by Cassy | Oct 3, 2014 | Yarn
I love when I come home and find that something pretty has arrived in the mail. I received some Republic of Wool Twist Fingering in Artificial Light. Behold: The colors make me very happy. I see peeps on Instagram posting all the time about beautiful sock yarns....
by Cassy | Sep 29, 2014 | Knitting, WIP
I’ve made some continued progress on the knitting of Vitamin D. I finished the sleeves, which the pattern instructs to finish before doing the body. It’s nice to have them done, and I now know if I have a little extra yarn I can tack on an extra inch...
by Cassy | Sep 24, 2014 | Knitting, WIP
When I was having a rough day last week I cast on a Vitamin D. There’s nothing like casting on a new project as a pick-me-up. I’m making about a 35″ chest size. Since the yarn I wanted to use came out nicely at a 22 sts and 28 rows over 4 inches,...
by Cassy | Sep 16, 2014 | Uncategorized
This is my progress on Zooey’s Like Sleeves so far. I finished the back and the work on the front is only a few episodes of the Gilmore Girls away. I’ve been binge watching Gilmore Girls occasionally. I love that series so much. Oh, the knitting. The...
by Cassy | Sep 13, 2014 | Finished object, Knitting, Knitting challenge
I finished these a few days ago and felt like I should get them up on the blog before I hand them off to my friend, Susan. The pattern is Hermione’s Everyday Socks, a free and fairly ubiquitous sock favorite on Ravelry. It’s an easy pattern repeat that...
by Cassy | Sep 7, 2014 | Finished object, knitalong, Knitting challenge, Review
I’m pretty thrilled with my SSKAL 2014 project, Coda. The sweater is a lovely Brooklyn Tweed pattern, by the talented Olga Buraya-Kefelian. The yarn is Cascade 220 (one of my all time favorite workhorse wool yarns) in Summer Sky, an apt name for a summer...
by Cassy | Sep 3, 2014 | Knitting, WIP
My SSKAL 2014 Coda is on the blocking board and almost ready for some final finished pics, but in the meantime, I decided to cast on something for Z. I happened to have a few skeins of Cascade 220 superwash in the same color as my Coda so I decided I should make her...
by Cassy | Aug 26, 2014 | Design, Knitting, WIP
I’ve been working on a secret project for awhile now. It’s a large garment, so it’s been eating up some of my knitting time. I’m working on a men’s sweater design. Naturally, Matt was putting in orders for fall and winter sweaters and...
by Cassy | Aug 20, 2014 | knitalong, Knitting, WIP
If some knitting can be done in pairs, I usually do so. I always knit socks in pairs, and I almost always do the same for sleeves. This time I changed my mind. The sleeves are simple enough and could be done two at a time, but I have several projects going where...
by Cassy | Aug 17, 2014 | Review, Yarn
Recently the folks at Wool and the Gang asked me if I wanted to try some yarn and blog about it. I happily accepted the offer. I hadn’t heard of the company yet, but they sell clothing too and if you find an item you like you have the option to buy or knit it...
