Here's one I prepared earlier

So it turns out that I was gone so long that I've got another finished project ready to show. Oops.

Specs:
Pattern: Pippa by Kim Hargreaves from Quirky.
Yarn: Rowan Fine Lace in Cobweb (purchased online) and Rowan Kidsilk Haze in Ghost, purchased from Calico & Ivy.
Needles: 2.75mm and 3.25mm
Modifications: None!

I'm such a Kim Hargreaves fangirl. I can't help it, I love her work, I own all the books. And the idea of combining Kidsilk Haze with Fine Lace is brilliant. It creates such a lush fabric. Divine.

I made this especially for my sister's wedding next month. I purchased this dress to wear, from Diana Ferrari.

And I wanted a cardi to wear just in case it gets a little cool. This will do the job perfectly. Of course, it'll now turn out to be a blistering hot day, and the last thing I'll want is a mohair cardi. But at least I'm prepared!

And I started something new. Not Kim Hargreaves this time, but stil Rowan. French Fancy by Amanda Crawford from Rowan Studio 27.
As soon as I saw the leaflet, I knew I had to make this, so I scooped up the yarn from Calico & Ivy and it's been sitting at the top of my queue ever since. The time has come!

Wool Cotton DK on my gorgeous Dyakcraft Darn Pretty Charcoal interchangeables. (I may or may not have Pink ones on order. Pink!)

Bliss!

So...

A month later, Lily and Dollheid are still hibernating in the naughty basket. I fell off the planet for a bit, as I am wont to do, but some knitting has been achieved!

My Camber cardi was started a while back. Back in March of 2011, in fact. I did the body, I did the icord edging, and started the first sleeve. There I stalled. She languished, unloved and ignored. It was all that laceweight black stocking stitch. B-o-r-i-n-g. I'd pick it up, do a row or two, get distracted by some other project that was prettier, more enticing, less intensive.

Then, when Lily took up residence in the naughty basket, I pulled Camber back out. I'm kind of embarrassed to admit that once I got back to work, it took less than a week to finish the first sleeve and complete the second. Oops.

Specs:
Pattern: Camber by Jessamyn Leib
Yarn: Wollmeise Lace-Garn in Schwarz, Just over half of a skein. (They're gigantic skeins, 300g, 1740 yards.
Needles:3.5mm

Nineteen months. Embarrassing, especially when it came out so well! Perfect for Spring days when it's still a bit chilly in the mornings and evenings, not too warm, just perfect.

And I seriously love the lace pattern around the yoke.

Only thing I don't love is the way the fronts gape around the buttons. i've only been wearing it done up, so I might actually sew them together and have a faux cardi instead.

The whole thing was worked precisely to the pattern,except that I lengthened the sleeves - I've mentioned in the past that Im not really a fan of the three quarter sleeve.

I also finished up a sample for the shop that I seriously fell in love with!

The Honey cowl. Easy, easy , easy! And luscious in Debbie Bliss Andes.

Specs:
Pattern: Honey Cowl by Madelinetosh
Yarn: Debbie Bliss Andes, 4 skeins in 008, red.(Lush. Seriously)
Needles: 4.5mm

Mods: None, it's perfect. I made the long version, and it can be worn long, or doubled over and short. And it's super easy. nothing more difficult than a knit, purl or a slipped stitch. After convincing Emily to model it for me, she immediately started dropping hints for me to make her one exactly like it. Not happening.

At least. not until after I make one for myself!