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  • compilation image of knits worn in All Creatures Great and Small, plus a hat I'm making.
    knitting

    A Knit Inspired by All Creatures Great and Small | Episode 89

    Bymichelle March 11, 2024March 11, 2024

    Another installment of my Famous Knits series where I put my shameful amount of tv watching hours to good use by finding great knitwear ideas for you! I share my Davern Tam, talk nutiden, and wether or not I will ever have a facelift.

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  • Image of my completed moose sweater.
    knitting

    How To Make Your Ugly Moose Sweater, Step-By-Step. Sort of.

    Bymichelle December 23, 2023December 29, 2023

    You know how I’ve been focused on recreating some famous knits from tv, movies, etc the last few months? Well, Christmas was the perfect excuse to make the How I…

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  • Collage of early 2000s knitting culture sites and ethos.
    crochet | knitting

    Crafting a Statement | Episode 85

    Bymichelle November 29, 2023November 29, 2023

    I talk early 2000s knitting revival ethos, activism, plus some pre-holiday blues seep through as I compare that time with my struggle to make a podcast in the era of “me-as-product,” and the path I see going forward. Hint: I can’t hit the metrics and I don’t want to.

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  • Image of a lazily charted moose sweater motif knit in bulky yarn.
    knitting

    What Makes an Ugly Christmas Sweater? | Episode 83

    Bymichelle November 4, 2023December 23, 2023

    What makes an ugly Christmas sweater ugly and why I am making one rather than buy a cheap fast fashion version? I talk about famous Ugly Christmas sweaters and misshaped moose.

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  • Image of Lorelai rising from a carpet of Fall leaves to receive a giant cup of coffee entitled A Gilmore Core Wardrobe.
    crochet | knitting

    A Gilmore Core Wardrobe – Famous Knits | Episode 82

    Bymichelle October 27, 2023October 27, 2023

    In this Famous Knits installment, I help you find patterns for your own DIY Gilmore Girls knit and crochet projects and give ideas for reverse engineering a few. I rant a bit but don’t completely trash Rory because I still want to smell snow.

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  • Image of the underside of my improved knitted intarsia checks vest.
    knitting

    Intarsia Confessions | Episode 81

    Bymichelle October 17, 2023October 17, 2023

    Having finished the back of my Wednesday Addams vest… twice, I show you the best and worst intarsia knitting I’ve ever seen. I see this as having a full spectrum of skills rather than evidence that I am indeed the #lazyknitter. I share some of your #famousknits TV and movie inspiration and talk about what makes a knitwear design graphic. I share lots of graphic knitwear designs, so the linkage is heavy.

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  • Image of a small few of the photos I've collected from TV shows of knits I want to recreate.
    knitting

    Recreating Famous, TV-inspired Knits | Episode 80

    Bymichelle October 6, 2023October 6, 2023

    Spot a #FamousKnit you know? I’m plotting another famous knit- this time from Wednesday. I talk available patterns, showcase other makers, and decide on whether to modify or stay true to the original. Then we discuss happiness- are we there yet? And there’s some heelless sock progress.

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  • Close-up of LAce Sweater Villanelle.
    knitting

    The Villanelle Sweater

    Bymichelle September 29, 2023October 6, 2023

    … or to be exact, it’s the Lace Sweater “Villanelle” by Olga Grishina. Maybe I’m reading into things by assuming this was designed with Killing Eve’s Villanelle character in mind…

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