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Month: May 2013

50mm | cheap stuff | craft | knitting | linkage | phoneography | photography | places

On the Beach Headband

Bymichelle May 28, 2013August 2, 2022

I needed something small that could be stuffed in a beach bag for a day trip a couple of weeks ago.  It also had to withstand dousings with sand and…

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50mm | craft | knitting | linkage | new to me | thinking out loud

Bombshell Shorts = Instant Fun

Bymichelle May 27, 2013July 27, 2022

Are these Bombshell Shorts not astounding?  They are my new camp shorts knit for the Pour Moi Knitalong, hosted by Evelyn, and they’re the most fun thing I’ve ever knit.   Even…

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50mm | knitting | linkage | parenting | phoneography | photography | thinking out loud

Young Lady Bat

Bymichelle May 24, 2013July 27, 2022

It’s all finished and on my daughter’s person now, just in time for the last day of high school… ever!  I was doubtful that I could squeeze in a handmade…

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50mm | family | parenting | photography | places | thinking out loud | ugly places

Quietly Hopeful

Bymichelle May 22, 2013August 2, 2022

These are of one of my daughter’s closest friends.  I had the honor of shooting her graduation photos.  I’m posting the ones I like best, not necessarily the ones that…

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iphoneographs | knitting | phoneography | thinking out loud

Knitalong Updates

Bymichelle May 16, 2013August 2, 2022

I set my Bombshell Shorts for the Pour Moi KAL aside to finish Lady Bat as a gift in the Spring Tops, Tanks, and Tees KAL; however, I’ve run out of…

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family | knitting | phoneography | photography | places

Kind of Perfect Day

Bymichelle May 14, 2013August 2, 2022

For my Mother’s Day gift, I got to do some things I love.   There was chocolate, flowers, a small tool kit, and the rest of the Mars Trilogy.  Then,…

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50mm | cheap stuff | craft | diy | knitting | phoneography

DIY Circulars and Double Points

Bymichelle May 9, 2013August 2, 2022

I love the look of beautiful, wooden circular needles, polished to a shine.  Since most of my knitting is circular and most of my wooden needles are straight, I thought…

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iphoneographs | knitting | phoneography

No, Really, it’s a Sweater!

Bymichelle May 7, 2013August 2, 2022

I sat in a doctor’s office this morning with my grandmother, trying to explain how this sweater was made and that it would, in fact, be a sweater when I…

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50mm | animals | knitting | phoneography | photography

Spring Tops, Tanks, and Tees

Bymichelle May 4, 2013August 2, 2022

  This may not appear to be much progress on my Tops, Tanks, and Tees Knitalong but I’m pleased that I’m finished with most of one sleeve.   It’s an…

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50mm | family | new to me | parenting | photography | places | thinking out loud

Senior Pictures and I Didn’t Ruin Them

Bymichelle May 2, 2013August 2, 2022

So, that’s a big relief!  I know I can take okay photos, but that’s when it’s for me and when it’s what I like.  Why else would I do it?…

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