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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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  • The Quickest Sock Pattern I’ve Ever Knit
    knitting

    The Quickest Sock Pattern I’ve Ever Knit

    Bymichelle October 9, 2023October 9, 2023

    For those of you who don’t have time for all that jibber jabber this mini- episode is strictly the facts about knitting the Simply Irresistible Socks (heel-less.) P.S. I love…

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  • Image of a small few of the photos I've collected from TV shows of knits I want to recreate.
    knitting

    Recreating Famous, TV-inspired Knits | Episode 80

    Bymichelle October 6, 2023October 6, 2023

    Spot a #FamousKnit you know? I’m plotting another famous knit- this time from Wednesday. I talk available patterns, showcase other makers, and decide on whether to modify or stay true to the original. Then we discuss happiness- are we there yet? And there’s some heelless sock progress.

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  • Close-up of LAce Sweater Villanelle.
    knitting

    The Villanelle Sweater

    Bymichelle September 29, 2023October 6, 2023

    … or to be exact, it’s the Lace Sweater “Villanelle” by Olga Grishina. Maybe I’m reading into things by assuming this was designed with Killing Eve’s Villanelle character in mind…

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  • Image of me holding up what looks like the wierdest sock ever but is actually the easiest sock pattern ever.
    crochet | knitting

    Really, It’s a Sock | Episode 79

    Bymichelle September 27, 2023September 27, 2023

    We are wrapping up the #SimplyIrresistibleSockKAL23 with quite a few of you discovering the easiest sock pattern ever, especially for gift-giving. I also share your thoughts on simple living and…

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  • A Mercy Check
    family | homemaking

    A Mercy Check

    Bymichelle September 23, 2023September 23, 2023

    This post feels like something right out of 2013 as I formulate it in my head. No point, no overuse of headings, and no concern for proper sentence length needed…

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  • Image of a no-roll edging worked by folding the sweater edge over and seaming it into place.
    knitting

    Every Non-Rolling Edge for Stockinette That I Know

    Bymichelle September 20, 2023September 20, 2023

    Come relive the traumatic days of my quest to find a no-roll edge for this stockinette top knit in Lindy Chain yarn (a cotton/linen blend). I know for a fact that all of these techniques DO work, depending on your fiber, and have worked for me in the past. My unusually annoying predicament with this sweater just gave me an excuse to try each one out… again. Let’s get to it

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  • Image of my first fuzzy Simply Irresistible Sock next to my fuzzy cat.
    crochet | knitting

    Simply Extra | Episode 78

    Bymichelle September 18, 2023September 18, 2023

    So much extra in Simply Extra | Episode 78. There’s extra mohair, extra stash-busting, extra silliness, and extra progress on my Tobago Bag! Plus a little self-reflection: mine and yours.

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