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[@deejcarter2003]

I’d love to see this used on roving. Since there will be no twist I wonder how it’ll look. Thanks for the options 💕

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

You’re welcome 😊

[@danitshmueli5006]

You are fantastic and so nice and professional. I always love watching your videos. Love the fantastic yarn... might buy some, one day...

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Thank you so much! No pressure at all to buy, but when you're ready, here's the link: chemknitscreations.etsy.com/ :D

[@danitshmueli5006]

@@ChemKnitsTutorials thanks so much

[@danitshmueli5006]

Fun and beautiful color

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Thank you so much!

[@breakmydreams]

Those turned out pretty. I would love to see you do this with your kids in other colors of the koolaid liquid dye.

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Great idea!!

[@breakmydreams]

@@ChemKnitsTutorials 🙂

[@hitzchicky]

I think Biggo was the first ever yarn I bought from Knitpicks and I was blown away by how soft and lovely it is. It's such an amazing yarn.

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

I love it a LOT!!

[@anne-mariegagne-forcier1244]

Hi Rebbeca, We can take 3 paquet of koolaid, put it in a squeeze bottle to dilute it and have the same concentration for cheapper. With the squeeze bottle, we can probably have a result similar of this dye pot weekly... What do you think? Love the result of this dye pot 😉❤️🧶

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Anne-Marie - Absolutely! What you're suggesting should give EXTREMELY similar results to what I got in this video. (Or even mixing some orange food coloring with vinegar in a squeeze bottle.) The KoolAid liquid is expensive for the amount of food coloring in there.

[@teresaprelleprelle5432]

I enjoyed watching the dyeing of the yarn with Kool Aid.

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Thank you!

[@theredtower1334]

Made such a cheery color! I've been thinking of making microskeins using the individual to-go packets of beverage mix from the dollar store. So far for dyes I've seen blue 1, red 1 and yellow 5 and 6. The blue colors the water such a pretty color I'm curious what it would do to yarn. Thinking of just doing it in jars. Any thoughts?

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Jars would work well! YOu can let it sit for a few days and then steam set or microwave. You likely won't find a drink mix with anything besides those ingredients. Red 3 doesn't do well in acidic conditions so it isn't used in drink mixes.

[@kittylevee4662]

I LOVE the orange Koolaid color‼️ But I have only been able to find one package‼️😭😭

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

I feel like the color is VERY consistent with just orange food coloring (color right base orange even.) You could make your own "koolaid" with some citric acid sprinkles. ;)

[@natalierake4403]

Another great video, Rebecca. If you had less water and turned less quickly, would it spread less and the speckles be even sharper?

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Potentially, yes! I think the bigger factor is that there was no acid to start. If I wanted colors to strike faster I would add vinegar to the pot to start with. I was afraid of the colors running out so I wanted them to spread a little bit. :D

[@sherrikent6628]

Love your enthusiasm!

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Thank you somuch!

[@pattigolden1]

I LOVE the variance in color on that, and I'm not a big orange fan!!! 🤣😂🤣 Too bad you never find those in the green apple...🤷

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Seriously!!!!

[@sarasprung1404]

Great job do you think it would be different if you moved the fluid to a bigger bottle and diluted it the “dye” have you compared different yellows with the same number from different sources?

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

I have dyed with a lot of food coloring over the years. The main differences are with the other fillers in the formula - how liquid or viscous it is. Yellow #6 is the same molecule wherever it is found. BUT the difference in citric acid from different drink mixes could make one better for speckling than another. I like the color right formula from wilton better than the formula from americolor because the wilton dissolves easier in water. (BUT I can see chefs liking Americolor better for icing, so it isn't DESIGNED to dissolve in water.) Diluting the dye more would result in more even color coverage on the yarn, which would also be super pretty.

[@troyannajade]

I think this is the perfect technique to get a koi fish look.

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Oh yes!

[@janwright6476]

Hi I would love you to make a video with more moody colours. Thanks for your videos x

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Thank you for this suggestion! I do have a few videos with deeper super saturated colors, but I do tend to lead towards brights a bit more. I have some moodier things coming up in the next few weeks!

[@megdomangue5807]

How long does the color stay??? I always wondered that

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

My favorite winter hat knit with the first wool yarn I ever dyed ~10 years ago is still super vibrant! I used KoolAid + food coloring for the project. (There isn't a video, but it is on my blog!) It doesn't get washed often, but I wear it a lot every winter and store it in the closet when it's not on my head.

[@megdomangue5807]

@@ChemKnitsTutorials thats super interesting:D

[@janetd4862]

I’ve never dyed with Koolaid, but I live in the town where it was invented. (Interesting fact: it was first called Koolade, but had to change the name because “ade” implies fruit juice, and it has none.) We have Koolaid Days here every summer, and the sweet smell can really get to you.

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

WOW that is awesome. I had no idea!

[@pattyhalliday9372]

O British Columbia Canada We can only get the liquid bottles. No powder available

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

This is one reason why i did the project - I know a lot of people can't find packets and are curious.

[@wendybell6988]

Thank you I have been wondering how the drops would work with the sugar in it!

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

The sugar doesn't disrupt the reaction at all.

[@vanillabean7121]

i'd really like to try this to make a ramen costume! is it okay to use colored yarn? would it only work with non dyed yarn?

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

You can absolutely overdye pre-colored yarn. Just make sure that you're using a wool (or other animal fiber) based yarn. This won't work on acyrlic/polyester, or on plant fibers like cotton.

[@vanillabean7121]

@@ChemKnitsTutorials thank you!

[@FlareHeart]

The weird smell is probably from the chemical sweeteners that are in those little concentrates. I dislike them too for that reason.

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Maybe.... but I also just think it is from the intensity of the orange flavor. there are some things that are good dilute that are too overwhelming when you see a lot at once. ;)

[@lindabishop-surbeck2575]

I have tried your squirt technique but, I used too many colors!

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Awe, i'm sorry it didn't turn out the way you wanted!

[@janwright6476]

Great thanks

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

You're very welcome!

[@seaborgium919]

I almost did this. But this koolaid stuff is *so* expensive for messing around like this

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

Absolutely. I don't recommend doing this for the cost reason for SURE. You could get similar yarn with food coloring and citric acid. I mainly did this video because I get a lot of questions about whether or not it will work. However, just because you CAN doesn't mean you SHOULD. ;) Although for some people this is the only type of KoolAid they can find and they really want to play with it, so in those situations it could make sense.

[@seaborgium919]

@@ChemKnitsTutorials Absolutely! I've noticed that the powder koolaid has gotten more and more limited, while these are becoming more popular.

[@carmenbarrera9878]

This makes me wonder what would happen if you mixed 3 packets of Kool-aid with a bit of water, put it in a squeeze bottle and used it.......

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

I've done things like this before. Maybe not low immersion, but definitely handpainting with concentrated KoolAid. :D kzbin.info/aero/PLFvm3Bz7dhaWbaCRR1LayaYliLlAd1kra

[@newmoonjlp]

I'm impressed by how much color is in there and it would be fun and easy to do with kids, but I'm not crazy about the single use plastic. Good proof of concept though!

[@ChemKnitsTutorials]

I'm not crazy about the single use plastic, either. I wonder why so many companies are switching to the drops versus the jars. I suppose this is less plastic than a larger tub maybe?

[@vmtracy]

@@ChemKnitsTutorials Honestly, I think it's more about the convenience of adding the drops to bottled water. All of the drops--at least every brand I've looked at---are artificially sweetened, btw. I suspect that's the source of the different smell.