Category Archives: knitting

chop, chop (and hat, hat)

Posted on November 22, 2009 by dichroic

Since L’Empress asked, here is a picture of the chops I bought yesterday: And, since I had the macro lens out, here are bonus photos of the hat I’m knitting:

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stuff I did today

Posted on November 21, 2009 by dichroic

One of the things I’m looking forward to in the Netherlands is the likelihood of an apartment with some soundproofing. We did sometimes have to sleep with earplugs because we lived right in the Centrum, right by the bars, and … Continue reading →

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December Lady

Posted on November 12, 2009 by dichroic

The pattern’s February Lady, so-called because it’s an adult-ized version of Elizabeth Zimmerman’s February Baby sweater, so-called because it’s the February pattern in her Knitting Almanac. But Mom’s birthday is next month, so… December Lady. The yarn is Dream in … Continue reading →

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another Object finished

Posted on November 10, 2009 by dichroic

I finished the sweater for Mom last night – yay! Now all I need to do is weave in ends, sew on buttons, take pictures, box it up, and get it in the mail to her. Both the pattern (February … Continue reading →

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what I’ve been doing with my weekend

Posted on September 26, 2009 by dichroic

(plus working out, a trip downtown and dinner at Gordon Biersch, some house-neatening – the usual stuff) Sleepy bunny, for a coworker’s baby due somewhere around New Year’s: ETA: I forgot to write about the bunny pattern, and I really … Continue reading →

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follow-up – pics

Posted on September 25, 2009 by dichroic

The Satchel has just arrived, so here are pictures of the two bags I was talking about yesterday. (Long involved story is two entries down.) I actually got to go rowing today! There’s a new grad student in town with … Continue reading →

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why Dichroic has two large handbags OR of Satchels, Zumas, geraniums and delphiniums

Posted on September 25, 2009 by dichroic

I want one of these, only with a shoulder strap. Also, 14″ x 6″ is too long; I want one shorter but with just as much interior space. Or maybe what I want is Hermionie Granger’s purse from Harry Potter … Continue reading →

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opinions on recent reading

Posted on September 3, 2009 by dichroic

Knitting-magazine-wise, this autumn is a mixed bag. The newest issue of Interweave Knits was waiting when I got home; now that I’ve looked through it, my reaction is best summarized as *yawn*. I don’t thnk I’ll be knittng anything from … Continue reading →

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making me proud

Posted on August 11, 2009 by dichroic

Neither Taipei, where I live, or Linkou, where I work, had much damage from Typhoon Morakot. However, as I think the international news has made crystal clear, things are a lot worse in some other places of Taiwan. There is … Continue reading →

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more finished objects

Posted on August 7, 2009 by dichroic

Teensy baby things are so fast to knit! The following is a hat for a year-old girl and socks for a two-month-old baby girl. I hope to get another pair of socks finished this weekend (for a two-month-old baby boy) … Continue reading →

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