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Image of me wearing Sylvia McFaddin's With Ease shawl in the afternoon sun.
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With Ease

Bymichelle February 3, 2018July 27, 2023

With Ease is my first project from Sylvia McFadden‘s Gentle Armour.  This shawl was exactly what I thought it would be.  It was interesting, but not so hard I couldn’t…

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Image of my With Ease shawl up close.
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Episode 2: Doing it with Ease

Bymichelle January 27, 2018July 27, 2023

Episode 2 I show my finished With Ease by Sylvia McFaddin and all of my sweater WIPs, plus some things I found at W.C. Mercantile.

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Image of me wearing a moddy Marley brioche shawl knit in Gynx Yarns.
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Marley and How I Conquered Brioche

Bymichelle January 15, 2018July 27, 2023

I finished it, a giant shawl of just brioche stitch!  I feel like I could run a marathon, or try a back flip.  I will probably just waller a hole…

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We Were Seeds

Bymichelle November 28, 2017July 27, 2023

This one was an engaging knit, guys.  We Were Seeds follows seeds, that is seed stitch, through germination- there’s lots of sprouting and climbing involved.   I’ve never knit a…

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Cumberland

Bymichelle October 31, 2017July 27, 2023

…And just before the deadline for the Brooklyn Knitfolk Hipster KAL, I finished my Cumberland.  I love it.  The end. You wish I was that brief.  No, I have to…

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Image of two precious skeins of Gynx Yarns I am about to use to create the Cumberland Shawl.
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Giant Sigh of Relief Project

Bymichelle October 17, 2017July 27, 2023

Cumberland is my palate cleanser between sweater projects for the Brooklyn Knitfolk Hipster KAL.  I realize I won’t finish both Heritage (below) and Feya before it ends, but the point…

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