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asterrocI just made the best damned fleece socks in the world! They better fucking be after I broke two sewing machine needles on the second one, and by golly they are. ^_^
[I was using pins to mark where to sew, and ran the needle right over the plastic head of the pin. The first time the needle broke at the eye and so fell apart, the second time it broke right over the eye, leaving the end of the needle around the thread. Thankgoodness nothing else in the machine broke, and I have a goddess for a mother as she gave me 15 replacement needles with the machine itself.)
I'm awesome. I now have matching fleece socks and scarf, and I'm going to try a hat and gloves soon. It took me around 2 hours to make the socks. :( I'm sure I'll get faster, but I don't know how much faster, or faster enough to be worth it, or how fast I'll get faster... Man, if a half-hour scarf is worth $15, these things shoudl be worth $60 all by themselves!
ETA: Pictures!
Socks'n'Scarf
The top edge is a bit messy...
... but not as messy as the heel joint. I'm going to have to sew one of them up by hand already.
And here's a self-portrait in my socks and scarf. :-P
[I was using pins to mark where to sew, and ran the needle right over the plastic head of the pin. The first time the needle broke at the eye and so fell apart, the second time it broke right over the eye, leaving the end of the needle around the thread. Thankgoodness nothing else in the machine broke, and I have a goddess for a mother as she gave me 15 replacement needles with the machine itself.)
I'm awesome. I now have matching fleece socks and scarf, and I'm going to try a hat and gloves soon. It took me around 2 hours to make the socks. :( I'm sure I'll get faster, but I don't know how much faster, or faster enough to be worth it, or how fast I'll get faster... Man, if a half-hour scarf is worth $15, these things shoudl be worth $60 all by themselves!
ETA: Pictures!
Socks'n'Scarf
The top edge is a bit messy...
... but not as messy as the heel joint. I'm going to have to sew one of them up by hand already.
And here's a self-portrait in my socks and scarf. :-P
