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Lambton Extra Chunky Cowl

Bymichelle November 13, 2015August 4, 2022

My last Big Cozy KAL project is the Lambton Extra Chunky Cowl, by Tara-Lynn Morrison.  I want to make more of these.  Lots more.  I would happily watch all of…

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Bloomfield Lace Blanket Wrap

Bymichelle November 10, 2015August 4, 2022

My Bloomfield Lace Blanket Wrap has been finished for some time now.  I knit it as part of the Big Cozy Knit-along with Lara of The Fawn Knits Podcast. Bloomfield…

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Settler Shawl

Bymichelle July 22, 2015August 4, 2022

So this is how that beautiful woven-like border looks after blocking.  It’s Libby Jonson’s Settler Shawl pattern.  I think this border was one of the neatest things I’ve ever knit….

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A Vintage Wedding Gift

Bymichelle July 15, 2015August 4, 2022

These aren’t the greatest photos, but they were taken on a dark day, by my shaky hands, just before my daughter’s wedding shower a couple of weeks ago.  I’ve mentioned…

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Good Memories

Bymichelle May 12, 2015August 4, 2022

You know all those sock scrap memory blankets you see all over knitting sites?  You know how they take forever, but still considerably less time than a Beekeeper’s Quilt?  Well,…

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Aidez

Bymichelle December 28, 2014August 3, 2022

Here it is: Aidez by Cirilia Rose.  This is a really big moment in my knitting this year.  I’ve done complicated cables before, but never this complicated while so much…

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Oh Yeah, I Was Gonna Do a Christmas Post.

Bymichelle December 27, 2014August 3, 2022

Oops.  I hope you all had a great Christmas.  I’m going to get right to the point: I have conflicted feelings about Christmas.  As far as celebrating Christ’s birth, I…

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Gift Knitting is Finished

Bymichelle December 23, 2014August 3, 2022

This time it was different.  I didn’t have to knit these gifts, they were just little extras that I could do while watching movies with my family.  I didn’t wait…

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Kingsley, Twice

Bymichelle December 15, 2014August 3, 2022

Kingsley, by Andrea Mowry, was a welcomed break from cabling.  I keep saying that, don’t I?  I’ve interrupted Aidez a million times with my incessant string of hats.  I guess…

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More #peerpressureknitting

Bymichelle December 4, 2014August 3, 2022

It’s been a while since I talked about Aidez.  I’ve seen a few Ravelry friends start and finish theirs while mine languished in the knitting basket.  Seeing Kelley’s, finally made me…

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