by Cassy | Mar 30, 2010 | Design, Finished object, Knitting
I have been knitting. I promise. I lost steam on the Franny mittens to match the Zooey hat. I hope Zooey is faring well out in the world. I’m not receiving errata ridden emails, so I’m assuming that things are working well. The mittens are three quarters...
by Cassy | Feb 15, 2010 | Design, Finished object, Knitting
Meet Zooey. Named for the J.D. Salinger character, Zooey Glass. I don’t know if he would have actually worn this hat, but I like to think that he would’ve enjoyed some Fair Isle. I’m working on some Franny mittens. I’m about halfway through...
by Cassy | Feb 11, 2010 | Design, Finished object, Knitting
This is a preview of a fair isle hat I designed. It will be available in three sizes for FREE on this blog once I finish writing up the pattern and test knitting all the sizes. It is modeled here by the lovely Miss Lindsay Smallwood in the small size. I haven’t...
by Cassy | Feb 8, 2010 | Finished object, Knitting
Two of my favorite pudding flavors also make lovely colors for the Ripley hat by Ysolda. I used Ella Rae Kamelsoft for both of these hats. The yarn develops a soft halo with some wear. The pattern is very easy to knit, but even on my fourth incarnation of the hat I...
by Cassy | Jan 14, 2010 | Design, Finished object, Knitting, Uncategorized
Howdy. This is my first attempt at providing a pattern for the knitting masses. Thank you to my test knitting ladies for their input on the pattern. I didn’t have them test knit the small or large sizes, because I hadn’t written that into the pattern at...
by Cassy | Dec 3, 2009 | Design, Finished object, Knitting
I built us a coffer made of cedar, to protect our woolen hearts from hungry moths. I think I’m feeling a bit poetic today. I found the following poem in a little black moleskin notebook that I forgot all about. I wrote it last June. Alone in a sea of minds,...
