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Month: June 2013

50mm | knitting | linkage | thinking out loud

Nachtfalter: Week 4 and Then Some

Bymichelle June 27, 2013August 2, 2022

So I spent a couple of late evenings with the lace on this and found myself almost through Week 5’s goal.  Isn’t the honeybee or “moth” stitch beautiful?  (I love…

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Week 3- Addictive Lace

Bymichelle June 21, 2013August 2, 2022

I’m going to go ahead and post Week 3’s progress for the Holla Knits knitalong because I may just mow right through week 4’s goal over the weekend. I forced…

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I live in Texas; therefore, I live in tank tops

Bymichelle June 18, 2013August 2, 2022

My second summer knit this year is something I have no doubt I will wear like crazy.  The Harnett Tank by Allyson Dykhuizen is a classic.  This tank is knit…

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Week 2 – Taking Care of Business

Bymichelle June 17, 2013August 2, 2022

This is almost all of my Nachtfalter ribbing in pomegranate.  It doesn’t look like much progress, due to the tinyness of all of these stitches, but it has, in fact,…

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Necklaces That Say Summer

Bymichelle June 11, 2013August 2, 2022

I’ve been wanting some jewelry from Stephanie of Native Clutter‘s shop since we became Ravelry friends.  She makes some very light, delicate necklaces that are perfect for wearing in the…

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Nachtfalter- Week 1

Bymichelle June 7, 2013August 2, 2022

It would have been easy to skip ahead on the Nachtfalter Knitalong with it’s baby cable rib bottom.  Even though it’s tough on my wrists I found myself thinking, “Just…

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Anatomy of a Knitting Bag

Bymichelle June 6, 2013August 2, 2022

Don’t you love it when a plan comes together?  Me too and though some haven’t worked out lately, this one did.  I ordered a recycled leather bag/ knitting bag from…

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A Summer Tank

Bymichelle June 3, 2013August 2, 2022

The Harnett Tank is my evening tv project.  It’s knitting up fairly quickly with just a little work each night.  It was supposed to be my Arrested Development knit, but…

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Butterfly Lace is “Tricky”

Bymichelle June 2, 2013August 2, 2022

Tomorrow is the beginning of a Holla Knits knitalong for a pattern I’ve been dying to try- Nachtfalter by Stefanie Pollmeier.  I’m only just now finding time to swatch, which means…

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