Category Archives: knitting

a visit from Sinterklaas

Posted on December 9, 2010 by dichroic

Before I forget, yesterday I did reach 100,000 meters on the Holiday Challenge, so yay! for being half done. And then I went to knitting. Holy craftwork, Batman, we’re not in America any more! My local Stitch’n’Bitch group had our … Continue reading →

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state of the needles report

Posted on November 1, 2010 by dichroic

I think I’m more or less on track with my holiday knitting. I’ve got the thing for my Stitch’n’Bitch Sinterklaas exchange done (a quick knit, to be supplemented with some purchased items). I still need to write some doggerel to … Continue reading →

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figured it out, for once!

Posted on October 9, 2010 by dichroic

The hard part of packing for a trip, for me, has always been figurin out what books and what knitting to take. The Kindle (and pinch-hitter iPad) solved the former – just take them all! – but the latter was … Continue reading →

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one fish, two fish, red fish, little tiny fish

Posted on August 27, 2010 by dichroic

As bloggers go, I am a very small fish – I hardly ever get much attention, rarely more than a couple of comments per post. In general I don’t mind; it means that people respond when they’re been really interested … Continue reading →

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Yeee-hah, the Wombat Blanket is DONE!!!

Posted on August 11, 2010 by dichroic

I started it back on February 21, according to my Ravelry records, but it’s been languishing in a nearly complete state since my unair-conditioned flat got too hot to work on it. (It’s been pretty cool lately.) I promised myself … Continue reading →

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FOs

Posted on August 7, 2010 by dichroic

Two pair of socks finished this past week – one that I started in May is finally done (Knitpicks Stroll yarn. Wendy Johnson’s Norwegian Rose pattern), and the second pair is the baby socks from my Knit Nation class in … Continue reading →

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done, at last!

Posted on August 4, 2010 by dichroic

(That’s an old picture from when I finished the first sock; I’ll do new ones after washing and blocking.) At least, at last the Norwegian Rose socks are done! I’ve just finished binding off the second one. I started these … Continue reading →

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Knit Nation (more of a tribe, really)

Posted on August 2, 2010 by dichroic

Despite spending the weekend coughing, sniffling, nose-blowing, and apologizing to those around me, I had a great time at Knit Nation. Even aside from phlegm levels I was clearly not at my best; I can’t really recommend solo travel while … Continue reading →

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Some realizations, upon having arrived at KnitNation

Posted on July 29, 2010 by dichroic

1. KnitNation is being held at Imperial College, London, where I and many of the other mostly female participants are staying in dorm rooms. It was as I was settling in to mine that I realized the connection: It’s a … Continue reading →

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you can get anything you want – but can you knit it?

Posted on June 27, 2010 by dichroic

I. I am Doooooomed. Today we bought the yarn for Ted’s Sapporo sweater. I just took a look at the recommended needle size and learned this pattern is knitted with &(^%#@ sock needles – seriously, it’s written for 2.5-3.5mm needles, … Continue reading →

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