Garnfarvning med nevøer / Dyeing yarn with nephews

Sidste fredag havde min mindste nevø lukkedag i børnehaven. 2. dag i træk, for at det ikke skulle være løgn! Så arbejdet var mingeleret rundt til en fridag med 5-årig og hygge. Og GARN, selvfølgelig! Jeg havde jo lige købt garn fra Knitpicks, specielt med dette formål. Han var også motiveret - hold da op, som han har været misundelig på storesøsteren! (Faktisk er han ret hjernevasket. Kan sagtens gå og kramme et garnnøgle....)

Han fik lov at vælge 5 farver af de 13 og valgte sort, blå, rød, pink og gul. Pink? Ja, den er virkelig totalt, hidsig pink!

Som I kan se, gjorde han det godt og grundigt. Jeg hjalp lidt med at male det sidste blåt.

Garnet blev fikseret (i mikroovn), vasket og tørret, og strømperne er allerede så småt i gang. De bliver flotte, kan jeg godt afsløre! (Der er endda til 2 par)

Last friday my youngest nephew came to visit, since his kindergarten was closed for 2 days. I had arranged a day off for having a nice time with a 5-year old and YARN!
He has been very jealous on his sister dyeing yarn last year, so his motivation was huge. (He is a bit brain-washed. Likes to stroke yarn-skeins....)
He could choose 5 colours of the 13 choices and chose black, blue, red, pink and yellow. Pink like in shocking pink....

He was very good! I helped him dyeing the last blue bits, the yarn went through the microwave, a wash and then dried. I already started his socks. They look good! (And the blanket is big enough for 2 pairs of socks for him)

Men - - - - - det var ikke det eneste barn den dag! Hans storebror var så træt, så træt (og måske lidt øm i pjække-tarmen. Det kan jo ske!) og fulgte med.
Han blev også sat til at farve garn. Ønskede ikke yderligere farver.

Resultat? Ja. Flot er det med alle pletterne, men som strømper? Jeg har mine tvivl, men vi får se. Måske skulle jeg have tvunget ham til at farve alt garnet. Måske?

Well, but - - - - he was not the only child visiting that day. His big brother was oh so tired and came as a bonus.

So he had to dye yarn as well. Didn´t wan´t extra colours.

The result is this. Well. I guess the spots look nice on the blankie, but for socks? I have my serious doubts, but I have to see the socks finished, of course! Maybe I should have forced him to make the dye cover the entire blankie? Maybe?