Category Archives: knitting

forgot to say (knitting summary)

Posted on August 20, 2015 by dichroic

12 projects completed this year so far – socks, shawls, a cardigan, and so on. I have two on the needles at present – a summer-weight pullover I really ought to try to finish before it gets too cold, and … Continue reading →

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weekend to dye for (sorry!)

Posted on August 3, 2015 by dichroic

That was a pretty good weekend. I erged a total of 20.5 km (13 Saturday, 7.5 Sunday). On Saturday after erging we headed up to Scappoose, Oregon to Blue Moon Fiber Arts, where they were having their annual barn sale … Continue reading →

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Beachglass cardigan

Posted on July 28, 2015 by dichroic

I got someone at knitting group to take a couple more photos for me. Ted is an excellent photographer – except of people. The local yarn store owner’s pretty daughter has been doing so much modeling lately for other peoples’ … Continue reading →

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FOs!

Posted on July 27, 2015 by dichroic

(FO = Finished Object, in knitterspeak.) Here’s a thing I haven’t posted for a while; I’ve mentioned my knitting, but haven’t posted any pictures or been too specific. So far this year, I have completed the following. I will include … Continue reading →

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a long entry, because I don’t have time to make it shorter

Posted on May 13, 2015 by dichroic

It’s not that I haven’t blogged in the last week – but it was a work-related rant so I made it a private entry. Also, I spent last week on a work trip to Toledo, so I was mostly either … Continue reading →

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azaleas!

Posted on March 6, 2015 by dichroic

It’s not even my birthday (that’s next week) so I don’t think this is supposed to be happening yet – but apparently nobody told them: Tomorrow is the Rose City Yarn Crawl. My local yarn shop organized a group going … Continue reading →

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in the air again

Posted on October 8, 2014 by dichroic

I’ve been quiet because we were on vacation; I really need to write up a blog entry on our trip to Hawaii, but the short version is that it was wonderful. I’m not really a tropics person normally, but I … Continue reading →

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new sweater!

Posted on August 26, 2014 by dichroic

I always know it’s going to be a good day at work when I get to wear something I’ve made for the first time. No matter what happens at work, I have proof of my competence, right there on my … Continue reading →

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daily oddities

Posted on January 23, 2014 by dichroic

Odd moments in the day: #1: Some some reason, during my (very short) drive to work this morning I was suddenly and for no good reason hit by a wave of nostalgia for the front steps of my youth. I … Continue reading →

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Three strikes and I’m out

Posted on November 23, 2013 by dichroic

In this case, ripping out. I’ve been making a sweater for Ted (Ravelry link); it’s knitted form the bottom up and I had finished the whole lower body section and most f the back. Unfortunately, since I’d kept the front … Continue reading →

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