There's Nothing Like Cashmere

Don't you just love it when you stumble on a pattern you love and find that you have the perfect yarn for it in your stash? That's what happened with the Three Color Cashmere Cowl.

I saw a sample in a LYS and realized that I had the perfect gray and black yarn in my stash. They are Sun Valley Fibers yarns, and they do have cashmere in them. My neck and face are sensitive to wool, but the cashmere seems to solve that problem. The red is a MadTosh. It doesn't have cashmere, but there is only one section of it.

The Water Knife is like a lot of thrillers: The plot is better than the characterization. Set in a dystopic future Southwest, where water is in extreme shortage, the story follows three characters. The idea and setting are quite convincing. Not sure if I'll finish this.

Is it hot everywhere? We are having a hot week here in southern Wisconsin. My favorite weapon in these times -- we don't have AC -- is Starbuck's Instant Via Very Berry Hibiscus.

While I sip away, I'll be checking to see what everyone is up to at Ginny's Yarn Along.