by Cassy | Jul 17, 2014 | Knitting, WIP
I began a pair of Simple Skyp Socks the other night when I realized I’d left my other sock project in my office. It’s hard for me not to have a pair of socks around for knitting. As my friend Jane Foster aptly puts it, “Socks are...
by Cassy | Jul 15, 2014 | Knitting, WIP
My Linum Tee is growing up and getting curves in new places. This pattern doesn’t include waist shaping, so I’m experimenting a bit. I decided to keep all the shaping on the back, and I decreased and increased in a somewhat dramatic hourglass. It will...
by Cassy | Jul 14, 2014 | Finished object, Knitting
Today is my 33rd birthday. I have a new shirt to wear. It’s a finished Waterlily out of Louet Gems Fingering in Terra Cotta. I’m very pleased to have another warm weather top finished! I added waist shaping to this, decreasing 4 stitches a row about...
by Cassy | Jul 10, 2014 | Knitting, WIP
I’ve started a pair of the ubiquitous Hermione’s Everyday Socks. It’s a free pattern on Ravelry and the repeats are autopilot enough to work on during meetings at work, or possibly during a movie in the theater. That’s an important part of...
by Cassy | Jul 7, 2014 | Finished object, Knitting
These socks have been languishing on the needles since mid-February, but they are now finished! The yarn is Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sock in the colorway Fiddlehead. I used most of the ball, but I have about 17.5 grams left–enough to make Z some matching...
by Cassy | Jul 4, 2014 | Knitting, WIP
To folks in the United States, Happy 4th of July! To everyone else, Happy Friday! Either way, it’s a good thing. I’ve been taking a little break from my Waterlily. I have the lace done until the neck shaping on the front (so I’m very close), but...
by Cassy | Jul 1, 2014 | Finished object, Knitting, Tips
My Kit Camisole #2 is finished! I did the final edging and binding off last night and soaked it briefly, wrung it out in a towel, slapped it against my thighs to straighten it out, and let it dry until tonight. I think I love it even more than the first one! This...
by Cassy | Jun 26, 2014 | Finished object, Knitting, Tips
These mittens started out as socks meant to match my recent sock project. I planned on making tube socks (no heels), but as I counted how far the stripes were taking me, I knew socks wouldn’t really work out. My second plan was to turn them into mittens. I...
by Cassy | Jun 24, 2014 | Knitting, WIP
Lace keeps me wanting to knit and knit and knit, to watch the fabric take shape and change. I took a break from the stiff linen yarn on Kit Camisole and I jumped back to my soft merino Waterlily to work the lace panel at the sleeves. I’m nearly through two...
by Cassy | Jun 22, 2014 | Finished object, knitalong, Knitting
It’s been a glorious Sunday. This morning I got to have breakfast with two treasured friends, then I saw Maleficent and finished these socks in the theater: The yarn is Julianna”s Lucky Star Sock Yarn in Truly Outrageous. It has a hint of sparkle, but...
