Blackeyes and Non-Responsive Ninjas
I’m back from the NT, and back at hard work already. We had a wonderful time! I intended to get Rohan to take a photo of me working on a sock at Uluru, just so I could caption it “Sock at the Rock”, but it was so hot out there I couldn’t bear to knit!
In non-travel news, there are a few family and health issues happening, so a bit of strain. I have only one finished object to report:
I have christened these socks ‘Blackeyes’, after the protagonist in the Dennis Potter miniseries, because they are very beautiful, and also because they are black and feature eyelets. The yarn is Smooshy Sock Yarn by Dream in Color, in the colourway ‘Black Parade’. This is a very subtle and delightful colourway. It’s black, but several shades of black; it ranges through charcoal, plain black, a very dark brownish black and a dark bluish-greenish-black. I think this would be a good colour for men, and for office wear. The pattern is Wendy Johnson’s Eyelet Rib Toe-Up Socks, available on the Loopy Ewe’s blog here (scroll down a bit). I modified it with Wendy’s gusset heel, rather than a heel flap.
More to show for the trip, and more knitting, soon, I hope.
Oh, and what do you do when you get no satisfaction from an indie dyer and seller? I ordered some hand-dyed sock yarn from The Knitting Ninja in early August; the site says to allow 1-2 weeks plus delivery time, but she is in Australia, so it shouldn’t take this long. I’ve tried to contact her via the contact form on her site and also via Ravelry, but had no reply - and from what I can see on a couple of other blogs and on Ravelry, I’m not the only one. Someone ordered theirs in June and they, and Paypal, both had no response. I don’t want to be a big meanie because it’s obvious something is going on there - maybe she’s sick, or away - but if so, there should be some notice on the website about it, because other people are also going to be ordering yarn and getting nothing for their moolah. And I just want the pretty, pretty yarn!
Pamela Lee said,
September 23, 2007 @ 6:28 pm
While I wouldn’t have given Wendy’s original version of these socks a second glance, yours are stunning and are now one of my favourites on Ravelry.
Bells said,
September 24, 2007 @ 9:11 am
Oh they look so good. I love them!
As for Knitting Ninja, that is very ood. I remember when i wrote a couple of months ago to ask them to add the ACT to their list of states, it happened almost right away - the very next day in fact. So there’s someone there…..but yes, a note would be good.
quaffy said,
September 26, 2007 @ 10:40 pm
That happened to me too, with the Knitting Ninja! I ordered some yarn in late July, and got an email saying it was sent in mid August (on a Sunday…). We both live in Sydney, so I should have gotten the yarn in a day, max two. A week later, I emailed her asking for confirmation that the yarn was really sent, and that it wasn’t a mix-up, and never got a reply. I’ve tried to contact her about 4 or 5 times through blog and website, but no response. She doesn’t have real life contact details anywhere, so it’s really frustrating. I’m glad I spent only $30 and not more.
I really do wish she’d put up a note on the website. I’ve completely given up on ever getting my yarn.
On a better note, thanks for the free pattern link
I never noticed it on Sheri’s blog before!
vanessa said,
September 26, 2007 @ 11:10 pm
Well, I finally got annoyed enough tonight to leave a review on her order site - which is the nearest thing I can do to putting a note up. It was a non-judgemental review just saying that the vendor doesn’t appear to be selling or responding to queries. You’re the third person who’s not received yarn within the past couple of months, so it’s definitely not coincidence.
Glad you liked the pattern. I love Wendy’s patterns! I scarfed a few of the non-free ones from the Loopy Ewe last Sneak Up