by Cassy | Apr 8, 2013 | Knitting, WIP
I don’t know what made this project pop into my head this weekend. I was working on the Pull Gaspard and something made me think of the Beekeeper’s Quilt. I’ve read about these addictive little hexapuffs on various blog posts, and I’ve seen...
by Cassy | Apr 3, 2013 | Knitting, Tips, WIP
Say what? More self-striping socks? What a shock. I bought this yarn back in December, intending to make Matt another pair of socks. They’ve been hiding out on the needles, moving at a glacial pace for a few months. I keep putting them down for something more...
by Cassy | Mar 25, 2013 | Knitting, WIP
I think I’m falling hard for a new hue. I’ve been into red-oranges lately, and this yarn just begged me to knit it. Maybe it’s all the delicious blood oranges I’ve been eating lately… The fiber is mink yarn, Mimi by Lotus in Orange (color...
by Cassy | Mar 19, 2013 | Design, Knitting, WIP
Why oh why does it seems like sleeves take forever? The back flew by, even with the couple of minor frogs I had to execute. If you’re not a knitter, a sentence reading “frogs I had to execute” could sound so sinister… For any laypeople or...
by Cassy | Mar 13, 2013 | Knitting, Mishap, WIP
Oh hahahah. I’ve done it again. I saw a little hole peeking at me when I was working on the large swath of stockinette on the back of Matt’s cardigan two nights ago. I dropped the offending YO, because I didn’t want that little hole glaring at me, or...
by Cassy | Mar 12, 2013 | Design, Knitting, WIP
I’m still plugging away on Matt’s sweater. It served as a faithful companion for breaks during my week of comprehensive exams. I’ve never designed a sweater before and part of this process is just being ok with ripping and reknitting. Maybe...
