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....
by Cassy | Dec 8, 2013 | Finished object, Knitting
I just had to finish Oshima. I was thisclose, you guys. It was gnawing at me. After the endless Hugo sleeves, I just kept looking at my 3.5 inches of knitted Oshima collar and I really really wanted to finish the rest of it. It was all put together with ends woven in,...
by Cassy | Dec 4, 2013 | Finished object, Knitting
Cold weather is upon us, more than I would like. Though today is in the nice mild 50 degree (Fahrenheit) range, tomorrow through the beginning of next week is predicted to be in the single digits, with a winter storm warning as well. Brrrrrrrrr! I hope we don’t...
by Cassy | Dec 3, 2013 | Knitting, WIP
I thought I would wait and post about these Hugo sleeves when they were finished, but it seems that they will never end, so I’ll go ahead and tell you about them now. They’re pretty straightforward, with a narrower version of the pattern that’s on...