Survey!

Just a little survey, for everyone's benefit, I hope!

What is your favorite(s) sock yarn of all time?

If it is a very expensive one (>20$US), what is your affordable favorite one too?

Odd question

Just a odd question out of the blue...

When you find a pattern you like but turn out to be crochet and you don't crochet at all, it is "portable" to a knitting one easily? Is it even feasible? Or do I have to learn to crochet?

Dyeing fun!

Apple to Apple yarn - The mixture
Originally uploaded by diluvienne.

Last November, I felt like experimenting further at dyeing with Kool-Aid. It was a fun Sunday afternoon!!!

My lovely assistant helped me to design this stripy yarn. I had a certain width in mind and I gotta say, I am pretty close to it in the end! He also helped to achieve the colours I had desired.

Apple to Apple yarn - Ongoing dyeing
Originally uploaded by diluvienne.

In order to do the red, we mixed some grocery brand cherry-flavored beverage powder with fruit punch or whatever darkish red flavours I had in the kitchen.

For the green, since it was not possible to find green powder, we had to be creative. I used Crystal Light Lemondade, with Gatorade Frost and Tang, because I ran out of source of yellow.

Apple to Apple yarn - Drying
Originally uploaded by diluvienne.

I always keep a bit of grape Kool-Aid, in case I need to darken a colour.


I wanted bright colours, so I saturated and saturated the mixes. It was so sweet and sticky!


I heated and heated until no pigments wanted to soak in the fiber and washed. Happy yarn was born!

Festive finished Apple to Apple sock!
Originally uploaded by diluvienne.

For the sock, just a basic pattern and stockinette stitch were executed.



As I was knitting them, I found they were more and more looking like Christmas socks. So I finished them on time for the event!