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

    Resolute

    Bymichelle January 4, 2013August 1, 2022

    I am not too zealous with resolutions because I’m fairly disciplined and don’t really need extra pressure.  Since they’re all things I really want to do, deep down, I figure…

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    Halfway

    Bymichelle January 2, 2013August 1, 2022

    This is my progress with the Henri sweater.  It’s so pretty, I thought it deserved a halfway post.  It takes more focus than your average stockinette sweater, but it’s nice…

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  • craft | knitting | photography | thinking out loud

    Knitting Lessons of 2012

    Bymichelle January 1, 2013August 1, 2022

    14 sweaters, 3 hats, 3 cowls, a purse, and a pair of socks.  That’s my tally. Two thoughts:1) Am I now a robot?2) Should I have joined a “Knit 1.2…

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  • animals | family | homemaking | my home | thinking out loud

    Goodbye, Mo

    Bymichelle December 28, 2012August 1, 2022

    Two days ago, we said goodbye to our first dog.  He’s not my first pet to lose but he is the first one I ever felt like I could talk…

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  • 50mm | cheap stuff | family | knitting | linkage | photography

    Blessed Sweater

    Bymichelle December 26, 2012August 1, 2022

    Forget sweater curses; this sweater is blessed.  It’s made with love for the man I love who has tolerated knitting needles left in dangerous places, has payed for yarn I…

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  • 50mm | my home | photography | thinking out loud

    Christmas Lights

    Bymichelle December 24, 2012August 1, 2022

      I love walking in the evening at Christmastime.  All of the lights from within houses like hearths, or little rectangular beacons, glow to draw family home.  I can’t pass…

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  • 50mm | craft | diy | my home

    DIY Ornament Wreath

    Bymichelle December 21, 2012August 1, 2022

    I’m sure you’ve seen them online and, like every other woman I know, I’m not immune to Pinterest’s siren song.  Aside from a handknit gift, I had to make at…

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  • 50mm | knitting | thinking out loud

    The Perfect Winter Sweater

    Bymichelle December 18, 2012August 1, 2022

    This ball of yarn is becoming the perfect winter sweater.  I kind of love working on this.  It’s really hard to put it down and do things like feed people,…

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  • 50mm | knitting

    Clutch KAL, Week 3

    Bymichelle December 8, 2012August 1, 2022

    The knitting portion of my clutch is finished and bottom seam sewn with backstitch.  It may be the second neatest seam I have ever sewn, which is good since I’m…

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  • family | iphoneographs | knitting | linkage | new to me | phoneography | thinking out loud

    Sweater Curses

    Bymichelle December 5, 2012August 1, 2022

    Quick, what thoughts enter your mind when you hear the term “sweater curse?”   Witchcraft?  A sweater with an intarsia “#@!!” worked on the front of it?   Bill Cosby?  Me,…

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