by Cassy | Sep 22, 2018 | Finished object, Knitting
It’s officially fall, according to the calendar. Luckily, when I woke up this morning the weather was actually chilly enough to want to put on a sweater. Ok, ok. For me that’s upper 50’s Fahrenheit, about 14 Celsius. I know for many folks that might...
by Cassy | Sep 19, 2018 | Knitting, WIP
It seemed time to cast on a kid sweater. The weather here is still sweltering, but I know cooler temps are just around the corner. Zooey was a big fan of Bitty Breezy the first time I made it for her, until she decided the yarn was too itchy… She requested a...
by Cassy | Sep 14, 2018 | Knitting, Tips, WIP
Are you ever knitting along on a glorious sweater pattern and you can’t wait to wear it, only to be confronted by the sleeves at the end of the pattern? Then you feel slightly defeated as sleeves always take longer than you think. You’re not alone,...
by Cassy | Sep 10, 2018 | Finished object, Knitting
I’m done having babies, but I still get to celebrate all of my friends that have upcoming babies! I was thrilled to hand off this baby blanket to a dear friend at her baby shower this past weekend. She is also an office mate, and I’ve been working on it as...
by Cassy | Sep 5, 2018 | Knitting, WIP
So far this sweater is going better than expected. Despite feeling like it was never growing in length, it eventually did get to the 15.5 inches and I moved on to the armhole shaping. Then things went much more quickly with the body. This sweater is Docklight and...
by Cassy | Aug 22, 2018 | knitalong, Knitting, WIP
Ok, so this sweater is not actually shrinking. It just feels like it. This is Docklight and it’s a gloriously beautiful pattern from Brooklyn Tweed. However, the fisherman’s rib just will not grow. I don’t think I’m giving a trade secret away...
