by Cassy | Jan 9, 2013 | Knitting, WIP
My mind is surprisingly alive and engaged even though I am knitting about a mile of stockinette on this sweater, or at least 1300 yards. This is the fifth time I’ve worked on a Hannah Fettig sweater in the past year. Crazy, huh? I just think she’s got good...
by Cassy | Jan 2, 2013 | Finished object, Knitting
I have been slow about blogging over the holiday, not because I was so crazy busy knitting last minute gifts, baking, cooking, or traveling to family homes in a whirlwind, but just because it’s good to unplug sometimes. Matt, Zooey, and I had a quiet Christmas...
by Cassy | Dec 20, 2012 | Finished object, Knitting
I think I started this Noro Striped Scarf in 2010. It was lounging in my UFO drawers with about 1/4 left to knit. I just get bored with scarves. I wish I had been better about Raveling all of my projects at the time, or at least keeping track of the ball bands. I have...
by Cassy | Dec 12, 2012 | Design, Finished object, Knitting
I’m absolutely thrilled to be able to announce that I’m published in the latest issue of Knitty! I designed a pair of socks and they accepted it. It’s been a dream of mine to get published in Knitty for awhile now. The socks are called Earlybird. Go...
by Cassy | Dec 11, 2012 | Knitting, WIP
I guess I just don’t get tired of stockinette, or Hannah Fettig sweaters for that matter. Since binding off the Rocky Coast I cast on some stockinette socks and a Breezy Cardigan . I devoured The Hobbit on my iPad while I knitted a bunch of this. It makes me sad...
by Cassy | Dec 5, 2012 | Knitting, WIP
I wanted to quickly post an update on my NaKniSweMo Rocky Coast Cardigan. I finished it on December 3rd. Three days past my deadline, but a sweater in 24 days is not bad. The color in that shot is a horrible representation of the beauty of the yarn, but I took it with...