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Year: 2023

  • Image of my ever-rolling Raw Tee hem that I search for a solution for in Episode 75.
    crochet | knitting

    Catharsis Over Clicks | Episode 75

    Bymichelle August 10, 2023August 10, 2023

    You share what good knitting and crochet content is! I do some granny square and granny stripe projects dreaming while I search for the perfect no-roll hem for my summer tee. I share Fernwood Cardigan sans pockets and your lovely youtube channels … plus some sidetracking.

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  • Image of me knitting on my summer tee and discussing how we deal with paiin.
    knitting

    First Person Maker: Crafting Through Pain

    Bymichelle July 25, 2023July 27, 2023

    Many of you have said you like the sitting-and-crafting-with-a -friend type of videos. You’re in luck! That was all I could muster this week while I healed an injury. Come test your power of focus and join me for a little knit and ramble.

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  • Image of my large knitting basket stuffed with my Fernwood Cardigan and Raw-Tee.
    crochet | knitting

    Episode 74: [Insert Knitting Content Here]

    Bymichelle July 19, 2023July 27, 2023

    When is personal too personal? I ask you and share your summer pattern and yarn list to end all lists! We run through them briefly in Episode 74 and share our new experiments. I also ask about your Youtube habits. Let me know…

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  • Image of me checking nervously for snakes as I knit under my favorite tree.
    knitting

    First Person Maker- A Hike to the Knitting Tree

    Bymichelle July 15, 2023July 27, 2023

    In this First Person Maker I take you along on a hike to my favorite tree to indulge my desire to knit and/ or read under it. I talk summer knitting and everyday stuff.

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  • Image of my partially knit Raw-Tee in Lindy Chain yarn.
    crochet | knitting

    Why Chainette Yarn is My Favorite for Summer Knits

    Bymichelle July 12, 2023July 27, 2023

    I’ve been on a quest for a summer weight yarn that is comfortable in the hottest of environments and I have found it — find out why a chainette yarn became my summer go-to.

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  • Image of my Raw-Tee summer sweater halfway through the knitting process laid next to a piece of driftwood in the afternoon sun.
    crochet | knitting

    Episode 73: The Summer Patterns I’ll ACTUALLY Make

    Bymichelle July 11, 2023July 27, 2023

    After recent talk about my perfect summer sweater and reviewing all the summer yarns of the past, I show you what I will actually be casting on this summer. The list is brief but destined to be cast on.

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  • Image of my completed Lately Pullover.
    knitting

    The Lately Pullover Was the Textured Knit I Needed

    Bymichelle July 10, 2023July 27, 2023

    The Lately Pullover from Shannon Cook is recently off of my needles and, sadly, in storage for the very first semi-cool here in central Texas. Really, I just need a…

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  • Image of loads of summer tees and tanks of the past that I used to develop my personal criteria for what makes the perfect summer sweater.
    crochet | knitting

    Episode 72: What Makes My Perfect Summer Tee or Tank Pattern?

    Bymichelle July 6, 2023July 27, 2023

    What makes my perfect summer tee or tank pattern? I share my personal criteria for comfortable sweaters in the summer, nothing too … uh … demanding.

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  • Image of a big pile of summer sweaters on the bed beside me from where I review all of the yarns for you in this vlog.
    knitting

    Episode 71: Finding the Right Yarn for Summer Sweater Patterns

    Bymichelle July 1, 2023July 27, 2023

    This is the vlog where I talk about all the yarns I’ve ever used for summer sweater patterns and narrow down the ones that actually worked.

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  • Image of my finished LAtely Pullover, a cabled worsted weight sweater with drawstring hem, laid on the ground.
    knitting

    Episode 70: Lately Pullover & Other Faves

    Bymichelle July 1, 2023July 27, 2023

    Want my thoughts on knitting the Lately Pullover and other designs by Shannon Cook? This is my vlog review, with all of the patterns listed and links. I also link the yarns I have used to knit her designs.

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