Webs makes good

Remember my last post where I complained about Webs taking over two weeks to ship my order? Well I just got an email from them apologizing for the delays and offering a free shipping coupon to anyone who ordered from December 25 to January 15.  I’m glad they recognized this problem and tried to make it up to their customers.

Add comment January 29th, 2008

So Slow to Ship

When Webs (aka yarn.com) was doing a clearance sale I decided to order a few things. This was January 3. My order shipped January 15. It took them 12 days from when I placed me order to ship it. Ridiculous!

I think 2 days a reasonable expectation and anything over 5 is really bad service - so you can see where I’m going about the 12 days it took to ship this order. And it’s not even free shipping.

Probably won’t be ordering with them again.

Add comment January 17th, 2008

Tilted Duster Progress

Now that the Christmas knitting is over I’m working on something for me! I started knitting the Tilted Duster (aka fall sweater)  from Interweave Knits back in October. I put it down to various other small projects. In the past week I’ve made a bunch of progress; the back, left front, right front and most of a sleeve are done. Yay! Hopefully I can finish up both sleeves this week so I can start working on the skirt.

I’m going to be going to some training in NYC next week which mean some commuting time (God I miss mass transit!). And of course commuting time = knitting time.

Add comment January 7th, 2008

Holy Steeks!

There was a cool sweater in a recent Interweave Knits that I wanted to make, but the instructions called for steeks and I had no idea what they were. They also didn’t really explain them in the pattern.

So I am exited to have just come across a series of  articles on steeks by Eunny Jang. Now that I think of it I think the pattern told you to refer to an article Eunny did in a previous issue of Interweave Knits, but of course I didn’t have that.

I also just got myself a subscription to Interweave Knits.  Yay!

Plus my Christmas gift from mommyclaus arrived yesterday - a Strauch Jumbo Ball Winder!! Double Yay! I’m already discussing the pedal controlled variable speed motor I want to build for it with my dad. It’s great having an electronics genius in the family.  I wound 3 balls of peruvia for my Tilted Duster yesterday and my arms were killing me.

Add comment January 4th, 2008

Ravelry Progress Meters

Check out the Ravelry Progress meters ——-(below the categories)————->

Nifty!

Add comment January 3rd, 2008