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Month: July 2015

craft | iphoneographs | knitting | linkage | new to me | phoneography | stuff | thinking out loud

Wearable, Skill-Stretching, and Varied

Bymichelle July 30, 2015August 4, 2022

I only knit.  I mean I’ve sewn a zipper into a knitted bag, I’ve lined a knitted purse,  I’ve put buttons on a knitted cardigan, but knitting is the only…

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50mm | cheap stuff | knitting | linkage

Settler Shawl

Bymichelle July 22, 2015August 4, 2022

So this is how that beautiful woven-like border looks after blocking.  It’s Libby Jonson’s Settler Shawl pattern.  I think this border was one of the neatest things I’ve ever knit….

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iphoneographs | thinking out loud

The Lowest of Low Tech

Bymichelle July 21, 2015August 4, 2022

Today I noticed my iPad screen wasn’t turning off automatically after a few moments anymore.  My daughter said, “You want me to fix it?” “No, I can do it…I think.”…

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family | iphoneographs | parenting | phoneography | photography | thinking out loud

Just Now Looking at My Spring Instagrams

Bymichelle July 20, 2015August 4, 2022

This feels like forever ago.  My son has already changed rank in Boy Scouts again and is long out of the Geography class that he built the model for.  He…

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50mm | cheap stuff | knitting | stuff

A Vintage Wedding Gift

Bymichelle July 15, 2015August 4, 2022

These aren’t the greatest photos, but they were taken on a dark day, by my shaky hands, just before my daughter’s wedding shower a couple of weeks ago.  I’ve mentioned…

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50mm | knitting | linkage | shows

Rattan Shawl

Bymichelle July 10, 2015August 4, 2022

You must have seen this shawl on ravelry, right?  Isn’t it the best?  As soon as I saw sneak peeks of the Rattan Shawl on Libby’s instagram,  I knew I…

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iphoneographs | knitting | linkage | music | phoneography | photography | thinking out loud

Truly Myrtle Knitting Along

Bymichelle July 9, 2015August 4, 2022

Since I’ve been waxing lyrical about podcasters I enjoy,  I must mention one of my favorites- Libby of Truly Myrtle.  This is her pattern, Settler Shawl, that I’m working on…

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iphoneographs | knitting | linkage | phoneography | photography | shows

Pinecone Lace and Podcasts

Bymichelle July 8, 2015August 4, 2022

Have I mentioned how much I enjoy the Little Bobbins Knits podcast?  I think so.  Dani has a quiet, friendly way about her that feels like I’m having coffee and…

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50mm | knitting | linkage | thinking out loud

Ugh, Ribbing

Bymichelle July 6, 2015August 4, 2022

It’s my least favorite… no, second to least favorite… no, third to least favorite thing to do.  It comes after weaving in ends and large bind offs.  I swear I’ve…

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family | photography | thinking out loud

Home

Bymichelle July 3, 2015August 4, 2022

One of my best friends went home last Saturday.  I’m so happy for him. He was a master story-teller… and a cut-up. He was heroic all of his life, not…

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