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 5, 2014 | knitalong, Knitting, Knitting challenge, WIP
I finally decided on a NaKniSweMo (National Knit a Sweater in a Month) sweater pattern. I chose Paloma, by Thea Colman, a cozy and winter-perfect sweater. I had some Cascade Ecological Wool in my stash that I’ve been earmarking for a sweater like this. The color...
by Cassy | Sep 29, 2014 | Knitting, WIP
I’ve made some continued progress on the knitting of Vitamin D. I finished the sleeves, which the pattern instructs to finish before doing the body. It’s nice to have them done, and I now know if I have a little extra yarn I can tack on an extra inch...
by Cassy | Sep 24, 2014 | Knitting, WIP
When I was having a rough day last week I cast on a Vitamin D. There’s nothing like casting on a new project as a pick-me-up. I’m making about a 35″ chest size. Since the yarn I wanted to use came out nicely at a 22 sts and 28 rows over 4 inches,...
by Cassy | Nov 14, 2013 | Knitting, Knitting challenge, WIP
Technically, these pictures are from Day 13 of NaKniSweMo, taken mid-day in some weird lighting, but whatever. I might be an inch further along. Nanook is growing! I made the sleeves a little longer than written in the pattern. I think I went about 4 cm extra before...
