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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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Penny Vest

Bymichelle December 6, 2013October 26, 2023

If Penny’s Cheesecake Factory vest was in a neutral color… if it was lace instead of stockinette… and if it had me in it instead of Kaley Cuoco… this would…

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Extremely Bernadette

Bymichelle December 5, 2013August 2, 2022

Buttons have been sewn!!  It only took three weeks. This is my Bernadette Sweater for the Big Bang Theory Knitalong.   Tell me this does not look like Bernadette!  It…

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Christmas Boot Cuffs

Bymichelle November 27, 2013August 2, 2022

These Boot Cuffs, by Rebecca Gunderson, were the beginning of a Christmas knitting/ childhood movie marathon.  Obviously I changed my mind about knitting gifts this year. It’s all really subtle,…

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

Out of the Queue, Onto the Needles

Bymichelle November 21, 2013August 2, 2022

Every once in a while I tie up loose ends.  I finally finish that project I was collecting old plates for or knit that sweater whose pattern page was dog-eared…

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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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Sothern, So Far and the Big Bang

Bymichelle October 30, 2013August 2, 2022

In answer to my query about whether I have an unusually small head or everyone else knits more tightly than me, yes!  I do and they do.  Everyone.  Sothern has…

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