by Cassy | Mar 25, 2013 | Knitting, WIP
I think I’m falling hard for a new hue. I’ve been into red-oranges lately, and this yarn just begged me to knit it. Maybe it’s all the delicious blood oranges I’ve been eating lately… The fiber is mink yarn, Mimi by Lotus in Orange (color...
by Cassy | Mar 23, 2013 | Design, Finished object, Knitting
Introducing Evoke, a unisex ribbed hat in handspun yarn. I loved the way this yarn looked knitted in this rib pattern so much. The yarn is Pretty Southern handspun in Movement. The ribbing works well to highlight the texture of the handspun, and the constant color...
by Cassy | Mar 21, 2013 | Design, Knitting
Well, those sleeves were boring the heck out of me, so I decided to take a break. I was also being way too altruistic in my knitting, since all four projects I was working on were for other people. I remembered I had this lovely skein from PrettySouthern sitting in my...
by Cassy | Mar 20, 2013 | Knitting
I have a couple of quick announcements. Thank very much to all that donated to the Four Finger Fundraiser. They’re still taking donations, so feel free to give. I did promise that I would draw from the list of donations today. Allison won the Noro Kureyon sock...
by Cassy | Mar 19, 2013 | Design, Knitting, WIP
Why oh why does it seems like sleeves take forever? The back flew by, even with the couple of minor frogs I had to execute. If you’re not a knitter, a sentence reading “frogs I had to execute” could sound so sinister… For any laypeople or...
by Cassy | Mar 18, 2013 | Finished object, Knitting
I think I learned to knit around April of 2004. I was living in Lawrence, KS and working at a restaurant called Tellers. I remember waiting on a woman one night that was eating alone. I struck up a conversation with her. She was in town on business and said she was...
by Cassy | Mar 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
What would you do if you lost your index finger on your dominant hand and your family depended on your crafting skills as a main livelihood? I can’t imagine how devastating and stressful that would be. This happened to man in my town (Fayetteville, AR) and he...
by Cassy | Mar 13, 2013 | Knitting, Mishap, WIP
Oh hahahah. I’ve done it again. I saw a little hole peeking at me when I was working on the large swath of stockinette on the back of Matt’s cardigan two nights ago. I dropped the offending YO, because I didn’t want that little hole glaring at me, or...
by Cassy | Mar 12, 2013 | Design, Knitting, WIP
I’m still plugging away on Matt’s sweater. It served as a faithful companion for breaks during my week of comprehensive exams. I’ve never designed a sweater before and part of this process is just being ok with ripping and reknitting. Maybe...
by Cassy | Mar 6, 2013 | Finished object, Knitting
Here is the promised picture of my Oak Trail hat, atop my noggin (which is hopefully hard at work on my comps while you read this). I’m allowing myself a small break from my week of exams to post once more. Though I don’t relish working on my exams, I...
