Red Hot
I joined another knit along, Red Hot Sizzling Socks. I really wanted to knit them with Lorna's Laces in the flames colorway but I also really need to curb my yarn buying so I dyed up a skein of sock yarn with Kool-Aid on Saturday afternoon. I used 6 packages of cherry and sprinkled on 1 package of orange near the end of the steaming process. I hope the color holds up, I really want a pair of RED socks. Why do I join knit alongs? I think the answer is simple, I like to put the buttons on my sidebar. I also like to have a bit of a structured knitting goal. I work better under pressure otherwise I just sit here and surf the web all day, although a little less now that I found Bloglines! Why do you join knit alongs? Or why don't you?
3 Comments:
For the communal aspect, I think. A number of my friends knit, but none are quite as obsessed as me and the other knitting bloggers. It makes the knitting less solitary, and I like that.
I like the feel of community, and support as well as the deadline pressure. Many KAL blogs have RSS feeds too, and SP7, etc. ...
DO you wear gloves when you dye the yarn?
We had a neighbor years ago who dyed his hair purple with kool-aid. It was hilarious.
His mom flipped out...first at the hair, then at the mess on the counter!
He grew up and married and has a baby now.....amazing
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