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Year: 2016

kal | knitting | phoneography | photography | thinking out loud

Indie Everything

Bymichelle September 2, 2016August 5, 2022

It seemed fitting to use this Indie dyed yarn, from Miss Mothballs, for these Indie patterned socks, from The Sweater Collective, for the Indie Designer Knit-along.  That’s right, I’m seeing…

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iphoneographs | knitting | new to me | photography | shows

The Continental’s Confetti and Champagna

Bymichelle August 29, 2016August 5, 2022

I called them this because the skein of Gynx Yarns, Confetti and Champagne, made me think of Christopher Walken’s The Continental.  The actual name of the pattern is called Smooth…

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craft | iphoneographs | knitting | new to me | photography | thinking out loud

Afterthoughts and Stranger Things

Bymichelle August 22, 2016August 5, 2022

First up, let me show you my progress on The Continental’s Confetti and Champagna socks (Susan B. Anderson’s Smooth Operator Socks): You can see the white waste yarn where my…

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iphoneographs | kal | knitting | photography

It will pool how it will pool.

Bymichelle August 17, 2016August 5, 2022

I’m more than halfway through the body of my Reindeer, which I’m knitting with the Summer Sweater KAL group.  I love this cable pattern.  It’s all organic and kidney shaped….

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Messy WIPs

Bymichelle August 5, 2016August 5, 2022

The following post may contain some images too graphic for fiber lovers in the audience.  View with caution cause it’s a mess. That pretty much describes my making lately.  I’m…

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SSSKAL Cast On Day is like the first day of summer.

Bymichelle August 1, 2016August 5, 2022

I already have two summer tops and a shawl in my knitting basket, but who cares?!  It’s SSSKAL time and there’s nothing more disappointing than not being able to cast…

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50mm | iphoneographs | knitting | photography

Wildflowers and Honeycomb

Bymichelle July 29, 2016August 5, 2022

This is Wildflowers and Honeycomb by Olivia Villereal.  You may know her as This Handmade Life on instagram and Ravelry.  Yes, it’s that Olivia, the one whose crafty photos always…

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craft | iphoneographs | knitting | linkage | new to me

We Are Knitters’ Siren Song

Bymichelle July 28, 2016August 5, 2022

Have you been able to resist the siren song of We Are Knitters?  I did, for a while, thinking their kits  appealed more to beginners.  They come neatly packaged- with…

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Am I a Sock Knitter Now?

Bymichelle July 26, 2016August 5, 2022

I think I’m officially a sock knitter, guys!  This is pair number 6 of the year, which means I’m almost over the hump in my Box o Sox/ Year of…

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50mm | craft | knitting | linkage | photography | thinking out loud

Canyon

Bymichelle July 21, 2016August 5, 2022

I started Canyon , by Mel Ski, earlier this summer on a day trip to Galveston Island with my daughter and her husband.  It sounds so idyllic… being on the isle……

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