by Cassy | May 24, 2016 | knitalong, Knitting, WIP
I’m moving slowly on this TTTKAL project. The knit along is supposed to end on the 27th and I’m woefully behind. The weekends have been packed with fun family time that doesn’t allow for knitting, and some of my evening downtime is spent trying to...
by Cassy | Dec 10, 2015 | Finished object, knitalong
This is a little 0-3 month Little Sister’s Dress that I whipped up last week in some Colinette Jitterbug Paint Box. I think I’ve made about a half dozen of these dresses since I first made one for Zooey. It’s one of my favorite simple little girl...
by Cassy | Aug 31, 2015 | knitalong, Knitting, Knitting challenge, WIP
The potential thrill of finishing a project in time for SSKAL15 got me going on Gemini again. I’ve finished the body, but I’m not 100% pleased. I expected it to be a little looser, but it was more form fitting than expected and thus, some of the length got...
by Cassy | Aug 25, 2015 | knitalong, Knitting, WIP
I love the long long days of summer. Lovely evening light seems endless. It’s starting to feel more like fall, mostly because all of the schools around me (public and college) are back in session. The time for this Summer Sweater KAL is waning, but I’ve...
by Cassy | Aug 8, 2015 | knitalong, Knitting, WIP
The heat and humidity keep creeping up and up lately. I had good intentions to keep focus on Carpino for SSKAL15, and I was doing well. I’m a few more increase rows away from separating the sleeves. But even fingering weight wool was too much the past few days....
by Cassy | Aug 3, 2015 | knitalong, Knitting, WIP
My SSKAL15 project is moving slooooowly. Even with all of the lovely comments suggesting Carpino for my swatches, my thoughts were still on Element quite a bit. I didn’t want to use the Cascade Fingering for that, but instead I wanted to tear out this...