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Yarn Love Challenge: Intros and Such

Bymichelle February 23, 2017August 6, 2022

The Yarn Love Challenge on Instagram started this month, with intros.  I joined a few days late and threw a selfie up on instagram as Day 1 but didn’t really…

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craft | crochet | knitting | phoneography | photography | thinking out loud

I Think I’m a Crocheter

Bymichelle February 14, 2017August 6, 2022

There was that baby Superman cape and there was that really cool Holla Knits scarf, where I did feel like I had a rhythm going by the time it was…

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family | iphoneographs | kal | phoneography | photography | thinking out loud

Grandmommy’s Hudson

Bymichelle February 11, 2017August 5, 2022

Feyre isn’t the only shawl from Very Shannon that I’ve been working on recently.  I also ordered a crap-ton of Cascade Eco from Craftsy, when I ordered the marled Patons,…

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50mm | craft | family | knitting | phoneography | photography | places | thinking out loud

Find Your Fade

Bymichelle February 9, 2017August 5, 2022

I wasn’t always comfortable with trusting my instincts, and I don’t just mean when knitting a piece of clothing.  Sometime, within the last several years, I have shrugged off the…

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family | iphoneographs | knitting | phoneography | photography | thinking out loud

Only a Little Sock Monkey-ish

Bymichelle February 3, 2017August 5, 2022

You know how I’m a big fan of Shannon Cook‘s… everything?  Well, her Feyre shawl is no exception.    I’ve been keeping this worsted weight, marled yarn just for this…

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50mm | craft | family | knitting | parenting | phoneography | photography | places | thinking out loud

Whatever I Feel Like I Wanna Do, Gosh!

Bymichelle January 28, 2017August 5, 2022

Napoleon said it best.  That’s going to be me this year, and not just when it comes to crafting. I found my Fade.  From top left, clockwise: Madelinetosh- Reindeer, Knit…

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craft | kal | knitting | linkage | new to me | phoneography | photography | thinking out loud

Everything I know about knitting socks can fit in this box.

Bymichelle January 6, 2017August 23, 2022

The Year of the Sock came and went.  I’m finally ready to post photos of something besides socks.  That’s a good thing because I think all of my non-knitting friends…

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iphoneographs | kal | knitting | linkage | photography | thinking out loud

Vintage Christmas Socks

Bymichelle December 30, 2016August 5, 2022

These were my supposed to be my Christmas socks, but I didn’t finish them until several days after Christmas, which was totally fine since I have been wearing running shorts…

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knitting | shows | thinking out loud

Shield Maiden Socks

Bymichelle December 30, 2016August 5, 2022

As I watched the first episode of the new season of Vikings, Season 5, I decided to cast on Herbstblatt Regina‘s Ragnar colorway for my 11th pair of sock for…

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

Speckled Space Socks

Bymichelle December 24, 2016August 5, 2022

I finished this pair of Speckled Space Socks that make me think of Viper Pilots’ Wings about a week ago, then immediately cast on for pairs 11 and 12.  On a deadline…

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