Lace knitting stalled

The lace knitting is on hold. I started and it was going okay. The pattern is written out as well as charted so I'm starting with the written and after I'm comfortable with that I'll probably trying reading the chart. But...the yarn was just too busy. I thought it could be but not as bad as this. I did enough rows that I should have been seeing the 1st leaf but the yarn was so many colors that I couldn't see the pattern developing. All that I could see were the holes from the YOs but not the leaf. Frog. Again. The yarn is now back to being destined for socks.

I went online and searched and searched. I don't know if I'm totally happy with what I ordered but it's a solid color at least. The pattern should show. I ordered from The Loopy Ewe. The yarn is Louet Gem in grape. Totally different color than what I was working with, Collinette Jitterbug in kingfisher. The Loopy Ewe is so fast in getting orders out that I'll be trying lace knitting again in a couple days.

The weather is cold. It's 52 right now. I usually spend as much time as possible outside this time of year but I don't want to even venture out right now. Brr. So I'm thinking of starting the baby sweater with the Debbie Bliss cashmerino in carnation. Yeah, that's what I'm gonna do!