i’m finally back
It’s been a rough last few days. Watching my website come up with the 404 error “Not Found” error was a bit nerve-racking. I knew it would all be okay but I had to give the internet time to recognize my new address (the underlying address behind erica-lee.org). It was also frustrating to load stuff up to my new server and not have it recognized. Well, yesterday I saw the light at the end and things are good. I’m know there are links that will give you an error, if you get something like that please let me know since I haven’t had time to check everything myself. I know for a fact that the “recent reads,” “cards” and “music” pages don’t work. It takes a while to get everything loaded up. And the new blog isn’t completely done either.
Also for all of you Bloglines users, I’ve reconfigured the subscribe button for Bloglines on the sidebar so that the new blog is now readable on Bloglines.
So what I have been up to for the last four days while waiting for my site to download and upload?
I’ve been spinning! I had to watch the computer on Wednesday so I brought the wheel into the office and spun. Working on the Cotton Candy yarn has been both challenging and fun. It’s my first merino and tencel blend and it’s superwash, so it was much “slicker” than the merino and silk blend that I had been spinning with. Since I started spinning again, I didn’t want to stop and decided that I was going to fill the bobbin or spin the four ounces I needed before I could spin anything else. I managed to get all four ounces on the one bobbin. So Cotton Candy is waiting patiently for her friend to be spun up so that they can be plied together.
As soon as I finished the Cotton Candy yarn, of course, I knew exactly what I wanted to spin. I almost couldn’t get the bobbin off the wheel fast enough. It’s the fiber that I’ve been oogling over since I saw it at the store in June. I’ve decided to nickname it Garden because it’s like a spring garden with the pink, green and hints of yellow. I have eight ounces of it and hope that I may be able to spin enough from it for a cute vest for me. I’m not going to hold my breath by I’m going to see what I can do. I’m spinning it a bit thicker than the Cotton Candy yarn and seem to be getting a DK weight yarn. Spun it’s absolutely beautiful, the photo doesn’t do it justice.
I’ve also been working on the Crazy Green sweater, I think I’ve knit about an inch and a half on it since last weekend. That’s definitely progress. It’s not enough progress to photograph though.
Then there are Bryan’s Dad’s socks. Those are coming along quite nicely. I finished the first sock last week even though I’m going to have to redo the toe, it’s pulling in the middle, I’m going to rip back and graft the toe together a row or two before I originally did. On the second sock, I picked it up again on Saturday, finished the second half of the ribbing on the cuff and am working on the heel. I still have to reinforce the base of the heel on the first sock and parts of the toe too.
Somehow in the middle of all of this, I’ve also managed to read over 100 pages of In Cold Blood by Truman Capote for our next book group. And also read about 50 pages of The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern by Lilian Jackson Braun.
Bryan said,
January 31, 2006 @ 8:48 pm
Dear bread-baking wifest, The world is a better place now that Leetle Knits is back. Congratulations on your first loaf of bread, with walnuts to boot. Love, Bryan
Bess said,
February 2, 2006 @ 10:07 am
I’m so glad you’re back up. I’ve fixed my blogroll link and now I can keep up with you8
kelly said,
February 2, 2006 @ 1:36 pm
Glad you’re back up! I’ll update my link to you if you update your link to me : )