I likecCaron Cakes, too... Blends are so nice to work with... ‘That blanket is absolutely gorgeous... It’s so smart to let the yarn do the work for you... That Lemon Peelmstitch is great, too. I love simple stitches that create nice texture. Good job, Gotland👍
I love the process of making, but I love letting either the pattern do the work or the yarn. I adore working Lemon Peel Stitch. It just always gives such a wonderful texture and weight to things like blankets.
I absolutely agree with your analysis of Caron Cakes . it makes me happy to use it. I have made many things with them : blankets, Afghan, hats, scarves, cowls, shawls, ponchos, amigurumi- This year I have been obsessed with using Latte Cakes. It is versatile and dependable. I always enjoy seeing your gorgeous creations. Thanks for all the sharing!
While I have been recuperating from my surgery, I picked up the only single cake to make a shawl with. I found a perfect one cake shawl pattern for them (I will share soon). They just are so squishy! I still haven't used Latte Cakes. They are so pretty and love how slick they feel worked with other yarns!
@@HappyCraftyHomemaker regular wool or more rustic wool makes me itch like crazy even though my clothes I laid a project on my pants once I could scratched my legs off that night lol odd thing is Moreno or higher end wools don't bother me at all
I love Caron Cakes, especially the Latte cakes. One of my favorite yarns! Even though the Latte are fuzzy, you can still see any texture you put in the work. A yarn staple.
@@HappyCraftyHomemaker I can understand that. I do not like paying full price for much. Mostly because I have to think of my kids needs first. I'm so very thankful for you Carrie. Stay safe and blessed.
I just bought Mandala cakes. My first attempt at cakes. Crystal at BOD had a top and hat pattern that moved me to buy and try. Also sales at Joann's and Christmas Tree Shop helped. Watching you was also a big influence too. Pollen season is at a bad start. Doctor says due to mild winter. Hope it calms down soon for you. 😇
I love Mandalas. Those will make an appearance at some point in this series too. The mild Winter and the rain has stopped just for the weeks with pollen... We were getting big rains almost weekly until the pollen started falling...
@@HappyCraftyHomemaker It was the campfire cardigan. I thought about making the Daphne cardigan. But later. I have to catch up on a few wips first. Lol
Cough away Carrie if you need.....We all LOVE this segment ❤️ I sort of Love / hate Caron cakes. I love cakes and self striping yarn too, but it seems that there is always one of the colours I don’t like and cut out, and I’m one of those go with the flow,and don’t co,our control. I just think some of them are ugly
LOL! It was so hard to get through my filming that day! Not all colors are for everyone. There are some that I have seen worked up that looked AMAZING but in the cake made me want to close my eyes and ever see them again. They have a REALLY ugly mustard color that will pop up sometimes in their variegated yarns and it is so gross to me. I was looking on Pintrest and couldn't believe that it was the same color in an FO... It looked so good worked into the project with the other colors.
Hi Carrie, I love using the caron cakes. I'm in the process of making a blanket using caron big cakes in the colourway Tiramisu, it's gorgeous. It's lovely to use with a 5.5mm hook. The pattern is on Pinterest though called Auburn Elephant Tiramisu blanket. X
I still haven't used the Big Cakes. I have a few. It feels really nice! I will have to check out the pattern!!! I am always looking for new patterns to give a whirl!
I love caroncakes I just made the step shawl after seeing yours, and I’m crocheting a poncho for my granddaughter who turns 3 on the 21st of this month, hope I finish it in time lol
Hi Carrie Penny! I love Caron Cakes but they are a little over priced in my opinion. I buy them when I can get them on clearance, on sale or if I have a coupon. 😁 They seem to go fast at my local Michael’s though. I use them for wearables mostly. My favorite has to be the skinny cakes. I tend to use lighter weight yarns more often. Hmmm...I think I need to go to Michael’s. Have a great weekend!
Since they are almost always on some sale... The Classic Cake doesn't ever seem that expensive to me. Some of the $10 cakes do though... My Michaels here doesn't have a lot of the regular stock, they do have a rack with the seasonal ones though. I haven't used the Skinny Cakes yet, I did score some of them on clearance a few weeks ago. I am looking forward to using those. They are REALLY soft!
Hi Carrie. I love Caron Cakes! I’ve made 4 or 5 Step it Up/ Boomerang Crescent shawls with it as well as some nice cowls. I used the regular 80/20 blend original Caron Cakes. I may have a few left in my stash somewhere. I’m currently using the Latte Cakes to make a prayer shawl. I agree 100% with your review. Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us!!💗🌺
Love caron cakes ....I'm new to crocheting so I haven't made too much so far but I've made blankets, working on a rug for my daughter's room and I just finished my first cardigan
I do like Caron cakes I like to see what everybody makes with it and I do like what I see I really really like your blanket with the two yarns together doing the stitch that you used and I like the heaviness of it that’s what I want to make I have been given a lot of red heart yarn That I have to figure out what I’m gonna make with it it’s old yarn so it’s not soft and I was thinking maybe that blanket that you made I’ll give it a try anyway the only other thing I can think of is making bags with it or hat I don’t know
I am making lapghans and blended projects with my Red Heart yarns this year. Holding 2 together with a big hook does make a nice heavy blanket for the winter. If you wash it and dry it in the dryer, it will soften A LOT!
We can get limited carron cakes at one of our shops over here but never been tempted after watching this and your explanation I might lol buy a couple xx ( main reason for not buying is not a mainstay yarn here) xx
I 100% understand that. I really need to start getting some more stuff from like Wool Warehouse to try with some more non-mainstays in the US. I love Paintbox acrylic so it might just be and excuse to try more of their lines...
I haven't tried a Caron cake yet. I never see them on sale. So I haven't bought any yet. There's so many different yarns to try now that i can get something beyond RH and Caron skeins. One of these days.
The only one I have used is the original. I do have some Big Cakes and I just picked up some Skinny Cakes... Edit... I was wrong, I did just use the Caron Angel Cotton cake too.
I bought a boat load of them a couple of months ago when they went on sale. I have yet to use them, as I have a few works in progress and a few on the list to make. I am excited to get to use them though.
I adore Caron cakes! Regular Caron Cakes, Latte Cakes, and just recently I picked up some Skinny Cakes. They are like Pokémon, gotta catch them all 🤣 My favorite is Latte. So soft and yet so easy to work with ❤
Ugh, wool... Unfortunately I had a serious inflammation-type reaction to wool earlier this year (not just itchy... 😬). But I'm liking some of the other cakes from Caron. Have a great day. 🐞
I love Caron Cakes for afghans. My favorite ones are those with 20 percent wool because it gives it an all- natural fiber look. I've been amazed how well my afghan has held up to machine washing and drying. I like most of the Caron Cakes, but my least favorite is the Latte Cake. It looks like a scratchy little tumblweed, though they are actually soft to the touch. Not like mohair, but wiry looking. Or more like fuzzy ends standing on edge due to static electricity. Can you tell how much I dislike Latte Cakes?? LOL (But I know lots of folks are fans. )
You know, I haven't used the Latte Cakes. I have gotten a few things in Happy Mails made with it held with another yarn and it feels beautiful. I wouldn't crochet it if I had it. It would be a knit only kind of yarn.
LOL! I was just laughing about that when I was watching you on the African Flowers. I was finishing a shawl with Caron Cakes thinking how well the color change blended but you would be going nuts.
Strangely I haven't used Caron Cakes. I've used the Caron Chunky Cakes, Caron Skinny Cakes & Caron Big Cakes, all acrylic. I've been wanting to try their original one & the latte cakes & the cotton cakes. I enjoy wool blend yarns but most of my experience using them is with LB's scarfie.
@@HappyCraftyHomemaker Interesting. A lot of my family is allergic to wool which is why I have yet to work with the original Caron Cakes. Thankful I'm not allergic.
I love the look of Caron Cakes, but we don't seem to have the same selection here in Montreal as you have in the States. I can't even find any Layer Cakes on the Yarnspirations website...
That is funny, so I have noticed that Quebec in general doesn't seem to even have the same collection as the rest of Canada... There have been a couple of comments about it over the years. I didn't go to a Michaels when I was up there. The Layers was the Winter color collection, I think online they were just listed in the regular listing here.
@@HappyCraftyHomemaker I love Montreal, it's my hometown, and outside of pandemic times it's a great place to visit during the summer, there are so many different street festivals & stuff. But when it comes to chain stores & varieties of goods, it's like Quebec is the red-headed step child of Canada. There's so much merchandise we can't get here, and stores that we don't even have here... There are even products sold in the rest of the country at stores that exist here that we can't even order off their website because they don't come with bilingual packaging and go cannot be sent to Quebec addresses (it's maddening) Sigh. It's why I watch yarn content on TH-cam, like your channel or Bag O Day, the yarn you guys have access to in the States... I live vicariously through you. I mean, Jo-Anns won't even ship to Canada!!!
I love your blanket! The harsh color changes are one thing I don't like about the cakes (and why I color-control) but it doesn't look like you have to do that with your blanket. Do you just use two of the same color cakes, and start with different colors?
Holding 2 together you really don't have to worry with the color changes as much. Even if it looks harsh at first, it is continuous though the project with the marling effect.
All I've ever used are the latte cakes. Now that you mentioned the two strands together lemon peel, that might work as I'm not a fan of jarring color changes.
Sorry you have pollen issues. I find one teaspoon of raw local honey, once a day really helps. Enjoy listening to your videos. I would like to use carbon cakes but I knit kid sweaters. I am afraid the small size of the sweater will make the color repeat not work right. I am afraid the sweater will come out almost one color. So are cake yarns mostly for big knit projects?
I used to do the honey thing... It does help. I don't really eat a lot of sugar now so it is harder to incorporate in my day. It is also the physical irritation in my eyes and throat. The yellow pollen is finally dying back and now we are into the clear pollen.... We have also not had a good rain storm since the pollen started getting heavy so it just lingers in the air 24/7.... If you do baby sized... I am not sure it would work really well. It would be the sleeves I think that will cause the problem; the body should have time to change colors. Once you get to something at least 250yds it would be fine with some color controlling.
Hi I just watched this cast for a second time Would you take some time in a future video to give a few more details on the lemon peel throw do you use the two cakes starting with the same color or any other details you think are important I really appreciate the time and effort you put into channel Thank you Jkgash
To be honest... I just chain the length I want and go... I start at different points so the colors marl and change at different times. That also helps the color changes to not look abrupt. It is very free flow, nothing fancy or really even planned...
Do they also have ones which are a gradual change or is it all self striping with "strict" or "harsh" color changes? We don't have Caron cakes in stores here, only if we order them on Amazon and the price is too much to make it worth it, but we have something very similar from a local brand. I think it is like the "go to" cake yarn for stripe patterned projects.
The original ones are all self striping. Some of the other lines have more of a variegated look with a long color change (the Cotton Ripple Cake in the shawl I did) or they blend better on their own like the Latte Cakes. Getting these in Europe would be very spendy!! Granted for me to get things like Schachenmayr's lines at will are costly (though I can find good deals on old stock sometimes).
For that one I used 2 of the same cakes but you can hold two different color cakes together. The inspiration blanket was holding 2 different Big Cakes together. I think All Things Knit and Crochet with Kit is holding different cakes in Mandala/Cupcake together to make blankets right now.
Carrie Caron Cakes are one of my all time favorite yarns too! I have a great collection 🧶🧶💜💜
I am working through my collection, but they just work up so nicely!
I likecCaron Cakes, too... Blends are so nice to work with...
‘That blanket is absolutely gorgeous... It’s so smart to let the yarn do the work for you... That Lemon Peelmstitch is great, too. I love simple stitches that create nice texture. Good job, Gotland👍
I love the process of making, but I love letting either the pattern do the work or the yarn. I adore working Lemon Peel Stitch. It just always gives such a wonderful texture and weight to things like blankets.
I LOVE Caron Cakes!!!!! Absolute fav, especially those cottons!!!! 👍😁 Have a wonderful weekend beautiful! 😘💖
I just used my first Cotton Cake. I really liked working with it. I still need to do a washing swatch with it.
Hello Carrie your yarn is so pretty thank you for sharing this video
Thank you so much!
I love Caron cakes. They are so nice to work with.
Me too!
I love Caron cakes. I have made hats, scarves, and a beautiful poncho with Caron cakes.
It makes GREAT ponchos!!!
I absolutely agree with your analysis of Caron Cakes . it makes me happy to use it. I have made many things with them : blankets, Afghan, hats, scarves, cowls, shawls, ponchos, amigurumi- This year I have been obsessed with using Latte Cakes. It is versatile and dependable. I always enjoy seeing your gorgeous creations. Thanks for all the sharing!
While I have been recuperating from my surgery, I picked up the only single cake to make a shawl with. I found a perfect one cake shawl pattern for them (I will share soon). They just are so squishy! I still haven't used Latte Cakes. They are so pretty and love how slick they feel worked with other yarns!
I agree... Caron cakes are definitely worth it.
YAY! I am so glad this one didn't offend people! Opinion pieces are so hard because everyone has a different take.
I love all the caron cakes except the originals they make me itch like crazy but it's they are still very beautiful 💖🤗
Wool allergy?
@@HappyCraftyHomemaker regular wool or more rustic wool makes me itch like crazy even though my clothes I laid a project on my pants once I could scratched my legs off that night lol odd thing is Moreno or higher end wools don't bother me at all
I'm with you there! Love blended yarns! Thanks to the review!
Blends are just the best of both worlds!
Great review! I love Caron cakes for all types of projects!
They are just so much fun!!!
Hello! I love Caron Cakes! I have made blankets, scarves, and about to make a bathing suit cover up! Thanks for sharing!
Wonderful!
I love Caron Cakes, especially the Latte cakes. One of my favorite yarns! Even though the Latte are fuzzy, you can still see any texture you put in the work. A yarn staple.
Good to know! I haven't used the Latte Cakes.
I love all the cakes EXCEPT the 5-weight and up.
I am not a huge bulky yarn person... I love the look of the Sprinkle Cakes, but I know I won't really use them...
I love Caron cakes as well.
They are just so much fun!
Omg that some gorgeous yarns
They come in so many pretty colors.
I love the look of caron cakes. And I loved the few things I have made with them. I just need to find the sales and actually make it in time for them.
I always shop sales or with coupons. I never pay full price unless I just have to have something to finish or for review.
@@HappyCraftyHomemaker I can understand that. I do not like paying full price for much. Mostly because I have to think of my kids needs first. I'm so very thankful for you Carrie. Stay safe and blessed.
I just bought Mandala cakes. My first attempt at cakes. Crystal at BOD had a top and hat pattern that moved me to buy and try. Also sales at Joann's and Christmas Tree Shop helped. Watching you was also a big influence too. Pollen season is at a bad start. Doctor says due to mild winter. Hope it calms down soon for you. 😇
I love Mandalas. Those will make an appearance at some point in this series too. The mild Winter and the rain has stopped just for the weeks with pollen... We were getting big rains almost weekly until the pollen started falling...
Thank you for your review. I have used the Caron cakes and they have great colors and work up well.
Glad you like them!
I love all Caron cakes...I’m kinda hoarding some 😳😜
Me too... Me too!
I love caron cakes. I made a hexagon cardigan with caron cotton cakes and latte cake! So pretty!!!
Which Hexagon Cardi did you make with them? I just made a Campfire Cardi and now I kinda wanna make something else...
@@HappyCraftyHomemaker It was the campfire cardigan. I thought about making the Daphne cardigan. But later. I have to catch up on a few wips first. Lol
Cough away Carrie if you need.....We all LOVE this segment ❤️
I sort of Love / hate Caron cakes.
I love cakes and self striping yarn too, but it seems that there is always one of the colours I don’t like and cut out, and I’m one of those go with the flow,and don’t co,our control.
I just think some of them are ugly
LOL! It was so hard to get through my filming that day! Not all colors are for everyone. There are some that I have seen worked up that looked AMAZING but in the cake made me want to close my eyes and ever see them again. They have a REALLY ugly mustard color that will pop up sometimes in their variegated yarns and it is so gross to me. I was looking on Pintrest and couldn't believe that it was the same color in an FO... It looked so good worked into the project with the other colors.
Great review, thank you muchly!
Thank you!!!
Hi Carrie, I love using the caron cakes. I'm in the process of making a blanket using caron big cakes in the colourway Tiramisu, it's gorgeous. It's lovely to use with a 5.5mm hook. The pattern is on Pinterest though called Auburn Elephant Tiramisu blanket. X
I still haven't used the Big Cakes. I have a few. It feels really nice! I will have to check out the pattern!!! I am always looking for new patterns to give a whirl!
I love caroncakes I just made the step shawl after seeing yours, and I’m crocheting a poncho for my granddaughter who turns 3 on the 21st of this month, hope I finish it in time lol
It would make a GREAT poncho!!! I haven't done that with them yet!
Beautiful
Thank you! Cheers!
I've just.gotten some carbon cakes because they were on sale but I love the Mandela self striping that the yarn does for me.
I love keeping it simple. Letting the yarn or the pattern do the work makes my life much easier...
Hi Carrie Penny! I love Caron Cakes but they are a little over priced in my opinion. I buy them when I can get them on clearance, on sale or if I have a coupon. 😁 They seem to go fast at my local Michael’s though. I use them for wearables mostly. My favorite has to be the skinny cakes. I tend to use lighter weight yarns more often. Hmmm...I think I need to go to Michael’s. Have a great weekend!
Since they are almost always on some sale... The Classic Cake doesn't ever seem that expensive to me. Some of the $10 cakes do though... My Michaels here doesn't have a lot of the regular stock, they do have a rack with the seasonal ones though. I haven't used the Skinny Cakes yet, I did score some of them on clearance a few weeks ago. I am looking forward to using those. They are REALLY soft!
Hi Carrie. I love Caron Cakes! I’ve made 4 or 5 Step it Up/ Boomerang Crescent shawls with it as well as some nice cowls. I used the regular 80/20 blend original Caron Cakes. I may have a few left in my stash somewhere. I’m currently using the Latte Cakes to make a prayer shawl. I agree 100% with your review. Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us!!💗🌺
I love how they work up for shawls! They are so pretty and it takes so much of the work out of it for you...
So very true!
I love caron cakes.
They are just so much fun!!!
I luv cotton Caron cakes.
I think they are so much fun!
I have made a throw for a friend with Caron cake yarn and it turned out really nice.
It did make a great blanket!
Love caron cakes ....I'm new to crocheting so I haven't made too much so far but I've made blankets, working on a rug for my daughter's room and I just finished my first cardigan
Wonderful!
Absolutely love ❤️ Caron Cakes! Most of the colors that are my favs are no longer available. I try to catch the Mill Ends for them when I can.
Where do you get the mill ends?
That is a shame. I am hoping they bring back some from this last winter as mainstays because I really liked the colors.
I love Caron cakes
What is your favorite project to make with them.
@@HappyCraftyHomemaker I have been making a lot of shawls and one blanket just love the color waves
I do like Caron cakes I like to see what everybody makes with it and I do like what I see I really really like your blanket with the two yarns together doing the stitch that you used and I like the heaviness of it that’s what I want to make I have been given a lot of red heart yarn That I have to figure out what I’m gonna make with it it’s old yarn so it’s not soft and I was thinking maybe that blanket that you made I’ll give it a try anyway the only other thing I can think of is making bags with it or hat I don’t know
I am making lapghans and blended projects with my Red Heart yarns this year. Holding 2 together with a big hook does make a nice heavy blanket for the winter. If you wash it and dry it in the dryer, it will soften A LOT!
We can get limited carron cakes at one of our shops over here but never been tempted after watching this and your explanation I might lol buy a couple xx ( main reason for not buying is not a mainstay yarn here) xx
I 100% understand that. I really need to start getting some more stuff from like Wool Warehouse to try with some more non-mainstays in the US. I love Paintbox acrylic so it might just be and excuse to try more of their lines...
I haven't tried a Caron cake yet. I never see them on sale. So I haven't bought any yet. There's so many different yarns to try now that i can get something beyond RH and Caron skeins. One of these days.
They always seem to be on sale around my parts. It isn't always a sale I want... but... I hope you find them on sale soon.
I love them and agree 100% they are worth it. But I do not have a lot of experience with other brands of cake yarn.
It isn't about style, it is about quality for these videos. I wish these came in solids to match like they do with the Cotton Cakes.
I do love the Caron cakes. They offer such a variety of yarn weights & content that I always seem to be able to find something to work with.
The only one I have used is the original. I do have some Big Cakes and I just picked up some Skinny Cakes... Edit... I was wrong, I did just use the Caron Angel Cotton cake too.
I have not tried a Caron cake yet, but I do want too.
I will have to see if I can find some on sale near me!
Thank you
You should! Let me know what you think if you find them. They are frequently on sale, so wait for a good deal on them.
Thank you, I will do that!
I bought a boat load of them a couple of months ago when they went on sale. I have yet to use them, as I have a few works in progress and a few on the list to make. I am excited to get to use them though.
That is fantastic! You will have to let me know what you make with them!!!
I adore Caron cakes! Regular Caron Cakes, Latte Cakes, and just recently I picked up some Skinny Cakes. They are like Pokémon, gotta catch them all 🤣 My favorite is Latte. So soft and yet so easy to work with ❤
LOL! Rose Likes Crochet just had me cracking up with that. I need to tell her to call them her Pokemon yarns.
@@HappyCraftyHomemaker 🤣🤣🤣
Ugh, wool...
Unfortunately I had a serious inflammation-type reaction to wool earlier this year (not just itchy... 😬).
But I'm liking some of the other cakes from Caron.
Have a great day. 🐞
I love good wool. I am sorry you are allergic, it is rough!
I love Caron Cakes for afghans. My favorite ones are those with 20 percent wool because it gives it an all- natural fiber look. I've been amazed how well my afghan has held up to machine washing and drying. I like most of the Caron Cakes, but my least favorite is the Latte Cake. It looks like a scratchy little tumblweed, though they are actually soft to the touch. Not like mohair, but wiry looking. Or more like fuzzy ends standing on edge due to static electricity. Can you tell how much I dislike Latte Cakes?? LOL (But I know lots of folks are fans. )
You know, I haven't used the Latte Cakes. I have gotten a few things in Happy Mails made with it held with another yarn and it feels beautiful. I wouldn't crochet it if I had it. It would be a knit only kind of yarn.
@@HappyCraftyHomemaker Maybe I'll try one with knit.
I absolutely love them! I’m not a huge big box store yarn person, but I have a lot of Caron cakes in my stash 😅
I love so many things. When you find a Big Box gem it is worth it.
I love me some Caron cakes! But those abrupt color changes get my JoCD Twerking! LOL
LOL! I was just laughing about that when I was watching you on the African Flowers. I was finishing a shawl with Caron Cakes thinking how well the color change blended but you would be going nuts.
Strangely I haven't used Caron Cakes. I've used the Caron Chunky Cakes, Caron Skinny Cakes & Caron Big Cakes, all acrylic. I've been wanting to try their original one & the latte cakes & the cotton cakes. I enjoy wool blend yarns but most of my experience using them is with LB's scarfie.
LOL!!! I haven't used a lot of the other cakes. I just finally tried the Cotton Cakes for the first time.
@@HappyCraftyHomemaker Interesting. A lot of my family is allergic to wool which is why I have yet to work with the original Caron Cakes. Thankful I'm not allergic.
I love the look of Caron Cakes, but we don't seem to have the same selection here in Montreal as you have in the States. I can't even find any Layer Cakes on the Yarnspirations website...
That is funny, so I have noticed that Quebec in general doesn't seem to even have the same collection as the rest of Canada... There have been a couple of comments about it over the years. I didn't go to a Michaels when I was up there. The Layers was the Winter color collection, I think online they were just listed in the regular listing here.
@@HappyCraftyHomemaker I love Montreal, it's my hometown, and outside of pandemic times it's a great place to visit during the summer, there are so many different street festivals & stuff. But when it comes to chain stores & varieties of goods, it's like Quebec is the red-headed step child of Canada. There's so much merchandise we can't get here, and stores that we don't even have here... There are even products sold in the rest of the country at stores that exist here that we can't even order off their website because they don't come with bilingual packaging and go cannot be sent to Quebec addresses (it's maddening)
Sigh.
It's why I watch yarn content on TH-cam, like your channel or Bag O Day, the yarn you guys have access to in the States... I live vicariously through you.
I mean, Jo-Anns won't even ship to Canada!!!
Love them. Many of the color names annoy.
Some of the names tickle me, but many don't seem to line up to me.
I love your blanket! The harsh color changes are one thing I don't like about the cakes (and why I color-control) but it doesn't look like you have to do that with your blanket. Do you just use two of the same color cakes, and start with different colors?
Holding 2 together you really don't have to worry with the color changes as much. Even if it looks harsh at first, it is continuous though the project with the marling effect.
I am so drawn to the colors, but than I don't use them. I tend to make neutral colored wearables.
I am playing a lot more with bolder garment colors... I am now thinking of using that sherbet color to make a poncho...
All I've ever used are the latte cakes. Now that you mentioned the two strands together lemon peel, that might work as I'm not a fan of jarring color changes.
It does conceal the color changes. Everything is already marled.
Sorry you have pollen issues. I find one teaspoon of raw local honey, once a day really helps.
Enjoy listening to your videos.
I would like to use carbon cakes but I knit kid sweaters. I am afraid the small size of the sweater will make the color repeat not work right. I am afraid the sweater will come out almost one color. So are cake yarns mostly for big knit projects?
I used to do the honey thing... It does help. I don't really eat a lot of sugar now so it is harder to incorporate in my day. It is also the physical irritation in my eyes and throat. The yellow pollen is finally dying back and now we are into the clear pollen.... We have also not had a good rain storm since the pollen started getting heavy so it just lingers in the air 24/7....
If you do baby sized... I am not sure it would work really well. It would be the sleeves I think that will cause the problem; the body should have time to change colors. Once you get to something at least 250yds it would be fine with some color controlling.
Hi I just watched this cast for a second time
Would you take some time in a future video to give a few more details on the lemon peel throw do you use the two cakes starting with the same color or any other details you think are important I really appreciate the time and effort you put into channel
Thank you
Jkgash
To be honest... I just chain the length I want and go... I start at different points so the colors marl and change at different times. That also helps the color changes to not look abrupt. It is very free flow, nothing fancy or really even planned...
@@HappyCraftyHomemaker thanks for the info starting on one today so excited
Do they also have ones which are a gradual change or is it all self striping with "strict" or "harsh" color changes? We don't have Caron cakes in stores here, only if we order them on Amazon and the price is too much to make it worth it, but we have something very similar from a local brand. I think it is like the "go to" cake yarn for stripe patterned projects.
The original ones are all self striping. Some of the other lines have more of a variegated look with a long color change (the Cotton Ripple Cake in the shawl I did) or they blend better on their own like the Latte Cakes. Getting these in Europe would be very spendy!! Granted for me to get things like Schachenmayr's lines at will are costly (though I can find good deals on old stock sometimes).
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Could you share the pattern of the shawl in the picture? Where can i purchase?
It is free on Yarnspirations' website.
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I’m just getting into Caron Cakes. For the blanket you did in the lemon peel stitch, when you hold 2 together, do you mean 2 of the same cakes?
For that one I used 2 of the same cakes but you can hold two different color cakes together. The inspiration blanket was holding 2 different Big Cakes together. I think All Things Knit and Crochet with Kit is holding different cakes in Mandala/Cupcake together to make blankets right now.
I always love the colors but my OCD makes it hard for me to use them. Sorry you have allergies to deal with. I’m trapped indoors too. 🧶💕🧶
LOL! Jo's Web has the same problem. There are so many ways to conceal the color changes enough for me. I just roll with it 90% of the time.
I love the cotton cakes I have made a blanket out of the big cakes very enjoyable to use
I just used my first Cotton Cake and really enjoyed working with it. I still haven't used my Big Cakes yet.
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Cardigan out of latte cakes...lapghans out of big cakes for aunt and MIL, tops and head scarfs out of cotton cakes
You know, I still haven't used the Latte Cakes. They are so pretty.
@@HappyCraftyHomemaker they are luscious