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Possibilities

Bymichelle May 24, 2012July 31, 2022

I feel on the brink of something.   I realize I’m saying that and then following it with a bunch of pictures of yarn and my cat…again, which begs the…

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50mm | knitting | linkage | phoneography

Paulie

Bymichelle May 11, 2012July 27, 2022

I’m finally getting around to making the Paulie cardigan.  This is the last of my cool weather knits before I focus on summery things.  This was just a disappointing winter…

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

Streamlined Knitting

Bymichelle May 4, 2012July 31, 2022

This appears to be a serene little slice of hand knitting life.  But just a few inches over sits the truth.  After my last post about downloading books onto my…

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books | homemaking | knitting | linkage | thinking out loud

Ibook Shelves Don’t Have to Be Dusted

Bymichelle April 30, 2012July 27, 2022

So, buttons… don’t really have anything to say about them, in particular, so I’ll just ramble about something else.  I mostly just wanted to post these photos so I can see…

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animals | cheap stuff | knitting | my home | ttv photo

Like an Old Friend

Bymichelle March 30, 2012July 27, 2022

I loved the bright color of my first Beatnik, but this one is a more familiar color.  Like a sweater my husband used to have, the color of Fall leaves,…

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

Pull Out the Bongos, Man

Bymichelle March 23, 2012July 31, 2022

… because I finished my Beatnik sweater and it is pretty cool, though I wasn’t at all the nonconformist the name suggests when knitting it.  Yep, I actually stuck with…

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cheap stuff | craft | knitting

Happy Sweater

Bymichelle March 6, 2012July 27, 2022

I wanted a happy Beatnik.  So far, so good.  This is an acrylic/ wool blend that I wasn’t sure about using but it was the only brightly colored yarn the…

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craft | knitting | new to me | photography

More Cowl

Bymichelle February 28, 2012July 27, 2022

I made a few Stripe Ed Cowls this month, trying different things with them.  I loved working with Louet Gems light- worsted wool on the one below.  It felt very…

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knitting | new to me | photography

My First Pattern

Bymichelle February 28, 2012July 27, 2022

It’s two months into the new year and though I haven’t changed my blog banner in forever and have yet to use the film scanner and Diana 35mm back, I…

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50mm | cheap stuff | knitting

Selbu Modern

Bymichelle February 16, 2012July 27, 2022

This is my finished Selbu Modern. This is a good colorwork project for a beginner who doesn’t want to be overwhelmed by something larger.  I’m not really a beginner, but…

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