The lost posts... finally finishing the Noro

Okay so I knew it had been a long time since I last posted, I didn't realize it had been about a year. If anyone is still following my blog they may well have noticed that my posts became less and less frequent after I moved to Texas. The reason is this, after a couple of months in the state, my health began to tank, in small ways at first but then things became much more noticeable and debilitating as time went on. It became just too difficult to keep up with even the things I loved. As it turns out I cannot handle the pollutants in a big city. If I hadn't grown up in the wilderness of Alaska I probably would have discovered this long ago. I had visited many places but had never stayed more than a month so I had no idea that I would react so badly.

Anyway, suffice it to say I couldn't stay in Austin Texas knowing what I now know. My husband and I now live on the Big Island of Hawaii and I seem to be slowly recovering tho I still have my bad days I hope to return to some state of good health soon. Anyone inclined to prayer if you would be willing to pray for me (if that's alright to ask) please will you do so. I may never get back to where I was but I hope to at least be functional and (hopefully) a more frequent poster about the things that I love.

And now on to more fun things... Today I finished dying the last of the lovely Noro yarn my brother gave me.

 I started with primary colors and custom mixed a bit of brown to faux dye a Kona Coffee festival tee shirt I'd made for an AG doll, hey, two birds... I actually did dye it in coffee but could not get the shade I wanted so hey, cheating a bit but I was happy with the end result.

So the first skein in primary colors, Easter egg dye of course, not as much fun as Kool Aid but still neat to watch those little tablets fizz...

And moving the skein to get the transitions...

 I did two other skeins in different color combinations using the rest of the tablets. Here they are drying in the Hawaii sunshine...

Needs must... as it turns out the straps on patio umbrellas work quite well for this purpose. And the light breeze coming off the ocean dried them quite quickly.

And the cakes at sunset, the lighting doesn't help show off the color but I'll get better pics when I've knitted them up. I particularly like the purple/yellow/blue one on top. :)