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Oh My Smokey Bear

Bymichelle April 15, 2014August 3, 2022

I wanted to meet a bear in the Smoky Mountains.  I’d be wearing my Smokey sweater and it would just be a big bear, and we could sense that we were…

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50mm | cheap stuff | craft | knitting | new to me | thinking out loud

Linden Mittens

Bymichelle March 24, 2014August 3, 2022

I finally did a thing that I always equated with little old ladies knitting when I was a child.  I made mittens.  They’re the Linden Mittens by Jane Richmond. I…

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50mm | cheap stuff | craft | knitting | linkage | thinking out loud

Intense Spring Queue Clearing

Bymichelle January 29, 2014August 3, 2022

That’s what I’ll be doing for the latest Holla Knits KAL.  I have big plans for this one because I’ve been hoarding yarn for several of these patterns and it’s time…

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cheap stuff | craft | family | knitting | my home | parenting | phoneography | photography | thinking out loud

A Crafty Bunch

Bymichelle January 20, 2014August 2, 2022

I looked around Sunday and, besides seeing the usual clutter, I realized we were each absorbed in a craft of some sort.  This used to not be unusual for a…

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50mm | craft | knitting | linkage | phoneography | photography | thinking out loud

Knitting Lessons from 2013 aka Link Fest

Bymichelle January 17, 2014August 2, 2022

Since we finally got our Christmas tree put away and my fortieth birthday has come and gone, I thought I’d take a minute (Who am I kidding? It took for-freaking-ever…

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50mm | animals | cheap stuff | craft | knitting

All Mine

Bymichelle December 12, 2013August 2, 2022

Yes, these are mine… all mine.  I’m back to selfish knitting and it just feels so right 🙂 I used the left over City Tweed Heavy Weight from my daughter’s…

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50mm | cheap stuff | craft | family | knitting

Mini Christmas Boot Cuffs…

Bymichelle December 3, 2013August 2, 2022

… in case you want matching cuffs for the little people.  These are hasty photos of some more of Becca’s Cabled Boot Cuffs I made for relatives this Christmas.  The…

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So Bernadette

Bymichelle November 4, 2013August 2, 2022

I’m so excited about the Big Bang Theory Knitalong hosted by Shannon of Luvinthemommyhood for all of us Big Bang Theory fans.  The timing was perfect since I’d just gotten…

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50mm | craft | knitting | linkage | photography | thinking out loud

Elora, Dee, and Bernadette Meet Their Maker

Bymichelle October 21, 2013August 2, 2022

Sounds like another bad tv pilot, huh?  Actually it’s just a mash up of knitting project names and the fact that I’m the featured maker over on Kollabora’s Nora Meets the…

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50mm | craft | knitting | photography | thinking out loud

Stripes and Something Different

Bymichelle October 11, 2013August 2, 2022

After so many bulky projects and quick accessories, I’m ready to get back to a finer weight knit.  Ravello was gifted to me by the lovely Isabell Kraemer. Just look…

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