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  • Image of my Raw-Tee summer sweater halfway through the knitting process laid next to a piece of driftwood in the afternoon sun.
    crochet | knitting

    Episode 73: The Summer Patterns I’ll ACTUALLY Make

    Bymichelle July 11, 2023July 27, 2023

    After recent talk about my perfect summer sweater and reviewing all the summer yarns of the past, I show you what I will actually be casting on this summer. The list is brief but destined to be cast on.

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  • Image of my completed Lately Pullover.
    knitting

    The Lately Pullover Was the Textured Knit I Needed

    Bymichelle July 10, 2023July 27, 2023

    The Lately Pullover from Shannon Cook is recently off of my needles and, sadly, in storage for the very first semi-cool here in central Texas. Really, I just need a…

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  • Image of loads of summer tees and tanks of the past that I used to develop my personal criteria for what makes the perfect summer sweater.
    crochet | knitting

    Episode 72: What Makes My Perfect Summer Tee or Tank Pattern?

    Bymichelle July 6, 2023July 27, 2023

    What makes my perfect summer tee or tank pattern? I share my personal criteria for comfortable sweaters in the summer, nothing too … uh … demanding.

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  • Image of a big pile of summer sweaters on the bed beside me from where I review all of the yarns for you in this vlog.
    knitting

    Episode 71: Finding the Right Yarn for Summer Sweater Patterns

    Bymichelle July 1, 2023July 27, 2023

    This is the vlog where I talk about all the yarns I’ve ever used for summer sweater patterns and narrow down the ones that actually worked.

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  • Image of my finished LAtely Pullover, a cabled worsted weight sweater with drawstring hem, laid on the ground.
    knitting

    Episode 70: Lately Pullover & Other Faves

    Bymichelle July 1, 2023July 27, 2023

    Want my thoughts on knitting the Lately Pullover and other designs by Shannon Cook? This is my vlog review, with all of the patterns listed and links. I also link the yarns I have used to knit her designs.

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  • AI and I Solve All Your Knitting Problems
    knitting

    AI and I Solve All Your Knitting Problems

    Bymichelle June 15, 2023July 1, 2023

    In Episode 69, AI and I tackle some of your knitting problems to see who has the most succinct and useful answer. We talk yoke modifications, my current WIPs and stashbusting.

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  • Image of Lately Pullover test knit sweater and food themed stitch markers.
    knitting

    Episode 68: No Other Knitting Podcaster Does This

    Bymichelle June 6, 2023July 27, 2023

    This is where I record the eleventy billionth knitting podcast. This week: I search for my elusive niche space of authority in the knitting world and show progress on the…

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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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  • Episode 62: Spring League Hoodie
    knitting

    Episode 62: Spring League Hoodie

    Bymichelle December 23, 2022July 27, 2023

    In Epsiode 62: Spring League Hoodie I talk about my sleevless Two of Wands hoodie and what it’s like knitting my first all acrylicc sweater. We also talk scrappy projects and prepare to stashbust together.

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  • Guilloche Pullover Checks All the Boxes
    knitting

    Guilloche Pullover Checks All the Boxes

    Bymichelle December 8, 2022July 27, 2023

    Take a look at my completed hand knit Guilloche Pullover by Aílbíona Mchlochlainn and immerse yourself in the same nostalgia for the 90’s (or rather, my 90s) that led me to knit this.

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