by Cassy | Jan 10, 2015 | Knitting, Mishap, WIP
Sometimes you ignore the nagging feeling that something isn’t right with a project and maybe 30 rows or so later you actually check your work. Sigh. I have been working on a Smithfield pullover the last few days. I kept thinking the shoulders looked a little...
by Cassy | Jan 2, 2015 | Knitting, Mishap, WIP
Sigh. What should have been the most straightforward and fast sweater for Matt has turned out to be a bit of a pain. I’m making him an Ease, adapting it to have a narrower neck, no waist curve, and shorter ribbing at the bottom and cuffs. Simple, right? Almost...
by Cassy | Aug 2, 2014 | Knitting, Mishap, WIP
Oy. An hour ago this ball of yarn was an object that I thought was almost finished. And now it’s a ball of yarn.There was no fixing it. This object-that-shall-not-yet-be-named was the wrong shape, and there was no way around it. All 600+ yards of yarn that...
by Cassy | Apr 30, 2014 | Knitting, Mishap, WIP
Remember the Peachick Eyes Cardigan? It wasn’t seeing much love with my obsessive knitting on Cocktail(Dress). Well, sometimes I like to knit while I walk to work in the morning when the weather is nice. I can do this with stockinette projects that are mostly...
by Cassy | Dec 18, 2013 | Knitting, Mishap, WIP, Yarn
That’s a thing, right? I’m struggling to make myself finish the second Wending wrister, but there is still plenty of time before it’s due and it will be quick when I do it. I don’t know if you call them arm warmers, mitts, or wristers. I tend...
by Cassy | Aug 5, 2013 | Knitting, Knitting challenge, Mishap, WIP
Can you see my mistake? I posted this on Instagram (I’m knitten) and it wasn’t immediately obvious to some, but I’ve been staring these cables down for about 10 inches, so it glared at me. The top cable isn’t crossed. Oy. I frogged an entire...
