by Cassy | May 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
The remaining yardage in my stash totals 46,726.4 yards. Gulp. That’s a reality check! The two closest guesses came from Jocelyn and Damaris: I will be contacting you ladies to find out where to send the yarn to Jocelyn, and how to get a pattern to Damaris....
by Cassy | May 6, 2013 | Design, Knitting, Uncategorized
Inspired by a comment from Ledra on my last post, I’m inclined to think of this yarn as an “embryonic sweater” rather than just a hank of yarn. This is some Luna Grey Fiber Arts fingering weight yarn that I received last week for pattern support....
by Cassy | May 5, 2013 | Knitting, Uncategorized
Is a sweater a sweater the moment you cast it on? Pick the yarn? Or is it only a sweater when it reaches a certain amount of knitting that makes it recognizable as a sweater? The other night I was switching from one project to another and I asked Matt to “hand...
by Cassy | Apr 26, 2013 | Uncategorized
Yesterday was a good day for a little bit of blocking. I’ve got the Ellybob Cardigan on my Knit Picks foam blocking boards, and Ishbel on my larger board from WEBS and blocking wires on the straight edge. I’m pleased to be at this stage on both. I feel...
by Cassy | Apr 4, 2013 | Uncategorized
Behold! My Citron is off the needles. I’ve been working on this lovely shawl with single-minded focus like a woman possessed. I don’t think I’ve touched another project at all since casting this on at the end of March. I thought I would make the 5...
by Cassy | Mar 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
What would you do if you lost your index finger on your dominant hand and your family depended on your crafting skills as a main livelihood? I can’t imagine how devastating and stressful that would be. This happened to man in my town (Fayetteville, AR) and he...
