Category Archives: knitting

finally done Icarus

Posted on June 21, 2009 by dichroic

Yay! I’m finally done my Icarus Aflame shawl [Ravelry link]. I finished binding off in the car here this morning. Of course at the moment it looks like a mass of lumpy fluff; I can’t wait to block it, though … Continue reading →

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AWwwwww…

Posted on April 7, 2009 by dichroic

I felt a little off yesterday morning and so worked from home. During the day, I updated one website, completed three short presentations, attended four telecons and ran two of them, and also completed the socks I was working on … Continue reading →

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finished and unfinished objects

Posted on April 4, 2009 by dichroic

Crap. Apparently I can’t do handstands any more. It’s not a balance issue, just hurts my wrists. On the happier side, here’s some stuff I made or am making. Knitting: the Manos del Uruguay cardigan (red) I finished in January, … Continue reading →

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finally done

Posted on March 8, 2009 by dichroic

I am wearing my rowing socks today! This means I have finally finished the fourth sock – the second sock of the ones in plain aqua yarn that let the pattern show. (These were going to be for Rudder, but … Continue reading →

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in progress

Posted on January 10, 2009 by dichroic

The Manos cardigan – halfway down one sleeve, so I’m past the point at which I left the previous version on a plane last year. I hope to finish this (and a matching hat!) to take to Sweden in a … Continue reading →

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getting checked and getting ready

Posted on December 9, 2008 by dichroic

I had yesterday off from work, though with the sort of itinerary that makes you wish you were at work: to the hospital for a medical check-up, home to erg 18 km, dentist’s to have my teeth cleaned. The check-up … Continue reading →

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an accomplished sort of weekend

Posted on October 5, 2008 by dichroic

It’s been a good weekend. As I wrote elsewhere, I don’t think I’ve ever had so much fun finishing DFL in a regatta. I don’t feel too bad about the last-place finish, since I was racing women 20 years younger, … Continue reading →

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what I did on my weekend, by Dichroic, age 41 1/2

Posted on September 21, 2008 by dichroic

I finished my half-marathon yesterday (and erged another 5km today). Rudder took a picture (afterward, but before I changed or showered) mostly because I want to make an erg icon: This vest also got finished this weekend and is now … Continue reading →

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attempted socialization

Posted on July 8, 2008 by dichroic

Back home, and I need to take steps toward an actual social life. This weekend we’re going to a work outing. It was going to be a cultural thing, touring a Hakka village and having a traditional lunch, until one … Continue reading →

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the to-do list

Posted on June 14, 2008 by dichroic

Stuff I hurried to finish today before leaving. (So I could take it with me!) Sock pattern is Waving Laces, from the book Favorite Socks. The yarn is hand-dyed, from Spritely Goods. It was soft and nice to knit with, … Continue reading →

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