Casey Kay B

Knitting, sewing, cross-stitch, crochet, pattern design, block and screen panting, voiceover, and writing

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The sleeves have sprouted, meaning I finished the body this weekend, collar and button bands included. Pattern: Lachlann Baby set by @jen_hagan_design Yarn: Comfy fingering weight by @knit_picks [Image description: Two small, in-progress pink and white pieces of cabled knitting on a single circular needle on a light blue desk.] #Knitting #AmKnitting #WIP #CableKnitting #LachlannBabySet #JenHaganDesigns #KnitPicksComfyYarn #FiberArtist https://www.instagram.com/p/CqT8zHRvT6l/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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And now we have armholes. Just the neck shaping to go on the body of this sweater. About 20 hours into this project at this point, at least 10 more to go. I’ve only just started track how long my projects take, more than just how many days they’ve been on the needles, and it’s a bit staggering how much work goes into a tiny baby garment. Pattern: Lachlann Baby Set by @jen_hagan_design Yarn: Comfy fingering weight by @knit_picks in Flamingo and White [Image Description: A long rectangular piece of pink and white striped cabled knitting with two u-shaped openings for armholes on a black blanket with white music notes, symbols, and instruments.] #Knitting #AmKnitting #CableKnitting #LachlannBabySet #JenHaganDesigns #ComfyFingeringWeightYarn #KnitPicks #FiberArtist #CommissionsOpen #BabyGifts https://www.instagram.com/p/CqMPc35vDVu/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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How many projects do you typically keep going at once? Today I am actively working on 4, and it is modification central over here. Project no. 1 is my Tern Tunic Dress from @madebyhaileybaileybackup which I am modifying to be seamless, both because I hate sewing seams if I can find a way around it, and because on my last frogging I realized it would be both easier to test the fit and make more sense since I am going to be color blocking to use what I have of this yarn, which is in three different colors. Project no. 2 is a second Lachlann Baby Set, so far the bottom of the jacket which I have modified to also be seamless, by @jen_hagan_design in pink and the 12 month size on commission (meaning it gets extra attention during the day). Project no. 3 is a C2C blanket I started yesterday on a whim when I went to @michaelsstores to use a rewards voucher. Loving the colors, already regretting all the ends I’ve given myself to weave. And project no. 4 is some small drawstring bags that are going much faster than all the other projects. That video is the first step in making the drawstring portion. [Image Description: 4 slides, each showing 1 of the projects mentioned. Slide 1- A long strip of dark teal crochet lays on a light blue desk with a silver and purple crochet hook. Slide 2- A long strip of pink and white cabled knitting lays on a light blue desk. Slide 3- A corner of a corner to corner crochet blanket in neon blue and green lays on a couch with many yarn ends hanging from it all over. Slide 4- Video of a strip of black fabric which has been folded in half being sewn on a sewing machine.] #Crochet #Knitting #MadeByHaileyBaileyMAL #TernTunicDress #JenHaganDesigns #LachlannBabySet #C2CCrochetBlanket #MadeWithMichaels #Sewing #FiberArtist #CommissionsOpen #EtsySeller https://www.instagram.com/p/CqG-paHP9Os/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Do I still have tiny ends poking out here and there because I remembered at the last minute before leaving the house that this was in the dryer and ready to wear so I hurriedly snipped as many ends as I could remember before running out the door? Obviously. But at least it’s warm enough for the gray weather we’ve got. Better pictures coming Friday, once I’ve actually trimmed all the ends. Pattern: The Betty Boyfriend Sweater by @taliacrochetcreations Yarn: Comfy fingering weight (held double) by @wecrochetofficial in Seafoam and Celestial [Image Description: The sleeve and cuff of a crochet sweater on a white woman’s wrist. The cuff is a dark blue ribbing and the sleeve is an aqua color with an open stitch pattern.] #Crochet #FinishedObject #ComfyFingeringWeightYarn #BettyBoyfriendSweater #FiberArtist #WeCrochetYarn https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp096S2vddV/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Do you keep certain projects just for traveling? This is officially my travel project for at least the next month. And if my slipper in the picture didn’t make it obvious, that includes traveling to the other parts of the house. But it’s a good one for tv watching or homework supervision. Pattern: Ribbed to Your Measure by @windwoodfarmknits Yarn: Loops and Threads Perfect Pair in Atlantic City from @michaelsstores [Image Description: A large, in-progress knitted tube made from self-striping yarn in purples, greens, and white with a half-peanut butter cup stitch marker hanging from the needle is sitting on a small black tote bag. Behind the bag and to the right you can see an out of focus white slipper with blue and purple smiley face on a white woman’s foot.] #Knitting #WIP #RibbedToYourMeasure #LoopsAndThreadsPerfectPair #MakeItWithMichaels #SlowFashion #FiberArtist https://www.instagram.com/p/CpyZP91y8RN/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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And here is the finished Lachlann Baby Set by @jen_hagan_design (with added hat)! I delivered it yesterday, and apparently just in time for the baby to potentially make his appearance early. Yarn: Comfy fingering weight by @knit_picks 118 g Whisker (+18 g for the hat) 21 g White (+5 g for the hat) More details in the blog post (link in story/finished objects highlights) [Image description: Slide 1- A set of plain gray knit pants, a gray and white striped cable knit sweater, and a gray and white striped cable knit hat on a wooden table. Slide 2- A gray and white striped cable knit hat on a wooden table. Slide 3- A gray and white striped cable knit sweater with white buttons. Slide 4- Gray knit pants with white striped ankle cuffs.] #FinishedObjectFriday #FinishedObject #Knitting #CableKnitting #JenHaganDesign #LachlannBabySet #KnitPicksComfyYarn #FiberArtist https://www.instagram.com/p/CoxsyZzy89U/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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This hat is supposed to have a crocheted ribbing, but crocheted ribbing has to be worked sideways and it created a weird patch of green. So I had the idea to modify it to have a knit ribbing and now I’m really liking the way the colors are striping (with this jog being in the back so it will be less noticeable). Pattern: The Cross Stitched Beanie by @ilaquinndesigns Yarn: Caron Cotton Cakes by @yarnspirations in Peach Blossom [Image description: An in-progress crocheted hat with faded rainbow stripes with a circular knitting needle next to it.] #Crochet #Knitting #WIP #TheCrossStitchedBeanie #CaronCottonCakes https://www.instagram.com/p/CoGpJ8WrJqE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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The tiny traveling pants. These actually got put in timeout for the weekend because the tiny needle created a hole in my left index finger. So I took the weekend off to crochet some things instead and now it’s back to finishing these. Pattern: Lachlann Baby Set by @jen_hagan_design Yarn: Comfy fingering weight by @knit_picks [Image Description: A pair of in-progress gray knit baby pants with white ribbed hems lays on a silver bench.] #Knitting #AmKnitting #WIP #LachlannBabySet #JenHaganDesigns #KnitPicksComfyYarn https://www.instagram.com/p/CoDw3M1P9sf/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Double WIPs on this Wednesday as I wait for the yarn that said it was supposed to be delivered today by 3 and at 3 changed to say it would be delivered by Monday at noon. Wouldn’t be as frustrating if that project wasn’t the only one with a deadline. Tunisian crochet project: front left panel of the Tunisian Mesh Faux Cardigan Pullover by @ilaquinndesigns in Comfy fingering weight yarn by @wecrochetofficial in Clarity. Cross stitch project: 8x10 portrait I turned into a pattern [Image Description: A piece of white Aida fabric with a small corner of cross stitching in the bottom right lays on a wooden art board that has splats of paint. On top of the bottom left of the fabric, at an angle across the corner, a small strip of light blue Tunisian crochet in a mesh pattern lays with the cable of the hook curled beneath it.] #WIPWednesday #WIP #TunisianCrochet #Crochet #CrossStitch #WeCrochet #TunisianMeshFauxCardi #CrossStitchPortrait https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnk7_58pfLX/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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The first official finish of 2023 is this Waterfall Scarf from the book 101 Designer One-Skein Wonders and designed by Linda O’Leary. I used 120 grams of Caron Cotton Cakes and size 10 needles. More specific details are available in the corresponding blog post (linked in stories/highlights). [Image descriptions: Slide 1 - A green, blue, red, and orange knit scarf with dropped stitch details draped around the neck of a green, adjustable dressform. Slide 2- The same scarf hung over a white door. Slide 3- A close up of the blue section of the scarf to show the detail of the stitches.] #Knitting #FinishedObject #FOFriday #101DesignerOneSkeinWonders #WaterfallScarf #CaronCottonCakesYarn https://www.instagram.com/p/CnYOYk4LZhN/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Here it is, the one gift I made in December. It’s a birthday gift, not a holiday gift, so I technically did not make any holiday gifts in December. I gave a couple handmade gifts, but they were made in the fall. Full details are in my blog post linked in my stories/Finished Objects highlight, but basic info: Pattern: Lined Up Vest by @ilaquinndesigns Yarn: Capri Eco Cotton by Loops and Threads from @michaelsstores (Purple is Eggplant and Gray is Pewter) I held the yarn doubled and used the 9mm(M/N) hook called for in the pattern. I also combined two sizes, XL on the top and M on the bottom by using short rows and the stitch count from the XL size. I also left off the buttons and tacked the corners of the pockets down so they don’t hang out the bottom. [Image Description: Slide 1- Kali, a white woman with short brown hair and blue glasses, models a purple and gray striped vest over a long-sleeved purple dress with her right hand in the pocket of the vest. Slide 2- Kali faces away from the camera to model the back of the vest and show the purple collar. Slide 3- The purple and gray striped vest is laid out flat showing the front. Slide 4- The vest laid out flat showing the back. Slide 5- The vest laid out flat with the left side open to show the gray pockets on the inside.] #Crochet #FinishedObject #LinedUpVest #IlaQuinnDesigns #MakeItWithMichaels #CapriEcoCottonYarn https://www.instagram.com/p/CnAoCfiyxtz/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Think I can manage to get a full row in before the kids start coming out? More importantly, will I be able to manage to not get coffee on it? [Image Description: An in-progress Tunisian crochet blanket with large light blue and small dark blue stripes is piled in front of a car steering wheel.] #TunisianCrochet #AmCrocheting #CarLineCrochet #FiberArtist https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl2BNLAPCXR/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Apparently my blanket project is solely for him to cozily nap under. All the dogs are getting in on this project. The shirt is done, washed, and ends trimmed, but I haven’t had a chance to get pictures yet. So enjoy the cozy puppy picture in the meantime. Yarn: Comfy Fingering by @knit_picks / @wecrochetofficial [Image Description: A small, light brown dog sleeps under an in-process Tunisian crochet blanket with stripes of different sizes of different shades of blue.] https://www.instagram.com/p/ClmamJhS2LD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Last ball of yarn, and I had the foresight to figure out how much yarn I use per row so I know when to cast off. For the record, it’s somewhere between 0 and 2 grams, so I’m casting off when I have 2 grams left just to be safe. [Image Description: A ball of green yarn lays on a silver digital scale that displays “18g” on a blue-tinted lcd screen. Part of an in-progress piece of knitting in the same green yarn with the tip of a silver circular needle on top is visible next to the scale.] #Knitting #WIP #RibbedToYourMeasure #AmKnitting https://www.instagram.com/p/ClR5yQrSlkA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Yarn picked and casted on. Turns out I had quite a chunk of yarn that was very similar to the color of the cover sample. Not exactly sure how much I have, though, so I’m making the top-down version and it will be done when the yarn is gone because it’s just remnants. Pattern: Ribbed to Your Measure by @windwoodfarmknits Yarn: honestly no idea. It’s left over from a sock project from years ago and I couldn’t find it on my blog to tell me what the yarn is. [Image Description: An in-progress piece of ribbed knitting, about 2 inches long, on top of an iPad which is showing the cover page of the “Ribbed to Your Measure” pattern.] #Knitting #WIP #RibbedToYourMeasure #SlowFashion https://www.instagram.com/p/ClH2c5cpohp/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Turns out someone is too tiny for the colder weather, so I had to make him a sweater. The good news is, he doesn’t seem to completely hate it. [image description: A small brown dog stands in front of a larger dog’s legs wearing a two-tone gray knit sweater.] #Knitting #FiberArtist #FinishedObject #DogSweater https://www.instagram.com/p/CkrT4HpJGOO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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It might be hard too see, but the folded hem is my current favorite. I like to use a provisional cast-on so it has more stretch than a traditional cast-on. Still procrastinating on that Etsy work, haha. Yarn - Ice Cream by @lionbrandyarn [Image Description: A close up photo of the folded ribbing hem of a knit hat showing part of the outside and part of the inside. The yarn has stripes of white, pink, yellow, and light blue.] #FiberArtist #EtsySeller #Knitting #LionBrandYarn #IceCreamYarn #KnitHat https://www.instagram.com/p/CkgqzDfvkez/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=