My plan backfired, but in a good way.

A couple weeks ago I started selling yarn that I'd hand dyed. Or more accurately, I began offering it for sale. No takers. I listed four skeins, and decided that I would not order any more yarn to dye until I had sold some of my current stock. I waited and waited, and still no takers.

So this afternoon I finaly said to hell with it, I'm ordering more yarn. Not two hours later, I finally sold a skein! And the kicker is that it's the green skein that I'd been secretly hoping would never sell so I could keep it for myself. Oh well, I can always make more for myself later!

Here's a picture of the skein that sold:

I could just dye...

I just tried my hand at dyeing wool yarn with Wilton cake icing coloring (juniper green). So far I think it's going perfectly. I'll know for sure once it's cooled, rinsed, and dried.

It was so cool to watch the dye cook into the yarn! I could actually see the water turning clear. Next time I do this I may have to try to get pictures of that process in action.

ETA: It's the next day now, and the yarn is dry. It's gorgeous!