Yarn Gone Wild, or "Extremely Madeover: Yarn Edition"

once upon a time there were three very colorless hanks of yarn. They always felt very underdressed when spending time with their more vibrant friends.



Their friends were required to wait in the, er, waiting room/chair.



here they are - just after going "under." They risked being in the hands of a med student because, as they put it, being a dyepot mistake is better then being like all of the other undyed hanks of yarn out there.



the sock yarn was up first; it had requested lots of colors, in no real pattern.



mission accomplished!



hank #1 of the worsted weight (they both dreamed of someday being a part of a mitten) was doused with warm colors; the goal of "peaches, reds, yellows and lots of blending" appears to be achieved.



Hank #2 was covered in cooler colors, and just after this picture the plastic wrap aided in lots of color blending.



then it was off to the sauna for a long, hot steam.



after the steam they cooled, and hung to drip dry and recover for a day or two. Then it was time to show off their new look!



old friends are reunited and everyone seems pleased with the makeover. (Yes, they might seem to look similar, but the yarn weights are different. Yarn liposuction to reduce worsted to fingering weight is still being perfected...)



everyone, busy at work. The blue/purple/green sock yarn is seen here modelling a cabled sock in progress; this is pattern attempt #3 and appears to be working. It's stalled right now because the needle size, stitch count and pattern are making the heel difficult. (notice the white medical tape holding needles together - a sure sign it was worked on in the hospital.) The worsted weight yarn is realizing it's dream - a mitten in progress!



the other side of the mitten; I got wild and crazy and reversed the motif colors, just to see if I could. I can, but I'm not sure it's the best idea for the mitten. (I really should have waited for proper mitten ratios but it fits okay and will be warm...)

(not shown are a pair of socks started in trekking xxl and another sock made with hand dyed yarn. The yarn that looks black is really the navy blue cotton liner for the Kristen fair isle hat.)