by Cassy | Sep 30, 2016 | Finished object, Knitting, Knitting challenge
Fall is really truly almost here. We’ve had some 45 degree (Fahrenheit) weather in the early morning so it seemed time to get this gorgeous hoodie out and take it for a test drive. Since I’m am vigilant about taking pictures before or soon after I decide...
by Cassy | Aug 31, 2015 | knitalong, Knitting, Knitting challenge, WIP
The potential thrill of finishing a project in time for SSKAL15 got me going on Gemini again. I’ve finished the body, but I’m not 100% pleased. I expected it to be a little looser, but it was more form fitting than expected and thus, some of the length got...
by Cassy | Dec 2, 2014 | Finished object, knitalong, Knitting, Knitting challenge
I’ve had this Paloma finished for about a week now, but it always takes a little time to get pictures, so my reporting of it is a bit delayed. I’m very pleased with the outcome. I did this pattern almost exactly to specifications for the 38.5″ size,...
by Cassy | Nov 24, 2014 | knitalong, Knitting, Knitting challenge, WIP
Oh, I love blocking sometimes. All of these pieces looked so skinny and out of sorts, but after a soak and some pinning they all behaved exactly as I wanted. I don’t always wet block sweaters. Sometimes if items are knit all in one piece and they don’t...
by Cassy | Nov 18, 2014 | knitalong, Knitting, Knitting challenge, WIP
I’ve been plugging away on my NaKniSweMo sweater goals. After finishing the back of Paloma I moved straight to the sleeves, because for some reason they always seem to be torturously long if I leave them till the end of the project. I did them second to get them...
by Cassy | Nov 11, 2014 | knitalong, Knitting challenge, WIP
Keeping up with my NaKniSweMo 2014 goals, I’ve started a sweater for Z. It’s an Abate. I made her one last year as well, but I decided to go a size up this year to make one that would fit next year too. She wears a lot of leggings, and oversized sweaters...
