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Year: 2020

  • Mixtape Tee
    knitting

    Mixtape Tee

    Bymichelle September 11, 2020July 27, 2023

    Indule in some 80s and 90s cassette tape nostalgia with me as I discuss the Mixtape Tee sweater and how I used scraps to memorialize one of my favorite mixtapes via an intarsia sweater.

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  • Image of the textural arrow details of my Wyeth Pullover by Alicia Plummer
    crochet | knitting

    Episode 49: What would normal people do?

    Bymichelle July 20, 2020July 27, 2023

    Details on Episode 49: What Would Normal People Do? and the #LoveYourNeighborMAL along with thoughts on imposter syndrome, current WIPs, and sustainable making links.

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  • Grotine
    knitting

    Grotine

    Bymichelle July 16, 2020July 27, 2023

    A closer look at my Groton shawl / scarf knit in old stash Madelinetosh Tosh Dk and the True North Aid organization’s work to benefit First Nations communities in Canada.

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  • Sunset Ringer Tee
    knitting

    Sunset Ringer Tee

    Bymichelle July 14, 2020June 10, 2023

    My first cotton intarsia tee, the Sunset Ringer Tee by Alexandra Tavel is finished and I share both the details, 80s surf inspo, and how I handled blocking this summer knit.

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  • Why You Need to Knit a Bulky Sweater
    knitting

    Why You Need to Knit a Bulky Sweater

    Bymichelle July 10, 2020June 10, 2023

    I show my Strathcona sweater from Good Night Day and convince you that you, too, should knit and enjoy a bulky sweater, even if you thought you couldn’t afford or wear one.

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  • Image of the textural arrow details of my Wyeth Pullover by Alicia Plummer
    knitting

    Letter to Alicia Re: Wyeth

    Bymichelle July 1, 2020July 27, 2023

    Learn how I knit the Wyeth Pullover by Alicia Plummer with deep, deep stash and hid a dye lot change in the process.

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  • Color Craze for a Rainy Day
    camping | knitting

    Color Craze for a Rainy Day

    Bymichelle May 15, 2020July 27, 2023

    How I chose the mini skeins, Main color, and mohair combination of stash for my Color Craze shawl by Tamy Gore.

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  • Episode 48: Summer Knits Roundup
    crochet | knitting

    Episode 48: Summer Knits Roundup

    Bymichelle May 14, 2020July 27, 2023

    Show notes and links for Episode 48: Summer Knits Roundup where I list all the coolest summer knit sweaters and a crochet tote while discussing quarantine life in the most positive way possible, and general weirdness.

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  • Kia Socks Love Fest
    knitting

    Kia Socks Love Fest

    Bymichelle May 1, 2020July 27, 2023

    These are my Kia Socks by Dawn Henderson. They are a free pattern that was offered at a time when all of the knitters online were starting to confront racism…

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  • Image of me in my merino and mohair Love Note sweater by Tin Can Knits made in Barker Wool.
    crochet | knitting

    Episode 47: So Much Drama

    Bymichelle April 29, 2020July 27, 2023

    Episode 47: So Much Drama and all the links, where I spill it on my Love Note Sweater knit in Barker Wool, talk free patterns, a crochet bag, knit books, and tv links.

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