by Cassy | Aug 13, 2018 | Finished object, Knitting
While I absolutely love this Tarmac tank, I’m not sure how I feel about the size of the armholes. While I was knitting this I knew they would be larger than ones I make on other garments, but it wasn’t until blocking that they really seemed to be so large....
by Cassy | Aug 6, 2018 | Finished object, Knitting
I’m in love, and half awake in these shots. This knit has been blocked since July 25th (thank goodness for Instagram posts to help me remember when knits start and end), and I want to take it out in the world! I wanted to catch the morning light here, but...
by Cassy | Aug 2, 2018 | Finished object, Knitting
I needed to whip up a little something for my niece that turned 1 last week. Waiting until nearly the last minute is something I often end up doing when it comes to hand knit gifts. This simple and lovely Spring Garden Tee seemed like a great choice due to using a...
by Cassy | Jul 28, 2018 | Knitting, WIP
I’ve been working on Tarmac from the Summer 2018 edition of Pompom Quarterly. It lightly rests on my body when tried on, worked in lightweight fingering cotton/wool blend. I think it will be my lightest weight knitted summer top yet that also does not require a...
by Cassy | Jul 24, 2018 | Finished object, Knitting
Do you have a favorite recipe? It’s dependable, delicious, and you don’t mind making and consuming it over and over. That’s how I feel about stockinette socks. I’m just going to keep making them. Forever. I don’t get tired of the soothing...
by Cassy | Jul 16, 2018 | Finished object, Knitting
Anker’s Summer Shirt is complete! I actually photographed and wore it last Monday, but my blog game was completely derailed last week by too much fun. Terrible, eh? I was distracted by lots of fun friend time, seeing Jenny Lewis perform, more friend time, and a...
by Cassy | Jul 5, 2018 | Knitting, WIP
I started working on Vasarely at the beginning of a trip to San Francisco a couple of weeks ago. Though this pattern isn’t difficult, I ended up ripping out the beginning of it at least 3 times due to the inability to sit and work on it for a long enough stretch...
by Cassy | Jun 28, 2018 | Knitting, Mishap, WIP
I’m working on an Anker’s Summer Shirt and it’s been a bit chaotic for such a simple knit. The pattern mentions that the shirt will stretch about 2 inches when worn. I did a quick swatch and it seemed like the US size 6 needles were the right ones...
by Cassy | Jun 26, 2018 | Finished object, Knitting
Darlene has been finished for a couple of weeks, and joyously worn both in the 90+ degree heat here, and in the much cooler 75 degree temps in San Francisco this week. It has served me well. I used Euroflax Sport in Orchid and used about 2.5 skeins. I made the...
by Cassy | Jun 14, 2018 | Finished object, Knitting
I finished this Kinton top at then end of May and I have been sloooow about posting the finished pictures. Taking finished pictures of garments can be a challenge sometimes. Today I whipped out my tripod, went into my trusty photography studio (aka the bathroom with...
