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 | Dec 5, 2014 | Knitting, WIP
As soon as I got Paloma off my needles and cast on an Ease for Matt. My gauge is slightly different from the pattern, as mine is 17 sts over 4 inches since I decided to do this on an 8. I made it more masculine by making the neck narrower. To do that without doing...
by Cassy | Nov 11, 2014 | knitalong, Knitting challenge, WIP
Keeping up with my NaKniSweMo 2014 goals, I’ve started a sweater for Z. It’s an Abate. I made her one last year as well, but I decided to go a size up this year to make one that would fit next year too. She wears a lot of leggings, and oversized sweaters...
by Cassy | Oct 19, 2014 | Knitting, WIP
It’s been an excellent Sunday so far. We had a lovely brunch with some great friends, and I have some decent progress to share on a Gathering Stripes pullover for Zooey. I’m making the 2T size on a size 3 needle. It’s one size smaller than the...
