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Episode 66: Wonkiest Blanket Ever

Bymichelle March 4, 2023July 27, 2023

Today I talk about my sad little fix on the wonkiest blanket ever and we finish up the Stashbusting the New Year make-along with a couple of giveaways. We talk…

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Image of a crochet blanket with a rainbow motif that is slowly getting wonkier and wonkier.
crochet | knitting

Episode 65: A Yarn No-Buy?

Bymichelle February 10, 2023July 27, 2023

Episode 65 is all about your thoughts on stash busting and big yardage projects. I talk about yarn no-buys, why-buys, and buy-less (es)?

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Image of me drowning in a sea of green and blue yarn, wondering how I got this way and can I get out.
crochet | homemaking | knitting

Episode 64: I Think I’ll Re-Stash. JK

Bymichelle January 25, 2023July 27, 2023

Just kidding! I couldn’t help it. So 2022, right? Let’s talk #StashbustingTheNewYear with big blanket projects for using things up, what you’re stashbusting with, your oldest & moldiest stash, how…

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Pippen Shawl and All the Love
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Pippen Shawl and All the Love

Bymichelle June 24, 2022July 27, 2023

Stash dive with me to find the perfect earthy colors for Tammy Gore’s gradient Pippen Shawl. It was my Love Your Neighbor Make-along project and as good for my soul as the group MAL.

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Image of the textural arrow details of my Wyeth Pullover by Alicia Plummer
crochet | knitting

Episode 49: What would normal people do?

Bymichelle July 20, 2020July 27, 2023

Details on Episode 49: What Would Normal People Do? and the #LoveYourNeighborMAL along with thoughts on imposter syndrome, current WIPs, and sustainable making links.

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Image of me curled up reading an issue of Knit Wit wearing my socks knit in the Michelle colorway from Lovebird Lane
crochet | knitting

Episode 43: Knitting Reads Etc.

Bymichelle January 27, 2020July 27, 2023

Episode 43 we discuss purging stuff and I share my Holly Jolly socks and other sock designs and the beginning of a granny stripe knit just for me in the scrappy blanket make-along!

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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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