I saw this project at easter time and I really wanted to try it out! So I enlisted the help of my mom and we made some really beautiful rainbow yarn! What we did was we went to Michael's to get some wool yarn (yes it was such a sacrifice to go to the craft store ;) ) Then we got some easter egg dye and the kids and dyed the wool! It was a HUGE mess, but alot of fun! Everyone got involved (all my brothers and sister, and my kids). It was a great project, but it is hard for the kids to do. If you want to see some more detailed directions you can see them at
Small Things and
Keep On Spinning and
In the Heart of My Home. Ours turned out a little lighter then I wanted it too, but it is still so beautiful! We all love it! In fact there has been so many requests for things knitted, that we have to make more! Since my mom is the only good knitter, it will depend on how fast she can knit! :) Here are the pictures of out yarn!
All ready to work.
Here they are all ready to "cook" It is important to make sure that the dye in thoroughly saturating each strand!
Here is the yarn being set!
Here it is cooling in the sun! It is so pretty!
Here are the finished balls ready for my mom to knit! ;)
Soooooo Pretty!
Here is the first project....fingerless gloves!
Bunny LOVES them!
(Yes those are PJs! I wanted a picture before bed)
Happy Projecting!
Yay! It's beautiful. I love those mitts.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by Elizabeth! I have gotten so much inspiration from your amazing blog, and I am honored you stopped by! We had a lot of fun with the yarn, and my mom said that the mitts were really easy! She is making another pair for Pup now! :) Bunny wore them all evening!
ReplyDeleteI actually prefer the more pastel tones you ended up with--your yarn really turned out beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThanks Ginny! I really loved the yarn when I saw it on your blog! It was such a great project and I so glad you shared it! It turned out really well. I was little concerned when I saw that some of the colors had bled into a brownish gray, but it looks really good knitted with the other colors! I love reading your blog and seeing the amazing pictures you take! Thanks for stopping by!
ReplyDeleteSuch a cool project! I love how the colors turned out in the end. Your mom is so talented, I love the fingerless gloves. Lovely smile there by bunny!
ReplyDeleteWow! It turned out perfect! My mother-in-law crochets and I think I just found the perfect Christmas present for her. I can't wait until the weather turns a tad bit cooler so we can bear to be outside long enough to dye the yarn!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much. This is great post.
ReplyDeleteHi Stephanie! Just wanted to let you know that I received some bunting from you in the mail yesterday and it's truly lovely. It's great to see the origins of your rainbow yarn and what else you've done with it. The balls on their own are gorgeous and the gloves look great {and are obviously loved}. Thank you so very much for my wonderful surprise and I hope you post about the swap soon as I couldn't find it anywhere on your site... so I could thank you there too! Best wishes. Kylie ❤
ReplyDeleteHi Stephanie, I was lucky enough to receive a piece of your beautiful bunting in the mail the other day and it is just beautiful. I love that you used yarn your whole family helped create it makes it even more special, I will be telling that story to anyone that will listen hehe :) Thank-you so much for your very thoughtful piece of bunting I absolutely love it and can't wait to turn it into a string of buntings. xx
ReplyDeleteThanks to my fellow swappers!!!!! I am loving all the beautiful bunting that is coming in! Thanks to all of you who have put so much time and love into your pieces!!!! I'm glad that you like the ones I made! I will post all about it soon!
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