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compilation image of knits worn in All Creatures Great and Small, plus a hat I'm making.
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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 the stranded yoke of my Spleodar sweater in all of it's tweedy glory.
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Christmas Sweater-O-Rama! | Episode 86

Bymichelle December 5, 2023December 24, 2023

I make an explanation and apology in case my last disjointed video didn’t land as intended. Then I talk all about two sides of the Christmas sweater coin: the ugly (How I Met Your Mother Moose sweater) and the traditional and the beautiful and traditional (Spleodar yoke sweater.)

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Image of my finished LAtely Pullover, a cabled worsted weight sweater with drawstring hem, laid on the ground.
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Episode 70: Lately Pullover & Other Faves

Bymichelle July 1, 2023July 27, 2023

Want my thoughts on knitting the Lately Pullover and other designs by Shannon Cook? This is my vlog review, with all of the patterns listed and links. I also link the yarns I have used to knit her designs.

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High Cliff Hat and Knitter’s Waste
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High Cliff Hat and Knitter’s Waste

Bymichelle June 14, 2022June 9, 2023

Using older pattern books and recycled scarf yarn to knit up Melissa Schaschwary’s High Cliff Hat for my Recycle Reknit Remake make-along.

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Siska Toque and Durand Cowl
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Siska Toque and Durand Cowl

Bymichelle April 4, 2022July 27, 2023

I kick off my Recycle Reknit Remake Make-along with Good Night Day’s super chunky Sitka Toque and Durand cowl knit out of repurposed bargain bin scarf yarn.

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Perfect Hats for Winter Dog Walking
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Perfect Hats for Winter Dog Walking

Bymichelle March 22, 2022July 27, 2023

Amid all of the Two of Wands patterns I’ve been knitting, these three hats were quick bulky knits that make the perfect dog walking hats.

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Image of me walking the town square in both my Seafarer's Cap and Graduate Scarf knitting projects.
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Graduate Scarf and a Scrappy Seafarer’s Cap

Bymichelle March 21, 2022July 27, 2023

My experience knitting Two of Wands Graduate Scarf and using the leftovers (always stash busting) to make a scrappy Seafarer’s Cap.

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Episode 50: So Much Hue and Me
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Episode 50: So Much Hue and Me

Bymichelle February 16, 2022July 27, 2023

Wondering if you’d enjoy hand knits made from Lion Brand yarn? Watch me try on a couple of year’s worth of Two of Wands knitting and crochet patterns, all worked in Lion Brand yarns and hear my review of the experience. There’s also some life talk because I took a little break.

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Episode 45: A Hat and a Blanket
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Episode 45: A Hat and a Blanket

Bymichelle February 18, 2020July 27, 2023

Episode 45 is all about my finished Voyager Hat by Two of Wands, my finished Sunset Highway sweater by Boyland Knitworks, two baby blankets and a my Campfire Blanket Scarf plus a look at Elemental Knits.

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Voyager Cap
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Voyager Cap

Bymichelle February 7, 2020June 5, 2023

There are lots of firsts here. Voyager Cap is my first pattern to knit by Alexandra Tavel, or Two of Wands. It’s like a classic beanie with a little extra…

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