November 2007

Network Issues

Monday, November 19, 2007

For some weird reason, the website dropped out of existence around midnight EET (5 pm Eastern/2 pm Pacific)... and then just as suddenly came back around 10 am EET (3 am Eastern/midnight Pacific). I swear I didn't do anything!

If you tried to access the site in that 10-hour period, chances are you got a "Server not found" error. It might take a while before the fix (or whatever it was) propagates to all DNS servers but for now, it looks like the site -- and the blog! -- are working again. Fingers crossed!

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Waterfalls

Thursday, November 08, 2007

The French socks are chugging along. They're not super speedy but I've made some progress. The stitch pattern is starting to look more interesting the further I work on it. The cables either look like fountains...

... or waterfalls.

The yarn (Hjertegarn Ciao Trunte) is marvelous! It's soft and sproingy with a great twist. No splittiness. Wonderful!

Clue #2 is out! Must. Knit.

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November Mystery and More Socks

Monday, November 05, 2007

And so begins another month of sock knitting.

November challenge in Sockdown: Ravelry is a mystery! This month's mystery sock pattern is designed by Mona Schmidt of Embossed Leaves fame (among others). Get your first clue in Mona's blog!

As if one pair wasn't enough, I'm also working on my October challenge, cables. This is a French pattern from Bergère de France. Yes, it's in French. No, I don't speak French. :) The French Knitting Dictionary from Chez Plum is invaluable, I tell ya.

Project: It's All French to Me (Ravelry)
Pattern: Chausettes from Bergère de France. (The pattern is in French.)
Yarn: Hjertegarn Ciao Trunte, color #1380 (sage green)
Needles: 2.5mm aluminum circular needles

I'm a total toe-up convert and yet here I have not one but two cuff-down socks on the needles. What's wrong with me?

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