Back From a Short Hiatus

As you've probably noticed, I haven't updated the blog for over a week. I've been quiet, just browsing the web and finishing up on entering the bulk of my yarn stash into my database. Still have a few more balls to enter, but It's mostly over, thank God. Now I need to create a few templates to display the statistics. It'll take me a while. And thanks to Webmin, I was even able to back up my database by generating a SQL script.

Yesterday I received the KnitPick winter 2005 catalog. I was shocked by how cheap the yarn brands in their new lines cost. It seems that they went to Peru and set up deals to manufacture the yarns and sell it through their online business. I ordered two skeins of Simple Stripes, and four skeins of Wool of the Andes. It will be interesting to see how these knit up. I'm not so crazy about their use of merino wool for Sock Landscape yarn. Yes, merino wool is soft, but it doesn't really stand up well to hard wearing. Genia is planning to order several skeins as well as her friend, and they're going to be commenting on their experiences on Genia's blog. Of course, I'll post my impressions.

Yes, I'll still be posting details about the Knitting Library. Just need to get going on it . . .