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Mixtape Tee
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Mixtape Tee

Bymichelle September 11, 2020July 27, 2023

Indule in some 80s and 90s cassette tape nostalgia with me as I discuss the Mixtape Tee sweater and how I used scraps to memorialize one of my favorite mixtapes via an intarsia sweater.

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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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Image of the skies in my town and birds on telephone wires before the exlposion.
knitting

Episode 41: An Explosive Sequel

Bymichelle December 9, 2019July 27, 2023

Episode 41 is the “Explosive” followup to my great sweater try-on video. Instead of showing a million sweaters I show the explosion in my town and we talk about keeping it real on youtube, I give away Wicked Knittah yarn to celebrate the Texas Fall and talk about Christmas knitting plans.

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Sunset Highway – Blogmas Day 6
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Sunset Highway – Blogmas Day 6

Bymichelle December 13, 2018June 14, 2023

I finished Sunset Highway, by Caitlin Hunter, like a month or two ago. I know you’ve seen a thousand million of them so why read further? Because I said so. You…

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