by Cassy | Sep 23, 2015 | Finished object, Knitting
I wanted to get pictures of my brother in his finished Hugo, but I gave him the sweater when I saw him over the weekend and it just didn’t work out. It does fit, though it has some negative ease in the chest and arms I wasn’t quite anticipating. All in all...
by Cassy | Sep 12, 2015 | Knitting, Tips, WIP
If you don’t block sweaters…why the hell not? Nothing makes a piece look as professional and finished. I almost always block a sweater before seaming, like I’m doing with this Hugo. Blocking before seaming lets you make sure you get the pieces to the...
by Cassy | Jun 22, 2015 | Knitting, WIP
My brother lives in Minnesota. From what I hear, it’s hella cold up there in the winter. I refuse to visit during that time (and actually have yet to visit period). To assuage that guilt a bit, and because he asked me last winter, I decided to knit him a...
by Cassy | Dec 12, 2013 | Finished object, Knitting
Ha. All last week and this week I kept thinking the 12th of December was Wednesday (yesterday). It’s my wedding anniversary. I was knitting like a madwoman, and then Matt pointed out on Monday night that the 12th was Thursday and I had a whole day to spare! That...
by Cassy | Dec 9, 2013 | Knitting, WIP
Here is my Hugo progress: I’m a couple of inches into the armhole! This front went so much faster than the sleeves. Maybe it’s a mental thing. I think some of it has to do with the shorter rows on a sleeve interrupting the rhythm of the pattern more often....