Now we know I have lots of yarn in my stash. But, up until about two months ago, I had only 3 skeins of laceweight yarn in my stash. Seriously. Those were gifts too. Well, then
ilikecake went and introduced me to the Plucky Knitter's 2-ply cashmere lace yarn. Oh. My. Cashmere. I quickly acquired two skeins of it from
cupcakefaerie (I am spoiled by my yarn snobby friends! They have the best stashes!). Another three skeins from Churchmouse Yarns & Tea on the way to sock camp (that was restrained....I really really wanted two more skeins of Pumpkin). And I may have traded for two more skeins. And I really want some Geisha from BMFA now too!
I guess I never should have said that I would never knit with lace. Maybe I just needed to find the right patterns.
One skein of Plucky Knitter 2-ply cashmere, colorway Cupcake!
Just a simple 1 x 1 rib cowl that was a shop sample at Churchmouse. I can't wait for fall to wear this....every...day...!
Oh, and from the weekend baking...
French-Style Yogurt Cake with Lemon from
this book
(yes! I'm still loving it, though I finished it a week or two ago!). This is heavenly! A perfect summer afternoon cake. Or breakfast cake. Or dessert cake. Or, heck, it is Monday, so I can have two pieces cake. hehe
Happy Monday!
xoxo Irishgirlieknits
23 comments:
It's so pretty! I bet so very comfy to wear too! Drooling over your cake now! Oh, so when do the lace shawls start ;)
I understand about the lace-weight reluctance. It takes me long enough to finish things using fingering and up! Cowl looks soft and warm and lovely!
I've been on such a laceweight kick lately, too. Good luck with that: ) I'm going to have to make a mental note to stay far, far away from that book as to not gain infinite pounds. That cake looks delicious.
I want that cake. It looks delicious!
My last experience with laceweight didn't go so well. I'm a little gun-shy.
Mmmmm.. cake. It looks so good. But you look even better. The cowl is perfect on you.
Ohh that cowl is lovely!
The cowl is great and the cake is drool-worthy!
The cowl is lovely! I'd find it hard to wait till fall to wear it.
Cozy cowl!
And I like your cake-yogurt, that's healthy right?
Hey you wouldn't know that cowl was made with laceweight! Was it double stranded? It's very cute!
I can see why you can't until fall! the cowl is awesome. And I'm glad to hear that the cake is good -- I just bought the ingredients for it.
Both the cowl and the cake look yummy!
Wow! And laceweight. I am impressed. I would have turned and run away. But I do have a lovely green ball of laceweight sitting here on my messy desk. Maybe. . . maybe . . .
So so pretty! I wouldn't take it off either. :)
That cake looks so yummy and moist!
Okay, I'll be over later to have some cake and try on your awesome cowl. 2pm ok for you?
You and cupcakefaerie are killin' me with the Plucky cashmere I passed up at Churchmouse.
Love the cowl. A really lovely color on you.
That cowl looks super snuggly!
I'm not sure which looks better, the cowl or the cake!
Oh my, I bet that cowl is so light and thin and soft. But tell us how long it took to make. 1x1 rib! Laceweight!
I guess I could cope with that as my traffic-light/carline knitting and maybe get it done in about 3 years :0)
The cake looks luscious! The cowl will be absolutely fab when the weather cools down, great color when the skies are drab.
Nice! You go girl! Oh oh... I see a new fettish being born:) Pretty soon you will be knitting shawls he he..
Very pretty! I would love some of that cake. :)
That's so pretty, and the color looks just perfect! And that cake... thanks for the link, I bookmarked it. Yum, yum, yum! How much yogurt is a jar of yogurt?
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