http://q.queso.com/archives/001917
An interesting article about the DOS attack on Six Apart’s sites earlier this week. Which was originally an attack on Blue Security, who rerouted traffic to their blog which then brought down all of Six Apart’s sites. Boy howdy is THAT horrible netiquette. And here I thought hotlinking was bad. As a paying LJ user, I found it incredibly annoying to have the service down for hours during that time frame, not to mention all the knitblogs hosted on typepad and other SA sites that went down.
I hope they nail Blue Security to the wall.
Not much news of the spinny sort, though a friend did help sort out why I was having issues plying. I’d put the bobbin in backwards. *headdesks* That’ll teach me to try to ply when I’m totally out of it after a stressful day at work. I may give Navajo plying a try on the partial bobbins of Finn & Superwash oatmeal colored stuff before I tackle the happy full bobbin of ze blue roving.
And, in case anyone is wondering, an entire DVD if Veronica Mars episodes is a great thing to knit socks to. :D
See, I’ve got the singles spinning down OK now. I’m pretty happy with the consistency, and though parts of the single are overspun, I’d prefer overspun a smidge to it falling apart when I go to ply.
The thing here, though, is that my plying sucks. Like a hoover (or a Roomba, which I am still coveting). I don’t know if it’s the way my drive band is set up on the Traveller, or the fact I need to replace them, but I get hardly any take up when I spin counter clockwise for plying. Perhaps I have the bobbin in backwards? Maybe I need to replace the bead lacing bands? I haven’t been very happy with these as drive bands, but didn’t have the right knid of twine/string/whatever available to use in place of this stuff. I think I foresee a session with the candlewicking and a sewing needle in my future this evening.
Any tips on plying lurking out there?
Meanwhile, still pondering shawl options, and knitting away on the knee high socks. Still. :D
From http://status.livejournal.org:
Since approximately 4:00 pm Pacific Daylight Time, Six Apart has been the victim of a sophisticated distributed denial of service attack. This has affected all of Six Apart’s sites, causing intermittent and limited availability for TypePad, LiveJournal, sixapart.com, movabletype.org and movabletype.com. Our network operations staff is working around the clock with our Internet access providers to resolve the issue. We appreciate your patience and support, and will provide updates as we have them.
That explains why I’m not able to access most of the TypePad blogs. LJ is moving slower than molassas, dammit. Gah! Stupid Denial of Service attacks. *grumps*
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OK, I have about 920 yds of what is technically DK weight, but feels a LOT more like worsted weight 100% wool yarn. It’s handpainted in lovely shades of rose, a peachy color, and a light-to-charcoal grey. (Sorry for the craptastic shot - me and my camera are still getting to know one another.
I’m looking for suggestions for a shawl to make for myself. I had started out with a basic garter drop rectangle (the Sarah Blanch shawl in the back) as I was going to just work on it while watching TV, but I think I’d like to do something a little more challenging.
I’m a big woman (fat, oh yes indeedydo!). I was working the Sarah Blanch on 10s rather than the suggested 7s because the yarn seemed a lot bigger than DK.
Any suggestions? I’m open to a variety of shapes, as long as I can secure the finished item around my person. In a fit of sleep deprived frustration last night, I ripped the few rows I had and started tinkering/swatching for other things. I can’t find my copy of Three Cornered & Long Shawls anywhere, and the Stahman Shawls & Scarves book had some possibilities, but the few lacy patterns I tried out of it really weren’t working. I think perhaps I could try the first, mostly garter shawl in the book, and possibly get a feel for Faroese shawl shaping, but I’m not jumping for joy at the thought.
The only shawl appealing to me with regards to this yarn in Folk Shawls is the Sarah Blanch, and my binder of loose leaf patterns (mostly Fiber Trends and some Fiddlesticks Knitting shawls, most of which are laceweight) failed to thrill me. I think I’d like a triangular, Faroese shaped or rectangular shawl for now, as they seem better suited towards more ample figures, especially with the amount of yarn I have available to me.
Anyway, suggestions = good!
I remain fantastically cranky (family issues, work, etc), but wanted to drop a line to say I wish everyone who may see this a marvelous, wonderful, superfantastic Beltane today! The light grows ever stronger, and the earth is ripe and ready to create all that is necessary for another successful year.
May all the seeds you have planted in the past months bear fruit and bring you joy in the months to come!