Color Palate for Dyeing Weekend

Hello on this Tuesday!  I hope this finds you safe and well; we're good here.

These arrived in the mail yesterday, courtesy of Neuro:


Now, don't let some of these colors fool you - what they appear to be in powder form can sometimes be very misleading!!  But some of these are super bright already!  We're going to have a blast!!  Thank you, Neuro!!

(There will be some less vibrant colors at the ready as well, in case anyone wants to make hubby socks.)  

In wildlife updates - I don't really have any, but there have been hummer sightings in the area recently, so I just cooked up a bunch of hummer crack to fill the feeders later today.  It will be fun to see those little zoomers again! 

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neuroknitter said…
I'm so excited to be playing with some new colors!
May 7, 2021 at 6:14 AM
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