by Cassy | Oct 6, 2014 | Finished object, Knitting
I finished up the Simple Skyp Socks I’ve had on the needles since mid July. About time, huh? They took a backseat to many other projects in the last few months. The yarn is Manos del Uruguay Alegría in color A8855. I love how looks knitted. I did these toe up...
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 | Aug 10, 2014 | Finished object, Knitting
I love making Pinwheel Blankets for babies. It’s a ton of stockinette in the round, so it requires very little thinking, and I like the idea of round blankets. I used the Happy Feet DK yarn I recently acquired in the colorway lemon-lime sherbet. Since I messed...
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 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...
