casey knits

…shall we?
My Summer of Socks was a complete and total flop, so I’m giving it another go with Socktoberfest. Even though, of course, I really should be working on Christmas presents. But since when do I do what I should be doing, anyway?
After a lot of indecision regarding patterns and yarns, I finally [...]

I FINISHED IT.
Pattern: Wicked
Yarn: KnitPicks Wool of the Andes in Black Cherry Heather
I’m glad I decided to just use the pocket as is, and not give myself a headache trying to rewrite that part of the pattern, because it would have been a headache for nothing - no, it’s not really big enough to be [...]

So in a week’s time, my life has turned completely upside-down. Adam and I broke up.  It wasn’t entirely unexpected, meaning it’s something that’s been on my mind, on and off, for months.  I wasn’t happy, and still was not 3 days ago, when we sat down to have The Talk.  And to be fair [...]

I have been busy doing things, rather than knitting things - for the locals, who know how incredible the weather’s been lately, I’m sure that’s no surprise at all. The big news here, though, is that I did manage to find a second job: I’m baking part-time at a local restaurant. I [...]

This morning I discovered that rhubarb-ginger jam is also good mixed with vanilla yogurt and spooned over Grape Nuts. YUM. I think I made it a little too gingery, but whatever… it’s goooood.
So this past weekend was the annual American Folk Festival in Bangor, something we make an effort to go to and [...]