by Cassy | Jul 11, 2012 | Knitting, Stash
I feel totally spoiled, in an awesome and fantastic way. My birthday is Saturday. I’ll be 31. Obviously I drop hints like a madwoman when birthdays or Christmas come around because all I want is yarn, or yarn-related equipment most of the time. It’s...
by Cassy | Jul 10, 2012 | Finished object, Knitting
I’m definitely a fan of the Jaywalker socks, as you can see here and here. I made them with Koigu two other times, which was wonderful and delightfully soft. This version is made from Vesper Sock in the colorway Astro. When helping me pack up my yarn room for my...
by Cassy | Jul 9, 2012 | Finished object, Knitting
…had ended! I ended up with about 1/3 of a skein left of the Dream in Color Knitosophy yarn in the Princess colorway (the perfect yarn for Princess Mozzarella). The pattern is this one available for free on Ravelry. This is the second pinwheel blanket I’ve...
by Cassy | Jul 5, 2012 | Knitting, Stash
I’m pretty darn local to my LYS. For one thing, I work there. I also happen to both love and respect both the present owner and the past ones, and I consider Cynthia to be a mentor. Sometimes I stray. I feel like we (the LYS and I) have a fairly open...
by Cassy | Jul 3, 2012 | Knitting, Mishap, Stash
I would like to give a HUGE THANKS to Andrea from Life on Laffer for her amazing untangling skills. Remember this pic with the insanely tangled Koigu from my UFO drawers? She volunteered to untangle it for me. At first I thought she was some kind of crazy glutton for...
by Cassy | Jul 2, 2012 | Finished object, Knitting
I finished the Sneaky Argyle Socks by Wendy D. Johnson. The yarn is ONLine Linie 33 Cosmo in colors 13 (Teal) and 10 (Black). The yarn feels wonderfully soft, and is 70% Merino, 5% Cashmere, and 25% Nylon. I altered this pattern slightly by making the toes and heels...
