color help needed

[pmcgary]

I am looking for suggestions of how to get two colors- I use mostly KA or wilton's and want to get the dying done this weekend.

I would like to get a light sky blue and a spring green grass color....ideas ladies?????????

[BethyM99]

Sky Blue Wiltons
Arctic Green apple KA

??

[pmcgary]

I was thinking the Arctic green kA and I happen to have some of that. Thanks.

Don't have the sky blue but could probably justify a trip to Michaels or Hobby lobby today.

[CraftyMommaOf2]

The Artic Green Apple makes a fantastic bright grassy green! As always, make sure you use alot. I used one pack for 1/4 oz of yarn and it's perfect for the stem of a pumpkin. I used the blue lemonade whatever KA and it was a nice light blue if you don't use a whole lot. I don't know about wilton's...haven't used it :LOL

[pmcgary]

Oh, I think I have the blue lemonade kind too.

I have two packs of the green and 4 of the blue or maybe 6 of the blue....That may do the trick...Of course if it turns out too light, I can always make it darker! (can't say the same for my too dark mistakes!)

[jmo]

I got a blue w/ Raspberry Reaction KA. Here's a pic: www.theknittykitty.com/images/wiltonska.jpg
It's the skein on the right mixed w/ Black Cherry. I used four packets for half the skein, so that's 2 oz. of yarn.

[pmcgary]

HELP!

I did six packets of the blue lemonade and got a lovely ....Mint GREEn....

I have some now in Wilton's sky blue...but it is looking like it has the greenish hue coming through too....

FWIW I am dying fisherman's. (I get yellow undertones with the pinks too.)

Am still trying to get a very pale blue. Heck at this point I would go for anything not greenish.....

[CraftyMommaOf2]

That's weird! How much yarn are you dyeing? Maybe you just need more ka?

[Anonymous]

Do you think it will go beyond the green given more dye? I was afraid it would just get greener.

I am not really sure how much yarn it was that I did the first time....maybe 3/4 of a skein of fishermans...6 packets of the blue lemonade KA.

I have probably 3/4 of a skein of fishermans in the sky blue wiltons now (It is blue 1 the same as the KA)

So you think I should just keep adding more dye? I guess I am not really out much using more of it as I only paid .89 for the dye.

But man I have this image in my head of exactly what I want to do...

[CraftyMommaOf2]

That's tough when you know exactly what you want and you're not getting there. Here's a link to the blue I got with the blue lemonade:
http://share.shutterfly.com/osi.jsp?i=EeAOWblq1as2zyo

I paint my wool with a medicine dropper. I mix up the ka and then I drop it onto the yarn until it's as dark as I want it then I microwave it for 2 mins, cool for ~5 mins, nuke for 2, cool, nuke for 2, cool for ~10 mins and then cold rinse and squeeze the water out and start the drying process. I HTH some.

[pmcgary]

Well for now I am just adding more and more color to the bath of wool. I do my dyeing in the slow cooker. I had thought that if the water was the color I wanted the yarn would be too, but that doesn't seem to be the case.

The color you got is what I am hoping for. I am guessing I am likely to end up a bit darker than I had hoped for, but am keeping my fingers crossed that it will come close to my expectations.

[CraftyMommaOf2]

If you really really want that color I'd do it for you :) I know how it is to have your heart set on something :LOL

[pmcgary]

YOu are too sweet. I am actually think I may just get some brown sheep wool as they have the color I am looking for.

You should see the blue I got with the "sky blue"...It is beautiful but not the look I was going for. I am going to play with the camera tonight and will try and put a picture of my two "blues" up here.