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crochet | knitting

Episode 65: A Yarn No-Buy?

Bymichelle February 10, 2023July 27, 2023

Episode 65 is all about your thoughts on stash busting and big yardage projects. I talk about yarn no-buys, why-buys, and buy-less (es)?

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Image of me drowning in a sea of green and blue yarn, wondering how I got this way and can I get out.
crochet | homemaking | knitting

Episode 64: I Think I’ll Re-Stash. JK

Bymichelle January 25, 2023July 27, 2023

Just kidding! I couldn’t help it. So 2022, right? Let’s talk #StashbustingTheNewYear with big blanket projects for using things up, what you’re stashbusting with, your oldest & moldiest stash, how…

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Image of hand knit socks next to a sometimes bad black cat, in front of the Christmas tree.
crochet | homemaking | knitting

Episode 63: Stashbusting the New Year!!

Bymichelle January 10, 2023July 27, 2023

Or “I got RSI for Christmas!” Join us for #StashbustingTheNewYear thru Feb! My personal goals for the year: gift some baby blankets, always have some No Waste Socks going, finish…

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Episode 62: Spring League Hoodie
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Episode 62: Spring League Hoodie

Bymichelle December 23, 2022July 27, 2023

In Epsiode 62: Spring League Hoodie I talk about my sleevless Two of Wands hoodie and what it’s like knitting my first all acrylicc sweater. We also talk scrappy projects and prepare to stashbust together.

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Guilloche Pullover Checks All the Boxes
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Guilloche Pullover Checks All the Boxes

Bymichelle December 8, 2022July 27, 2023

Take a look at my completed hand knit Guilloche Pullover by Aílbíona Mchlochlainn and immerse yourself in the same nostalgia for the 90’s (or rather, my 90s) that led me to knit this.

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Image of me wearing my Guilloche Pullover on an afternoon hike under mossy trees.
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Episode 61: Guilloche Pullover, Etc.

Bymichelle December 5, 2022July 27, 2023

This is where I record the eleventy billionth knitting podcast. Join me in January for #StashbustingTheNewYear ! Stuff I mention in Episode 60: Sweater Class and KAL sweaters: Other patterns…

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Image of me sitting serenely in my Murder of Crows Assigned Pooling sweater while my cat bites my hands.
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Episode 60: Murder of Crows, Etc.

Bymichelle November 19, 2022July 27, 2023

All about my Murder of Crows Sweater, assigned pooling, how I replaced the one sweater project with three, and a blanket. Find me here: My Question for you: Which KAL…

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Murder of Crows
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Murder of Crows

Bymichelle November 4, 2022July 27, 2023

Murder of Crows by Dawn Barker is my first assigned pooling sweater with the coolest textured yoke. Read my thoughts on the process, how little yarn it required, and which of Dawn’s patterns are next in my queue.

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Image of me wearing my 90's tennis inspired boucle sweater that should've been a vest.
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Boxy Vneck Sweater

Bymichelle October 24, 2022July 27, 2023

Follow my snuggly bouclé V-Neck sweater’s transition from 90’s Pinterest inspo, to a vest pattern, to budget yarns, to the perfect retro sweater it became.

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Odeline
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Odeline

Bymichelle October 13, 2022July 27, 2023

The Odeline Socks by Melanie Keatley of Braid and Tinker has the most unique layout and provided a satisfying cable knit pair of socks.

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