Dyeing, Again

We seem to be addicted to yarn dyeing in my house.  I decided to try for some colors I’ve seen while shopping for spring clothes: a deep navy blue with dusty rose and light lemon-yellow.  I decided to use the Wilton’s dyes.  The navy was tricky, as I kept adding more and more blue because I wanted to be sure to get a saturated color.  I added some of the black as well, and a few drops of blue food coloring.  I used food coloring for the yellow, and Wilton’s paste in burgundy for the pink.  I didn’t want a bubblegum pink, and since that’s what the pink paste looked like, I decided to go for a lighter concentration of the burgundy.

I think it ended up being very pretty.  I’m having trouble finding a pattern I’d like to use it for.  I want it to be a more serious, grown-up something (maybe a scarf?) with some multidirectional elements or something to show off the variegation.  I’ve been scouring Ravelry, and have some options.  I’ll probably just have to cast on a few and decide which I like the best.

My daughter chose four Kool-Aid colors for her yarn, which turned out vibrant and very nice.