Tea and Cakes

Cafe Moda in Rathmines is home to the largest of the Dublin knitting groups and one I’ve been meaning to get along to for a while, as it’s run by Holly and has a large crossover with the fortnightly city centre group that I usually go to. (Diane and Ger being the other bloggers)
It’s also the most famous of the knitting groups, being featured in local magazines and, yesterday, being filmed for RTE’s Nationwide programme. My going was sort of linked to the filming, but not entirely - Cheryl, Sara and I had been over with Holly in the afternoon being background knitters to the interview with Holly, so we were in the area and finished up as rush hour started - skipping rush hour, grabbing a bite to eat and staying on for the knitting seemed like a sensible thing to do.

Camomile tea with Carrot Cake

The food in Cafe Moda is ok. It’s not going to set the world alight (my veggie panini had cucumber in it for example - I mean, I love cucumber, but it’s not really suited to hot sandwiches). The carrot cake was a little dry and the icing could have been a bit creamier and less sugary, plus they serve tea in the mug rather than a teapot. However, the service is really friendly - they’re very protective of the knitter’s space which is lovely, and the seats are really comfy. Of course, the company was fabulous too, so it was a lovely evening.

Knitting wise, I finally picked up stitches for the foot on the sock (I really don’t like picking up stitches, so the sock’s been ignored, again) and worked a couple more mitred squares for Cooper’s blanket (update on that when I have a little more done).

A lovely afternoon/evening, but surprisingly tiring - I was exhausted when I got home.