New Year, New Adventures

I've decided to try something new in 2010. I used some of my Christmas money to buy undyed yarn and dye from Knitpicks.com and I plan to start dyeing my own yarn. I might even start tomorrow.

I got the box today, and I am very pleased with the texture of the yarn. I'm particular about yarn being soft, so I was very leery of buying yarn without the opportunity to feel it first. I ordered two different types of undyed yarn: a merino/nylon 75/25 blend, and a merino/silk 70/30 blend. Both are fingering weight, and are nice and soft, although the wool/nylon blend is actually softer than the wool/silk blend.

It will be interesting to see how the yarn takes dye. I have some ideas about the kinds of effects I want to create, and how I might get there. I imagine it will take some experimentation. I hope I bought enough yarn.