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Image of the textural arrow details of my Wyeth Pullover by Alicia Plummer
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Letter to Alicia Re: Wyeth

Bymichelle July 1, 2020July 27, 2023

Learn how I knit the Wyeth Pullover by Alicia Plummer with deep, deep stash and hid a dye lot change in the process.

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Color Craze for a Rainy Day
camping | knitting

Color Craze for a Rainy Day

Bymichelle May 15, 2020July 27, 2023

How I chose the mini skeins, Main color, and mohair combination of stash for my Color Craze shawl by Tamy Gore.

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Episode 48: Summer Knits Roundup
crochet | knitting

Episode 48: Summer Knits Roundup

Bymichelle May 14, 2020July 27, 2023

Show notes and links for Episode 48: Summer Knits Roundup where I list all the coolest summer knit sweaters and a crochet tote while discussing quarantine life in the most positive way possible, and general weirdness.

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Image of me in my merino and mohair Love Note sweater by Tin Can Knits made in Barker Wool.
crochet | knitting

Episode 47: So Much Drama

Bymichelle April 29, 2020July 27, 2023

Episode 47: So Much Drama and all the links, where I spill it on my Love Note Sweater knit in Barker Wool, talk free patterns, a crochet bag, knit books, and tv links.

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Episode 46: No Worries!
crochet | knitting

Episode 46: No Worries!

Bymichelle March 23, 2020July 27, 2023

Who’s Worried? Enjoy Episode 46: No Worries and talk on brioche shawls, a knitting retreat, free patterns, helping others, and show notes and silly links.

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Image of my hand knit Christmas stockings hanging with care in front of our TV with a fireplace screen saver playing.
crochet | knitting

Episode 42: A Less- Traditional Christmas

Bymichelle December 24, 2019July 27, 2023

In Episode 42 I talk about my giant hand knit socks that I made as stockings and other non-traditional ideas for celebrating Christmas you all gave me while our home is being repaired. Plus there are lots of WIPs and my scrappy blanket make-along project.

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Episode 40: The Sweater Experience
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Episode 40: The Sweater Experience

Bymichelle December 5, 2019July 27, 2023

This is my sweater knitting history. Episode 40 is over 100 sweaters that I’ve knit since I started knitting. It is literally everything from 2002 to 2019 because I’m a freak and had kept them all!

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Image of the sun setting through the leaves of trees near my first solo camping campsite.
camping | knitting

Episode 39: A Very My-So Called Handmade Life Camping Trip

Bymichelle October 21, 2019July 27, 2023

I take you solo camping with me in Episode 39 to the woods of East Texas where I show my Cinamon Regia Pairfect socks, Dirty Lace and Color Craze shawls then hide in my car from an alligator.

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Soldotna Crop

Bymichelle September 24, 2019June 5, 2023

I finally knitted a cropped winter sweater and managed to actually make it cropped. In the past, every attempt at a cropped sweater is thwarted by one of two things:…

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Image of the inside of my colorwork yoke sweater in all of it's loose ended glory.
knitting

Episode 36: Ends Shmends

Bymichelle September 1, 2019July 27, 2023

In Episode 36: Ends Shmends I discuss motivation to weave in ends on projects and demonstrate 3 ways to handle ends in colorwork on my Soldotna Crop.

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