Dying with Kool-Aid

I’ve had a few queries about how to dye with Kool-Aid and seeing as I have some ‘in progress’ pictures I figured I could show you what we managed to do in an afternoon. I think the flavours we had were Grape, Pink Lemonade, Raspberry, Blue Raspberry, Lime and Orange.

What you need: Zip lock bags, un-dyed yarn of your choice (not cotton though as the dye doesn’t stick to it), Kool-Aid, more than lukewarm water

Process: Un-skein your yarn (see picture) and in the zip lock bags pour in the Kool-Aid and enough water to almost fill the bag, make sure the Kool-Aid is mixed into the water and dunk the yarn. Close the zip-lock bag, making sure there isn’t too much air left in it and squish the bag to ensure maximum  the yarn is completely soaked. Place yarn bags outside in the sun and only remove them once the water inside is completely cool. Rinse in coolish water until it runs clear. squeeze out excess water and dry!

Happy dyeing!