My Dyed Yarn!!

It just keeps getting better and better. This is the plied yarn that was on the Handy Andy this morning. I plied it when I got home from work and then wound it on the Niddy Noddy. I kept it on the noddy for about an hour and then gave the yarn a bath in soak. From the sites I saw on the internet it said to use 1 packet of KoolAid for each ounch of yarn. Since the skein weight was 27 grams I just used 1 packet of grape KoolAid, 2 cups of water and 1/4 cup of white vinegar. I put it in a pyrex bown and microwaved it. I nuked it for 2 minutes and then let it stand for 5 minutes. The water still had some colour so I zapped it for another 2 minutes. That was enough. I let it cool for about 20 minutes and then bathed it in soak again. I think when I do it again I will try 2 packets of the KoolAid. I would like a more intense purple. The colour is lighter than it appears in this picture. However, for a first shot I think it looks alright. It's funny how the water to becomes clear. I know other people have said it but it's a totally different thing when you see it with your own eyes. I have lots of rovings that I can dye once I spin it. I think for now I will dye after spinning because I don't want to felt the rovings.

P.S. Looking at the yarn after it has dried I really like it. I noticed that where the skein was tied by both ends of the yarn the colour is a little lighter under those ties. I also was very surprised to see that the crochet cotton ties I also used did not dye. I am going to finish knitting the rest of the single ply I have and then dye that as well. I have to buy more no sugar KoolAid