by Cassy | Sep 19, 2018 | Knitting, WIP
It seemed time to cast on a kid sweater. The weather here is still sweltering, but I know cooler temps are just around the corner. Zooey was a big fan of Bitty Breezy the first time I made it for her, until she decided the yarn was too itchy… She requested a...
by Cassy | Mar 11, 2017 | Knitting, Mishap, WIP
I’m mad at this sweater. Sometimes I want to throw it across the room or shove it into a project bag and put off thinking about it for a year. Perhaps I should have ripped it out (for the third time) awhile ago. This is a case where I want the finished object...
by Cassy | Feb 6, 2017 | Knitting, WIP
Flaum is getting continued attentionĀ and the magic of the collar/body connection fully makes sense in my brain now. Once my brain understood the construction I thought it was brilliant. Sometimes I’m a little spatially challenged. I’m knitting this in...
by Cassy | Jan 28, 2017 | Knitting, WIP
Sometimes I’m working on a pattern and just can see all of the ways the pieces will form and fit together. It is this way with Flaum. I don’t want to give away any of the secrets of the pattern, but it starts with the collar and that will be worked with...
by Cassy | Jan 13, 2016 | Knitting, WIP
Last weekend I was hanging out in my latest Breezy, hiding behind “the wings” and being playful at the dinner table. Zooey commented that she would like a “wing sweater” and of course I had to jump at the chance to make her one. She said she...