by Cassy | Nov 18, 2015 | Knitting, WIP
Remember this old thing? I’ve been steadily working on a Keaton pullover since the end of September and I finished another big chunk: the front! This seems like it’s taking forever, but I am putting it down on a regular basis to work on smaller, more...
by Cassy | Nov 6, 2015 | Knitting, Tips, Tutorial
This is a very picture heavy post, meant to be a sort of tutorial for my favorite way to do socks. Making socks toe up is my favorite method by far. I also make them two at a time and write most of my sock patterns that way. If you’re unfamiliar with this method...
by Cassy | Nov 3, 2015 | Finished object, Knitting
I recently made a rash of toddler hats. The base of these are very similar to my Magic Hat pattern (with fewer stitches). I decided Z’s friends with September and October birthdays needed warm hats with ears. The ears were a little freeform. I knew what general...
by Cassy | Oct 23, 2015 | Knitting, WIP
My Keaton sweater progress is slowly plodding along. I’ve interrupted this sweater so far to make two pairs of baby pants, and two toddler-sized hats. A fingering weight woven stitch (aka super slow) large project has my hands hungry for more immediate...
by Cassy | Oct 20, 2015 | Knitting
Today marks my 9 year blogiversary! It’s hard to believe I’ve been doing it this long, yet the time has also passed so swiftly that I’m shocked by that as well. I started this blog around the time I began my master’s degree in the fall of 2006....