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Cherry Pie Sweater

Bymichelle March 15, 2016August 5, 2022

Somehow I finished my Cherry Pie cardigan by the end of the Great Northern Knit-along.  If you didn’t know,  Great Northern Knits is a knitting book based on Twin Peaks….

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My Favorite Graynbow

Bymichelle January 6, 2016August 5, 2022

I did not expect so much feedback about socks!  You guys gave me so many good ideas and  resources.  I am more psyched than ever about this New Year’s goal….

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Good Night, Day

Bymichelle December 17, 2015August 5, 2022

I received my Good Night, Day book in the mail yesterday!  This is the book I’ve been diligently test knitting for this Fall.  As a result, I have tons of…

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Wearable, Skill-Stretching, and Varied

Bymichelle July 30, 2015August 4, 2022

I only knit.  I mean I’ve sewn a zipper into a knitted bag, I’ve lined a knitted purse,  I’ve put buttons on a knitted cardigan, but knitting is the only…

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New Girl

Bymichelle May 1, 2015August 4, 2022

I finished New Girl by Allyson Dykhuizen and I love it.   Sadly, it’s too warm here for a wool skirt, but I am seriously considering knitting another in a…

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Knitting a Skirt

Bymichelle April 10, 2015August 4, 2022

This is a knitting first for me.  I’ve never knitted a skirt before, though I’ve wanted to make this since it first came out in the HK Fall/ Winter collection….

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Bus Stop Pullover

Bymichelle November 13, 2014August 3, 2022

On paper, I loved it.  They looked like perfect little totoros holding umbrellas.  After knitting body and sleeves up to the yoke and seeing that the variegated yarn wasn’t working…

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Antipodes Shawl and a Giveaway

Bymichelle November 4, 2014August 3, 2022

I’m a shawl knitting noob.  I love the way they look, but was intimidated by the fine lace.  I just always seemed to have a sweater on the needles.  You…

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Books I Can Recommend to my Kids

Bymichelle October 21, 2014August 3, 2022

I love reading a good series of books that I can recommend to anyone.  Well, my grandparents wouldn’t get this one, but just about anyone else would, especially if they…

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Totoros

Bymichelle October 13, 2014August 3, 2022

I’ve been meaning to make a Totoro themed knit from some Gynx Totoro yarn for a long time now.  So long that my mind has been saturated, along with the…

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