Kool Aid Experiment: Part 2

Okay, so I had a tie between combo 1 and 3 and ended up trying 3 (since I didn't know if I could pull off red). I also over dyed a skein of Trekking in yellow and orange. So here are all the pics and a description of what happened. Let's say things didn't turn out as expected!!

Here is the Trekking XXL that I overdyed. First yellow all over then orange in spots.

This is the Trekking after dying, while it is cooling.

And then with the variegated, things didn't go as planned. I read in several places (and some of your comments) that purple was hard to do. But I had heard mixing flavors could lead to a decent purple. So the plan was dye a pink all over and then do one end purple and the middle a brighter pink. This was to be my variegated. So the pink and purple went alright. Thought the purple got a bit carried away and the yarn sucked it up like crazy. At this stage things were more marbled (not intended, but liked and I was forewarned by Rowena that this would occur). So I liked the yarn here and should have stopped. The way the yarn sucked up the purple should have told me things would end badly.

So I didn't listen to my instinct yelling stop, I was having too much fun. And I tried doing a darker pink middle section. I put the yarn in for a second (I swear!!) to see what would happen and didn't like it at all. So I dyed the majority of it the red/hot pink. So the end effect was more of a tye dyed reddish pink and purple. I think next time I will try hand painting any 'variegated' yarn ideas I come up with.

Overall, I learned a lot. I learned that lighter colors need more than one pack to 50gm of yarn. That variegated isn't good unless you do a color study or hand paint. That overdyeing a yarn can be fun. And that you really can't predict the end results. Or at least I can't. Those of you who do this for more than fun and with more experience can...

I will post more pics when the hanks dry. And I will be doing much more yarn dyeing soon!! It was so much fun. Even if I did get carried away.

When it rains, it pours...

Well, let me start with the fact that I waited two hours for my dentist appointment yesterday afternoon. I don't know exactly what happened. The waiting room was full when I got there and a whole family went back with my hygienist a little after my appointment time. Well, two hours later they still had not come out! So, needless to say I left. That was where my bad luck started, with the loss of two hours.
Then this morning, when I went to take a shower, I noticed a soft spot on the floor. Yes, water is getting in under the flooring in one corner by the shower. So, I am freaking out thinking that the whole floor needs replaced. I go in the basement to see if there is a water spot, where the water got all the way through the floor. Fortunately, there is not any water coming through the floor, but I notice something else. Lint all over the back of the crawl space. And a piece of venting hanging down. I think 'where is THIS coming from?' The dryer of course. Which we just replaced no more than 3 months ago. Thank God the house hasn't burnt down before now.
So now I have calls to make about the shower and the bathroom floor, plus the dryer vent. So, what happens... my phone line goes out! Thought the problem was fixed last year when the phone line went out anytime you used it (or so it seemed).
Well, all I have to say is when it rains around here, it really does pour!! UGH!!!
On the bright side, I scored some beautiful Brown Sheep Lanaloft yesterday. 3 skeins of Turquoise Magic (it's a bit more on the green side than the picture shows). But I can't decide if I should use it for a felted bag or a scarf of some sort (maybe a baby clapotis)? What do you think?