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    Butterfly Lace is “Tricky”

    Bymichelle June 2, 2013August 2, 2022

    Tomorrow is the beginning of a Holla Knits knitalong for a pattern I’ve been dying to try- Nachtfalter by Stefanie Pollmeier.  I’m only just now finding time to swatch, which means…

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  • 50mm | cheap stuff | craft | knitting | linkage | phoneography | photography | places

    On the Beach Headband

    Bymichelle May 28, 2013August 2, 2022

    I needed something small that could be stuffed in a beach bag for a day trip a couple of weeks ago.  It also had to withstand dousings with sand and…

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  • 50mm | craft | knitting | linkage | new to me | thinking out loud

    Bombshell Shorts = Instant Fun

    Bymichelle May 27, 2013July 27, 2022

    Are these Bombshell Shorts not astounding?  They are my new camp shorts knit for the Pour Moi Knitalong, hosted by Evelyn, and they’re the most fun thing I’ve ever knit.   Even…

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    Young Lady Bat

    Bymichelle May 24, 2013July 27, 2022

    It’s all finished and on my daughter’s person now, just in time for the last day of high school… ever!  I was doubtful that I could squeeze in a handmade…

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  • 50mm | family | parenting | photography | places | thinking out loud | ugly places

    Quietly Hopeful

    Bymichelle May 22, 2013August 2, 2022

    These are of one of my daughter’s closest friends.  I had the honor of shooting her graduation photos.  I’m posting the ones I like best, not necessarily the ones that…

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  • iphoneographs | knitting | phoneography | thinking out loud

    Knitalong Updates

    Bymichelle May 16, 2013August 2, 2022

    I set my Bombshell Shorts for the Pour Moi KAL aside to finish Lady Bat as a gift in the Spring Tops, Tanks, and Tees KAL; however, I’ve run out of…

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  • family | knitting | phoneography | photography | places

    Kind of Perfect Day

    Bymichelle May 14, 2013August 2, 2022

    For my Mother’s Day gift, I got to do some things I love.   There was chocolate, flowers, a small tool kit, and the rest of the Mars Trilogy.  Then,…

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  • 50mm | cheap stuff | craft | diy | knitting | phoneography

    DIY Circulars and Double Points

    Bymichelle May 9, 2013August 2, 2022

    I love the look of beautiful, wooden circular needles, polished to a shine.  Since most of my knitting is circular and most of my wooden needles are straight, I thought…

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  • iphoneographs | knitting | phoneography

    No, Really, it’s a Sweater!

    Bymichelle May 7, 2013August 2, 2022

    I sat in a doctor’s office this morning with my grandmother, trying to explain how this sweater was made and that it would, in fact, be a sweater when I…

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    Spring Tops, Tanks, and Tees

    Bymichelle May 4, 2013August 2, 2022

      This may not appear to be much progress on my Tops, Tanks, and Tees Knitalong but I’m pleased that I’m finished with most of one sleeve.   It’s an…

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