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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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