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Lowes parking lot in Hillsboro, Oregon

Hillsboro, Oregon

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Orenco Station in Hillsboro, Oregon

Voodoo Doughnuts in Portland, OR


YUMMY!!!!

The Yarn Garden in Portland, Oregon

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A beautiful day in Hillsboro, Oregon...

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World Wide Knit in Public day

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It was pretty cloudy here in Hillsboro today. Since we had done the grocery shopping last night, there was really not much left to do. The Chief had gotten up early this morning to do some weeding of the flower beds in the front of the house and I took my nephew Michael's present to the post office to be mailed to him in Colorado. I did manage to get some knitting done today. I have about 25 percent of the Chevron scarf to go before it is complete. After it is complete, it will get a light steaming to flatten it out.

Pattern: Chevron Scarf from Last Minute Knitted Gifts
Yarn: Koigu PPM “P411″ & Rio De La Plata Yarns Sock Artista “SL03″
Needles: US size 5 (3.75mm)

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It was a gorgeous day here in Hillsboro. In fact, it had gotten up to the high 80s. And I had managed to finish two knitted items. One was another bib for lil Nicholas. He is working on feeding himself and can get quite messy at times. So at least his shirt stays somewhat clean. The other was a scarf made with Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Bulky Handpainted in the Ireland colorway. It made a lovely One Row Scarf. Now I just have to give it its lavender bath and get it ready for the trip to England.

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A gorgeous day in Hillsboro, Oregon

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Tigard, Oregon

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A snowy start to the morning here in Hillsboro. The snow didn't stick around and eventually turned to rain.

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Hillsboro, Oregon

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Hillsboro, Oregon

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Hillsboro, Oregon

I had to wait most the day just to get this shot. The morning was filled with rain. The Solstice Slip sock is going by quickly. I actually have the pattern repeat memorized right now and expect to have the socks finished in a few days.

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A cloudy day in Hillsboro, Oregon...

And here are some pictures of gifts from Taiwan from The Chief. He spent a week there doing some work. He actually returned on the 15th but the boys and I were sick all week long. It was not fun at all. The pineapple cakes are actually very good.

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Hillsboro, Oregon

This little bag will be a Christmas gift for my niece Brittany. She is a girly-girl so she should like the colors.

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Clear and chilly in Hillsboro...

Pay It Forward Exchange: Finally I get to play along. I had seen this on so many blogs lately but I kept being a tad late with signing up. Finally I was able to thru My Knitting and Me.

Let me tell you about it, these are the instructions:

“It’s the Pay It Forward Exchange. It’s based on the concept of the movie “Pay it Forward” where acts or deeds of kindness are done without expecting something in return, just passing it on, with hope that the recipients of the acts of kindness are passed on. So here’s how it works. I will make and send a handmade gift to the first 3 people who leave a comment to this post on my blog requesting to join this PIF exchange. I do not know what that gift will be yet, and it won’t be sent this month, probably not next month, but it will be sent (within 6 months) and that’s a promise! What YOU have to do in return, then, is pay it forward by making the same promise on your blog.

I will now Pay It Forward to you THREE, I wonder who you will be?! Please, be a PIF! You will enjoy it just as much as we do!”

And, remember…you have 6 months to get your gifts done! Come on, you know you would love to be one of my angels. Then, one day, but you don’t know when….you will get a gift that I have made especially for YOU!

Please remember, you don’t have to knit or crochet to participate, anyone who can make a nice handmade gift is welcome to join.

If you are on Ravelry, there is a group set it for it as well.

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Hillsboro, Oregon

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from Every Husband's Nightmare Bazaar in Hillsboro, Oregon

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Hillsboro, Oregon

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Hillsboro, Oregon

HSKS3 Swap - This owl post arrived today from Lissette of Gryffindor. There is the felted Ravenclaw bag and the cute Ravenclaw stitch markers. And of course there is the Chocolate Frog and bag of Bertie Bott’s Every Flavor Beans. The yarn is very soft and I look forward to knitting up a pair of socks. I am not quite sure what type of sock yarn it is as there was no ball band on the yarn. But it really is soft. Thank you Lissette!!!

Hogwarts Sock Swap II - This owl post arrived yesterday from Matilda Edgecombe of Slytherin. I love the socks!!! They are incredibly soft and fit perfectly. I don’t think I have ever seen that sock yarn but should be fun to knit up with. I always like to work with new yarns. There is a beaded book mark sitting on top of the blue fabric thingy (not quite sure what it is but it’s pretty). Lastly, there is a tape measure (always handy), a sock pattern from Fiber Trends, and my favorite Pumpkin candies from Brach’s. That candy is one of the reasons I look forward to Halloween each year. One more thing, the one card that every Ravenclaw would love - that of Rowena Ravenclaw - the founder of Ravenclaw House.

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It finally stopped raining long enough to take a Saturday Sky picture. I had the fun of going grocery shopping in the rain. But thankfully it slowed down somewhat so I didn't get too wet running into the grocery store. Other than that, not much going on today.