by Cassy | Oct 31, 2011 | Finished object, Knitting, Knitting challenge
Behold the glory of the finished Bacchus Socks. I was flipping through old Interweave magazines a couple of months ago and stumbled upon these. I was shocked to see a pattern I loved that was already toe up, and I couldn’t resist the cables. I’ve been in a...
by Cassy | Oct 12, 2011 | Finished object, Knitting
This project post is long overdue. I finished this at least a month ago. I put off the seaming for about a month after I finished the knitting, and that took me at least 6 hours. Eeesh. This may be why I avoid seams so much! I think I could have done a little bit...
by Cassy | Sep 29, 2011 | Design, Finished object, Knitting
It’s funny how much emotion we can convey in body language, even in our feet. To me, the toes above, and the following picture look like shy feet. It seems so weird to think that feet convey shyness or timidity, but I think they do. And I guess I think...
by Cassy | Sep 16, 2011 | Finished object, Knitting
Most of the time I can photograph the socks on the foot of the actual recipient, but sometimes they live halfway across the country. This is the case with these socks. They are birthday socks for my friend Lindsay’s upcoming birthday. She moved to Connecticut...
by Cassy | Sep 3, 2011 | Design, Finished object, Knitting
Summer is coming to an end. Many knitters rejoice in this since we get to pull out our delicious wools to knit with or wear. I am a fan of summer, and though it has been an intensely hot one, I’m still sad to part with it. As a Labor Day holiday/end of summer...
by Cassy | Aug 23, 2011 | Finished object, Knitting
This Liesl will probably live a long time because she’s made out of Euroflax Sportweight. This stuff lasts forever, and you can wash and even dry to your heart’s content. Liesl patterns have been selling like wildfire at Hand Held (my LYS). I made this one...