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  • Image of me wearing my Seaglass and Driftwood sweater.
    knitting | photography

    Episode 19: Thank You & a Giveaway

    Bymichelle October 30, 2018July 27, 2023

    In Episode 19 I thank you for your support and show my finished Seaglass and Driftwood knit with an affordable tonal yarn plus I show some of my first 600polaroids from Roidweek.

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  • Image of some family polaroids.
    knitting | photography

    Episode 18: Cheap Camera Tour

    Bymichelle September 21, 2018July 27, 2023

    In Episode 18 I show progress on Seaglass and Driftwood. one of my other loves- cheap vintage cameras. I give you a tour of a few and show some favorite pics I took.

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  • Image of Plum sweater sleeve detail.
    knitting

    Episode 17: What to Do with Myself

    Bymichelle September 5, 2018July 27, 2023

    In Episode 17 I share my Plum sweater by Junko Okamoto for our #JunkoJuneAndJuly Kal. I share other knits in the works and talk about the Happiness Project.

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  • Image of my Intuition shawl in Stress Knits yarn.
    knitting

    Episode 16: How we Connect

    Bymichelle August 15, 2018July 27, 2023

    Episode 16 I’m wearing a shawl designed by Stacy Elstone and we talk about using crafting to connect with other people and I share your wool blend recommendations for summer sweaters and everything we are wanting to make soon.

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  • Image of my Guthrie sweater in the process
    diy | homemaking | knitting

    Episode 15: Honey Extraction

    Bymichelle August 1, 2018July 27, 2023

    In Episode 15 I plot my Summer Sweater Knitalong project and discuss wool blends. I talk about Great Northern, the Twin Peaks inspired knitting book and your thoughts on growing your own happiness plus a glimpse into our honey extraction from the bee hive. I also plot my Guthrie sweater by Caitlin Hunter.

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  • Zida
    knitting

    Zida

    Bymichelle July 20, 2018July 27, 2023

    After a while, it gets hard to express how much I enjoyed a knit without sounding repetitious.  I say a lot of the same things, especially if it’s a favorite…

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  • Image of my scrappy Walk the Block Wrap
    knitting

    Episode 14: Running the Gamut of Topics

    Bymichelle July 19, 2018July 27, 2023

    In Episode 14 we talk about my Walk the Block Wrap made of scraps and I share how you say you deal with wrong thinking,

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  • knitting

    The Mystery Knit-along and Thoughts on Walking My Block

    Bymichelle July 18, 2018July 27, 2023

    How often do you walk your city block?   I walk daily, multiple times, either blissfully in my own little world or looking harried while being dragged behind the hounds….

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  • Image of a simple watchman's cap I made my uncle in black wool blend.
    family | homemaking | knitting

    Simple Watchman’s Cap

    Bymichelle July 10, 2018July 27, 2023

    I am rarely asked to knit for other people.  It is even rarer that I know the recipient will actually use what I knit for them.  And rarer than that…

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  • Image of my shadow on the street as i learn to walk and knit at the same time.
    knitting

    Honk if you like knitting.

    Bymichelle July 6, 2018June 6, 2023

    What’s the deal with all the walk-knitting talk?  It stems from a recent commitment I made to move more, combined with Cassondra Rizzardi‘s Mystery Knit-along called Walk The Block MKAL….

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