by Cassy | Nov 1, 2011 | Knitting, Knitting challenge, WIP
This year I am joining the ranks of the ambitious knitters that dare to knit a 50,000+ sweater in the month of November. I have chosen the Still Light Tunic by Veera Välimäki. I have been captivated by the Ella Rae Lace Merino shown above (color number 9) for over a...
by Cassy | Oct 31, 2011 | Finished object, Knitting, Knitting challenge
Behold the glory of the finished Bacchus Socks. I was flipping through old Interweave magazines a couple of months ago and stumbled upon these. I was shocked to see a pattern I loved that was already toe up, and I couldn’t resist the cables. I’ve been in a...
by Cassy | Oct 30, 2011 | Knitting, Stash, Travels
The past few weeks have been a whirlwind. I went to St. Louis, then NYC two weeks later, and last week to my grandpa’s funeral. Needless to say, I am behind on the posting of travels, finished objects, and general musings. Rhinebeck was wonderful. I went on...
by Cassy | Oct 12, 2011 | Finished object, Knitting
This project post is long overdue. I finished this at least a month ago. I put off the seaming for about a month after I finished the knitting, and that took me at least 6 hours. Eeesh. This may be why I avoid seams so much! I think I could have done a little bit...
by Cassy | Sep 29, 2011 | Design, Finished object, Knitting
It’s funny how much emotion we can convey in body language, even in our feet. To me, the toes above, and the following picture look like shy feet. It seems so weird to think that feet convey shyness or timidity, but I think they do. And I guess I think...
by Cassy | Sep 16, 2011 | Finished object, Knitting
Most of the time I can photograph the socks on the foot of the actual recipient, but sometimes they live halfway across the country. This is the case with these socks. They are birthday socks for my friend Lindsay’s upcoming birthday. She moved to Connecticut...
