by Cassy | May 22, 2013 | Knitting, WIP
I’m so excited to be at the top of the “hot right now” patterns on Ravelry! I really really can’t wait so see projects when people get them going. Thanks for all the lovely comments about the pattern. I’ve also been working on my Goodale...
by Cassy | May 8, 2013 | Knitting, Stash
I’ve been trying out some new podcasts lately. I listened to the April 18th episode of Jane and Jen Knit Funny. I really liked the episode I heard. Then they mentioned their stashes. Each of them had about 12 or 14 different yarns in their stash and they each...
by Cassy | May 7, 2013 | Finished object, Knitting
I’m really anthropomorphizing the heck out of yarn and sweaters these days. Do you think our knitted wool is lonely when we’re not wearing it? This sweater might just eagerly be awaiting some baby limbs and torso to wrap itself around. Who knows. Here are...
by Cassy | May 6, 2013 | Design, Knitting, Uncategorized
Inspired by a comment from Ledra on my last post, I’m inclined to think of this yarn as an “embryonic sweater” rather than just a hank of yarn. This is some Luna Grey Fiber Arts fingering weight yarn that I received last week for pattern support....
by Cassy | May 5, 2013 | Knitting, Uncategorized
Is a sweater a sweater the moment you cast it on? Pick the yarn? Or is it only a sweater when it reaches a certain amount of knitting that makes it recognizable as a sweater? The other night I was switching from one project to another and I asked Matt to “hand...
by Cassy | May 1, 2013 | Design, Knitting, WIP
I’m slogging on with this man-sized sweater. The great news is that it’s turning out exactly as I imagined it! The bad news is we don’t have our air-conditioning window units put back in the house for the season and it’s a bit sticky in the...