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  • Image of Worsted Weight heel-less socks knit in Wool of the Andes.
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    These Are the Fastest Socks

    Bymichelle January 1, 2024January 1, 2024

    These are the fastest socks. As in, my knitting them quickly, not my wearing them to run fast. You know what I mean. The Simply Irresistible Socks- Worsted flew off…

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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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  • Image of my ugly Moose sweater and the one in How I Met Your Mother.
    knitting

    How I Made A Moose Sweater | Episode 87

    Bymichelle December 23, 2023January 1, 2024

    Here’s how to use a motley collection of stash to recreate a #famousknit from How I Met Your Mother. that doubles as an ugly Christmas sweater. There’s the usual podcast chatter as I finish my sweater and try a weirdo armpit fix. Now you can make your own moose sweater and be cool like me. Sigh.

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  • Image of Mosaic Knitting Workshop book
    knitting

    Mosaic Knitting Workshop Review

    Bymichelle November 29, 2023November 29, 2023

    I was so happy when I was offered the chance to review Ashleigh Wempe’s book Mosaic Knitting Workshop because I had been eyeing the Saguaro Sunset Afghan for a while….

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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 my first pattern repeat of Saguaro Sunset Afghan.
    knitting

    Mosaic Knitting Workshop Giveaway!!

    Bymichelle November 20, 2023November 29, 2023

    This is a fun little video where I flip through Ashleigh Wempe’s Mosaic Knitting Workshop book, talk mosaic knitting vs intarsia, and show my Saguara Sunset Afghan progress- perfect use of Mandala Ombre yarn. I share what I like about the book and how to win a copy in my giveaway.

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  • The Quickest Sock Pattern I’ve Ever Knit
    knitting

    The Quickest Sock Pattern I’ve Ever Knit

    Bymichelle October 9, 2023October 9, 2023

    For those of you who don’t have time for all that jibber jabber this mini- episode is strictly the facts about knitting the Simply Irresistible Socks (heel-less.) P.S. I love…

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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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  • Image of my first fuzzy Simply Irresistible Sock next to my fuzzy cat.
    crochet | knitting

    Simply Extra | Episode 78

    Bymichelle September 18, 2023September 18, 2023

    So much extra in Simply Extra | Episode 78. There’s extra mohair, extra stash-busting, extra silliness, and extra progress on my Tobago Bag! Plus a little self-reflection: mine and yours.

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  • Image of the passionknits orange skein I plan to use for the Thistle Seeds pattern.
    knitting

    Casting On for the Simply Irresistible Sock KAL

    Bymichelle September 5, 2023September 18, 2023

    I did something. Two things. I cast on for the sock knit-along I’m hosting with Christie Archer of Christie Archer Designs on YouTube and I did it in a live stream. I know, who am I? I struggled to post a reel for like thirty minutes, but this? THIS was really easy. Find out how these socks are different and who they work best for.

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