by Cassy | Nov 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
THANK YOU to all of the people in the United States that got out and voted for Biden, especially the women of color that showed up and had the greatest impact on this outcome. As much as I feel a modicum of relief, there is still so much work to be done. There is...
by Cassy | Oct 20, 2020 | Finished object, Knitting, sewing
Today marks fourteen years of blogging! I’ve gone through a lot of life changes since I started–two degrees, a divorce, a marriage, two kids, and starting my own business. This has been a stable feature in my life that sometimes can be overwhelming, and...
by Cassy | Oct 12, 2020 | Finished object, sewing
Don’t hate me, but I’m not a huge fan of the ubiquitous pumpkin spice coffee/treats/everything that comes with fall. However, this outfit feels like a solid pumpkin spice move outfit-wise. I used some saffron colored silk noil that I got at Blackbird...
by Cassy | Oct 8, 2020 | Knitting, WIP
I am so excited about this knitting project. It’s my voting outfit, if I finish it in time for early voting and it’s cold on that day I want to go early vote. The sweater is called Dissent Pullover by Andrea Rangel. When Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed I was...
by Cassy | Oct 6, 2020 | Finished object, sewing
Oh hai, Haori. I made a damn coat. My nicer wool coat that I wore last year is a little tight in the sleeves, so I decided I would be brave enough to just make one. Lately when I think I want to learn more about a pattern and see examples of it before taking the...
by Cassy | Sep 29, 2020 | sewing, Uncategorized, WIP
I made a Stasia a few weeks back, but it was far too warm to wear it. This is a pattern by Sew Liberated, and it’s a fairly versatile pattern. It has options to make a tee, a mid length dress, or a maxi dress with either short or three quarter length sleeves. Stretchy...
by Cassy | Sep 14, 2020 | Finished object, sewing
These pants have a lot of fans on Instagram and beyond and a lot of beautiful examples all over the place. They’re called the Free Range Slacks and they come with a tapered option or a cropped wide legged option. I will probably make the cropped version at some...
by Cassy | Sep 9, 2020 | Finished object, sewing
While thinking about writing about body acceptance, I struggle not to diminish my own feelings about and self-related struggles at all due to the much greater societal issues like racism, political unrest, lack of good healthcare, job losses, etc. I decided to write...
by Cassy | Sep 2, 2020 | Finished object, sewing
Sewing operates at a faster timescale for me, so I decided to throw a bunch of things in one post. I’ve become enchanted with the Inari Tee and dress lately. I like the little details and since I’ve been mostly living in a few variations of high-waisted...
by Cassy | Aug 29, 2020 | Knitting, WIP
I started a Very V-Neck Raglan by Jessie Mae and I think it’s going to be so soft and lovely. I wanted to use yarn that I already had, because I need to be mindful about knitting from stash and falling in love with yarn I fell in love with in the past. This is...
