Category Archives: Finished Objects

Finished Socks, More Socks!

By Oriri Draco | Published: April 18, 2008

Woot! I have a finished object, the Fireworks Socks! (Ok, yes, they took me forever, but they are finished! I figure it comes with the Improvising New Pattern territory, yes?) Side view, with the poofy heel from heel-cuff shaping: Top view on my big ol’ feet: Instep view, where you can kinda-sorta see the ankle [...]

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Rudolph the Swift!

By Oriri Draco | Published: November 27, 2007

It’s finished! All the wood bits on the floor, after going as far as I could yesterday: I had to improvise on the cross beams, since Lowe’s did not carry 1×1 boards. You can see the holes that brought yesterday’s work to a grinding halt: For reference, enlarging a quarter inch hole with a quarter [...]

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FO: Paul’s Socks in Summer Solstice

By Oriri Draco | Published: November 16, 2007

I’m not sure how many of you remember Summer Solstice, from way back this summer… but it was spun and dyed for the sole purpose of becoming socks for my oldest son. He got to pick the colors, and would regularly check on the progress of ‘Paul’s Socks’ as I was knitting. By regularly, I [...]

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