{"id":996,"date":"2008-12-02T14:48:19","date_gmt":"2008-12-02T19:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jorahlavin.wordpress.com\/?p=101"},"modified":"2008-12-02T14:48:19","modified_gmt":"2008-12-02T19:48:19","slug":"first-pair-of-sock-like-objects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madstone.net\/?p=996","title":{"rendered":"First pair of sock-like objects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m pleased to say that I am edging ever closer to producing an actual, real, wearable, recognizable pair of socks. I will go further and say that this is <em>not<\/em> an example of <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zeno's_paradoxes#The_dichotomy_paradox\" target=\"_blank\">Zeno&#8217;s Dichotomy<\/a>&#8230; and I have proof of my progress! I recently finished a pair of socks made from some Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick and Quick. The recipient of these socks has informed me that they can&#8217;t be comfortably walked in, since the yarn is so thick it causes pain&#8230; so I quickly reassured her that they were intended solely (ahem) to be worn in bed.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width:auto;\" border=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lh\/photo\/_xknD21oAQthz3RdJd3WfA?authkey=7j_uB_TelJw\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/_CPR5QWKZNwg\/STWN8o1yV8I\/AAAAAAAAAaU\/ClJ6kH4ce_I\/s144\/Thick-Sox-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lh\/photo\/kB4lEK-57I96ZqROvF3s_w?authkey=7j_uB_TelJw\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/_CPR5QWKZNwg\/STWN60msXZI\/AAAAAAAAAaM\/q8gclJuV5aU\/s144\/Thick-Sox-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lh\/photo\/czYu7VyKkwtsDKeaQt3c-g?authkey=7j_uB_TelJw\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/_CPR5QWKZNwg\/STWN4bbyTlI\/AAAAAAAAAaE\/p0PUYVwIec8\/s144\/Thick-Sox-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m pleased to say that I am edging ever closer to producing an actual, real, wearable, recognizable pair of socks. I will go further and say that this is not an example of Zeno&#8217;s Dichotomy&#8230; and I have proof of my progress! I recently finished a pair of socks made from some Lion Brand Wool-Ease &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/madstone.net\/?p=996\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;First pair of sock-like objects&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[85],"tags":[99,116],"class_list":["post-996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-knitting","tag-fo","tag-socks"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pgY3e-g4","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1008,"url":"https:\/\/madstone.net\/?p=1008","url_meta":{"origin":996,"position":0},"title":"Random finished object","author":"Jorah","date":"December 27, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"I didn't realize how many things I've missed out on posting on the blog over the last couple of years. 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Anyway, I read things and generally goofed off and took it easy, which explains why the house isn't ready for guests for this\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Knitting&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Knitting","link":"https:\/\/madstone.net\/?cat=85"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":993,"url":"https:\/\/madstone.net\/?p=993","url_meta":{"origin":996,"position":5},"title":"A little catching up&#8230;","author":"Jorah","date":"November 22, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"I don't have any finished objects \"on film\" right now, but I\u00a0can show a couple of things. In early November I helped represent the Charlotte Knitting Guild at the \"Charity Convergence\" event organized by The Yarn Shop\u00a0in Pineville, North Carolina. 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