right new truck we finally got one. After he had everything that he wanted and the dealership got what they wanted, I told the salesman that I had done all the work and that I had one demand. I wanted the huge blow up monkey for my grandson. Yes of course he thought I was nuts but he was not going to let a car deal fall thru over a monkey so guess what Jacob has now!! Yep One huge blow up monkey LOL. You should have seen us driving home with it in the back of my car between Jon and Angel. This thing is huge. Hugs. JoyB

Valentine's Swap 1

Okay so I was just to swap Valentine's cards in one of my groups but I got to JoAnn's and wanted to do something a bit more fun so I got some foam and am going to be sending these magnets along with the cards and a few other goodies. Aren't they adorable?? JoyB

Kim's Yarn

OK so this is NOT pastel. I dyed this yarn using Sky Blue and Vermillion (which looked pink on the sheet) but I guess that I still have a bit of playing to do with the dyes. So I do believe that Kim will still find a way to make something amazing from this yarn, so I am sending it on to her on Monday. I am exhausted tonite so I am just posting these two pics and then I am off to bed. I hope I am not coming down with something again. Hugs, JoyB

Ok Now I Am Just Showing Off.

Ok it is finally dry enough to wind into a yarn ball so here it is. My first attempt at dyeing yarn. I am calling it "Twilight of My Own" and it is a limited edition cause it is limited to one skein LOLOL. JoyB

Swatch This...

Ok so tonite I had just gotten two sets of Addi Turbos for my 2 socks on two circulars class in March at Naked Sheep and I just couldn't wait to try them out so I took up with my favorite sock yarn in the Bunny Foo Foo colorway and knitted a test swatch to make sure I got the right sized needles so my socks will fit.. You all who have followed my blog for a minute, may recognize this sock yarn as the yarn I used for my second attempt at socks and the sock was way too big. Here I go trying it out again and of course now I can't find the pattern LOL. I do however love working with the Addi's and am happy that my tension looks even and that this yarn is just so yummy it makes me hungry to knit with it. So here is my pic. Hugs. JoyB

The Grand Finale...

At least for tonite. I have alot of knitting to do for various swaps. So I am going to leave you with pics of the yarn cooling in the sink and then finally the skein laid out on the towel to dry. I am one satisfied customer and will be happy to see the final product after it is dried but I am very hopeful that it will be a great skein of yarn as when I rinsed it, I got no dye back out of it and the colors are very rich and bright. Now I just need to find a die-hard Portland Trailblazer fan to buy this off me so I can dye more LOL JoyB

Oh BTW the tutorial for all of this I did tonite is back at DYI from a previous Knitty Gritty episode. Here is the link

http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/na_knitting/article/0,2025,DIY_14141_5453795,00.html

Dyeing Yarn Part Deux

OK so yes I am wearing my gloves for this and yes I have all my supplies ready, I laid the yarn out on the plastic wrap as suggested, then I mixed up and painted on the dyes with foam brushes, then I wrapped the whole thing up in what DYI calls a Plastic wrap burrito and then it goes in the microwave for 12 minutes ( in a bowl of water). It has just beeped at me so I am off to see what it looks like and if I need to " steam" it some more based on how much dye rinses out but I have to cool it first so here are some pics. The only fatality seems to be the white towel that was ruined to begin with so it is all good LOl JoyB