by Cassy | Jan 11, 2013 | Knitting, WIP
Here is a quick update on another project I’ve had on the needles for awhile. I started these back in November with some Lorna’s Laces Shepard Sock in the Roadside Gerry colorway I’ve had in my stash since at least 2008. The stripes look really good...
by Cassy | Jan 9, 2013 | Knitting, WIP
My mind is surprisingly alive and engaged even though I am knitting about a mile of stockinette on this sweater, or at least 1300 yards. This is the fifth time I’ve worked on a Hannah Fettig sweater in the past year. Crazy, huh? I just think she’s got good...
by Cassy | Dec 11, 2012 | Knitting, WIP
I guess I just don’t get tired of stockinette, or Hannah Fettig sweaters for that matter. Since binding off the Rocky Coast I cast on some stockinette socks and a Breezy Cardigan . I devoured The Hobbit on my iPad while I knitted a bunch of this. It makes me sad...
by Cassy | Dec 5, 2012 | Knitting, WIP
I wanted to quickly post an update on my NaKniSweMo Rocky Coast Cardigan. I finished it on December 3rd. Three days past my deadline, but a sweater in 24 days is not bad. The color in that shot is a horrible representation of the beauty of the yarn, but I took it with...
by Cassy | Nov 28, 2012 | Knitting, Knitting challenge, WIP
The end is nigh, people! I made the sleeves longer than the pattern called for because I wanted to make sure they went slightly past my wrists as I like to wear them. They’re 18.5 from armpit to cuff, so a full 2 inches more than the pattern called for. It took...
by Cassy | Nov 24, 2012 | Knitting, Knitting challenge, WIP
What’s going on with this Rocky Coast Cardigan? It looks like I’m knitting on two different parts at once. Well, I sort of am. Matt, Z, and I were in the car on the way to our first of three Thanksgivings and I was chugging along on the body. I realized I...