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  • Image of my Soldotna dk sweater on my lap at the beach.
    knitting

    The Ugly Truth About Knitting in Public

    Bymichelle June 11, 2023June 12, 2023

    Knit in Public Day has come and gone and I didn’t participate. Want to know the dark side to knitting in public and if it is worth it?

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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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  • Image of hand knit socks next to a sometimes bad black cat, in front of the Christmas tree.
    crochet | homemaking | knitting

    Episode 63: Stashbusting the New Year!!

    Bymichelle January 10, 2023July 27, 2023

    Or “I got RSI for Christmas!” Join us for #StashbustingTheNewYear thru Feb! My personal goals for the year: gift some baby blankets, always have some No Waste Socks going, finish…

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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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  • The Hope Sweater
    knitting

    The Hope Sweater

    Bymichelle July 1, 2022July 27, 2023

    Lots of talk about my color work Hope Sweater by Els Machon and just a little bit of talk about hope in general.

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  • High Cliff Hat and Knitter’s Waste
    knitting

    High Cliff Hat and Knitter’s Waste

    Bymichelle June 14, 2022June 9, 2023

    Using older pattern books and recycled scarf yarn to knit up Melissa Schaschwary’s High Cliff Hat for my Recycle Reknit Remake make-along.

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  • Image of me holding a very bad kitty on my shoulder while I wear the Guthrie color work yoke sweater pattern.
    family | homemaking | knitting

    Making Guthrie while listening to Guthrie

    Bymichelle May 23, 2022July 27, 2023

    Caitlyn Hunter’s Guthrie color work sweater has brought back all sorts of musical family memories that you can reflect on with me as I describe my knitting process.

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  • Mixtape Tee
    knitting

    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 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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