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Year: 2023

  • Image of my completed moose sweater.
    knitting

    How To Make Your Ugly Moose Sweater, Step-By-Step. Sort of.

    Bymichelle December 23, 2023December 29, 2023

    You know how I’ve been focused on recreating some famous knits from tv, movies, etc the last few months? Well, Christmas was the perfect excuse to make the How I…

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  • Image of my ugly Moose sweater and the one in How I Met Your Mother.
    knitting

    How I Made A Moose Sweater | Episode 87

    Bymichelle December 23, 2023January 1, 2024

    Here’s how to use a motley collection of stash to recreate a #famousknit from How I Met Your Mother. that doubles as an ugly Christmas sweater. There’s the usual podcast chatter as I finish my sweater and try a weirdo armpit fix. Now you can make your own moose sweater and be cool like me. Sigh.

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  • Image of the stranded yoke of my Spleodar sweater in all of it's tweedy glory.
    knitting

    Christmas Sweater-O-Rama! | Episode 86

    Bymichelle December 5, 2023December 24, 2023

    I make an explanation and apology in case my last disjointed video didn’t land as intended. Then I talk all about two sides of the Christmas sweater coin: the ugly (How I Met Your Mother Moose sweater) and the traditional and the beautiful and traditional (Spleodar yoke sweater.)

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  • Image of Mosaic Knitting Workshop book
    knitting

    Mosaic Knitting Workshop Review

    Bymichelle November 29, 2023November 29, 2023

    I was so happy when I was offered the chance to review Ashleigh Wempe’s book Mosaic Knitting Workshop because I had been eyeing the Saguaro Sunset Afghan for a while….

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  • Collage of early 2000s knitting culture sites and ethos.
    crochet | knitting

    Crafting a Statement | Episode 85

    Bymichelle November 29, 2023November 29, 2023

    I talk early 2000s knitting revival ethos, activism, plus some pre-holiday blues seep through as I compare that time with my struggle to make a podcast in the era of “me-as-product,” and the path I see going forward. Hint: I can’t hit the metrics and I don’t want to.

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  • Image of my first pattern repeat of Saguaro Sunset Afghan.
    knitting

    Mosaic Knitting Workshop Giveaway!!

    Bymichelle November 20, 2023November 29, 2023

    This is a fun little video where I flip through Ashleigh Wempe’s Mosaic Knitting Workshop book, talk mosaic knitting vs intarsia, and show my Saguara Sunset Afghan progress- perfect use of Mandala Ombre yarn. I share what I like about the book and how to win a copy in my giveaway.

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  • Image of me holding up my self drafted ugly moose chart.
    knitting

    Your Graphic Knit Recs | Episode 84

    Bymichelle November 9, 2023November 9, 2023

    I share your ideas for great graphic sweater designs spanning from the 80s to today! I also continue my earlier conversation on the ugly moose and do some old-fashioned personal rambling about health breakthroughs or potential breakthroughs.

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  • Image of a lazily charted moose sweater motif knit in bulky yarn.
    knitting

    What Makes an Ugly Christmas Sweater? | Episode 83

    Bymichelle November 4, 2023December 23, 2023

    What makes an ugly Christmas sweater ugly and why I am making one rather than buy a cheap fast fashion version? I talk about famous Ugly Christmas sweaters and misshaped moose.

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  • Image of Lorelai rising from a carpet of Fall leaves to receive a giant cup of coffee entitled A Gilmore Core Wardrobe.
    crochet | knitting

    A Gilmore Core Wardrobe – Famous Knits | Episode 82

    Bymichelle October 27, 2023October 27, 2023

    In this Famous Knits installment, I help you find patterns for your own DIY Gilmore Girls knit and crochet projects and give ideas for reverse engineering a few. I rant a bit but don’t completely trash Rory because I still want to smell snow.

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  • Image of the underside of my improved knitted intarsia checks vest.
    knitting

    Intarsia Confessions | Episode 81

    Bymichelle October 17, 2023October 17, 2023

    Having finished the back of my Wednesday Addams vest… twice, I show you the best and worst intarsia knitting I’ve ever seen. I see this as having a full spectrum of skills rather than evidence that I am indeed the #lazyknitter. I share some of your #famousknits TV and movie inspiration and talk about what makes a knitwear design graphic. I share lots of graphic knitwear designs, so the linkage is heavy.

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