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Gingerbread Sweater aka Like Wearing Kittens, if That Were a Good Thing

Bymichelle August 25, 2017August 6, 2022

I had high hopes of taking interesting photos of this sweater while on hiking vacation in The Grand Tetons.  But just because I am surrounded by landscape that’s beautiful, it…

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50mm | knitting | linkage | photography | thinking out loud | travel

The Orri Shawl

Bymichelle August 11, 2017August 6, 2022

I am fresh from family vacation, where I had no connection with the outside world for about 2 weeks.   It wasn’t the kind of vacation that’s all about relaxing….

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50mm | knitting | linkage | shows | thinking out loud | travel

Fire Opal Tee

Bymichelle May 23, 2014August 3, 2022

Even with my new self-imposed bedtime, I still managed to finish one thing for both the Selfish Sweater KAL and the Tops, Tanks, and Tees KAL.  It’s the Fire Opal…

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50mm | camping | craft | doubleexposure | film | instax | knitting | photography | travel

Oh My Smokey Bear

Bymichelle April 15, 2014August 3, 2022

I wanted to meet a bear in the Smoky Mountains.  I’d be wearing my Smokey sweater and it would just be a big bear, and we could sense that we were…

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50mm | droids | iphoneographs | linkage | new to me | phoneography | shows | thinking out loud | travel | ugly places

Dallas Comic Con Re-Cap- Hehe, Get it?

Bymichelle October 8, 2013August 2, 2022

If you are not into things like sci-fi and knitting, you may want to skip this post.  Wait! What were you even doing here in the first place? For info…

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family | iphoneographs | phoneography | photography | travel

More Utah Instagrams

Bymichelle August 27, 2013August 2, 2022

Here’s the rest of my Instagram Cliff Notes of our trip.  Last year I did this and then never posted any “real” photos from Tennessee.  We’ll see what happens this…

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50mm | iphoneographs | knitting | phoneography | travel

Just Campy

Bymichelle August 3, 2013August 2, 2022

I love that this summer top was knit entirely in Utah.  It will forever be associated with hoodoos and slot canyons in my mind.  It’s Just Beachy by Emma Welford,…

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50mm | iphoneographs | knitting | linkage | phoneography | photography | travel

Nachtfalter

Bymichelle August 2, 2013August 2, 2022

I had lots of notes about this knit but I’ve discovered ipad notes are not permanent and suddenly the only ones I have left on mine are a grocery list…

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family | iphoneographs | knitting | linkage | new to me | phoneography | photography | travel

A Guest Post and Vacation Instagrams

Bymichelle July 31, 2013August 2, 2022

While the Summer Sweater Knitalong began with a bang I was far from home, and my fuzzy sweater yarn, camping in Utah.  I was having a great time, but I…

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iphoneographs | phoneography | photography | travel | ugly places

More Summer Instagrams

Bymichelle July 25, 2013August 2, 2022

Here’s a few summer instagrams from a trip to Houston.  The Alva Graphics building is where the Graffalot show and demo is held.  It’s this ever changing canvas for graffiti artists.  (instagram…

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