Malabrigo Goodness

It's soft, it's drapey, it's the most gorgeous semi-solid tealy blue. What more could a girl ask for?

I'm using Malabrigo Lace in Bobby Blue to knit up the Whisper Cardigan from Interweave Spring 2009.

Yesterday was spent winding 940 yards of lace by hand, and doing a gauge swatch. I've decided on 4.5mm needles as the largest size, and of course don't have long enough circular needles in my stash (16" won't quite substitute for 12"... I use nice long ones and magic loop). What's a girl to do but go needle shopping?