{"id":1849,"date":"2008-11-26T10:08:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-26T14:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kissmyknits.com\/?p=1849"},"modified":"2008-11-26T10:08:00","modified_gmt":"2008-11-26T14:08:00","slug":"lavender-blue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kissmyknits.com\/?p=1849","title":{"rendered":"Lavender blue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/93468786@N00\/3061508798\/\" title=\"lavender blue skein by emisanboo, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3163\/3061508798_768c06cc49_m.jpg\" height=\"175\" alt=\"lavender blue skein\" hspace=\"5\" vspace=\"5\" align=\"left\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n246 yards DK weight superwash wool, crockpot dyed with acid dyes.  Base was blue left over from previous dye session.  It was more kool-aid blue than I would have liked, so I softened it up.  Pink was added to one side after blue had exhausted, then lilac added to other side after pink had exhausted.<\/p>\n<p>Knitpicks ties its skeins tighter than I do, which resulted in the white around the ties where the dye didn&#8217;t penetrate.  Note to self:  retie Knitpicks yarn before dyeing.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/93468786@N00\/3061508792\/\" title=\"lavender blue hank by emisanboo, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3215\/3061508792_d9f444f160_m.jpg\" height=\"175\" alt=\"lavender blue hank\" hspace=\"5\" vspace=\"5\" align=\"right\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThat&#8217;s it for the hand dyes for now.  I&#8217;ve still got a couple of skeins to do, but the holidays are upon us.<\/p>\n<p>As for the Christmas yarn, my father suggested it would make something nice for Emily.<\/p>\n<p><b>Me:<\/b>  &#8220;Grandpa thinks this would make something nice for you, like some Christmas socks.&#8221;<br \/>\n<b>Mr. Tvini:<\/b>  &#8220;Do you think that should happen?&#8221;<br \/>\n<b>Em:<\/b>  &#8220;Oh, yes!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>So there you have it.  I&#8217;ll be casting on for Christmas socks for Em either tonight or tomorrow.  Lest anybody think that it&#8217;ll mean less knitting for me, her feet are 9 inches long and 8.5 inches around.  This means that she and her grandmother can share shoes.  My girl&#8217;s a Sasquatch!<\/p>\n<p>Today we&#8217;re off to the toy store for one more doll before the December toy drought begins.  <a href=\"http:\/\/store.manhattantoy.com\/dr\/v2\/ec_Main.Entry17C?SID=48105&#038;SP=10023&#038;CID=150586&#038;PID=973972&#038;PN=1&#038;V1=973972&#038;V2=&#038;V3=&#038;V4=&#038;V5=31048584&#038;CUR=840&#038;DSP=&#038;PGRP=0&#038;ABCODE=&#038;CACHE_ID=0\" target=\"blank\">This is the one she&#8217;s picked out.<\/a>  She&#8217;s very excited by this and has actually drawn a &#8220;welcome&#8221; sign for the new doll which she has put on her bedroom door.  We don&#8217;t buy new toys before the holidays, so by the time Christmas arrives, she&#8217;s buzzing around the tree like a hummingbird.  Mwahahahaha&#8230;<br \/>\n<br clear=all><br \/>\n<center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tvini.org\/images\/Emily\/art\/1108welcomeAlesa.jpg\" target=\"blank\" title=\"Welcome Alesa\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tvini.org\/images\/Emily\/art\/1108welcomeAlesa-thumb.jpg\" height=\"225\" hspace=\"5\" vspace=\"5\" border=\"2\" ><\/center><br \/>\n<br clear=all><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>246 yards DK weight superwash wool, crockpot dyed with acid dyes. Base was blue left over from previous dye session. It was more kool-aid blue than I would have liked, so I softened it up. Pink was added to one side after blue had exhausted, then lilac added to other side after pink had exhausted. 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