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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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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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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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A Little Downton, A Little Island…

Bymichelle January 11, 2014August 2, 2022

I have had the Downton Cowl, by Shannon Cook, on the needles for a ridiculously long time.  I blame all the knitalongs for distracting me.  Anyway, while traveling over the holidays,…

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My Journey Begins Inland

Bymichelle January 6, 2014August 2, 2022

Just before Christmas I received my print copy of Journey in the mail.  It was so hard to ignore it as I had gifts and various sleeves at different stages…

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Sothern

Bymichelle December 24, 2013August 2, 2022

I’m pretty proud of this one.  It’s Sothern by Rohn Strong and only my second time to do real fair isle for the body of a garment.  Though the vintage…

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Real Fast, Before Christmas

Bymichelle December 23, 2013August 2, 2022

I couldn’t help it.  Journey has been calling to me from the end table all week as I scrambled to finish various crafts, gifts, and sleeves.  Something came over me…

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Want to See Something Not-So-Neat?

Bymichelle December 18, 2013August 2, 2022

How about knitting striped sleeves two at a time?  That’s four balls of yarn perpetually turning on your lap like a vortex. I have come up with a way to…

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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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Sleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeves!

Bymichelle December 12, 2013August 2, 2022

  said in my knitting “Wrath of Kahn” voice.  This time it’s Wrath of WIPs.   Anyway,  I have finished all Christmas knitting and am now back to all of…

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