Category Archives: Work In Progress

Orkney Pi & Free Yarn

By Oriri Draco | Published: March 31, 2009

I’ve had my doubts if I’d ever get through the Section 2 trees of the Pink Orkney Pi shawl. Especially after having to frog the ENTIRE SHAWL 5 rows into Section 2 the first time, and then ripping back to the end of Section 1 lifeline the second time. (What? The trees were not lining [...]

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Bullets: Blogging Helpers for the Brain Fried

By Oriri Draco | Published: February 15, 2009

Despite running my own yarn shop of sorts, I still feel like I don’t have enough yarn: I really need to dye more of my sock yarn. This is all that is left: I also really need to dye more Koi. This is all I have left of this one: The good news is that [...]

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Ctrl Alt Knit

By Oriri Draco | Published: February 1, 2009

I’m not sure if anyone remembers, but I’ve been working on this one sweater for the Yarn Husband for… a few years. My excuse for not working on it has been “I lost the needles”, which WAS true – the size 7′s I needed got lost in the international move we made in 2007. (Yes, [...]

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Ramblings To Start Off 2009

By Oriri Draco | Published: January 6, 2009

I love the new WordPress. Well, it’s not really new, but it’s new enough to me. It’s so… spiffy. I also love my first pair of Fetchings. I’ve finished knitting them, and am waiting for them to dry after giving them a good rinse. (Mostly because I unknowingly sat on one for quite a while [...]

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These Socks Are Cursed

By Oriri Draco | Published: October 8, 2008

This was my living room the day before the movers arrived. Unfortunately, I couldn’t fit it all into the footlocker. The new bulky and worsteds had to be wrapped up in a plastic bag and packed. The new lace weight, the bamboo and cotton yarns are happily wrapped up and locked away in the footlocker, [...]

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