Machine Knitting WebRing

While conducting my monthly ring check, I noticed "Ring Surf" now automatically checks each blog for the presence of the ring code. If Ring Surf does not see your code on the front page, it moves your blog out of the ring; it seems to check weekly.

So, it is very, very important that you make sure your ring code appears in the sidebar or footer of your blog-- and not in a blog article.

The four blogs are having difficulties with ring surf automatic system are:

1. Knitting Dreams. Your code is in a blog article. You need to get it into the sidebar.


2. Machineknittingblog.netMachineknittingblog.netYour code is also in a blog article. You need to get it into the sidebar.


3. Thoughts of ttd. Ring surf isn't actually kicking you out yet because you just added the ring code and it appears on the front page today. However, ring surf will kick you out when you update and that ring code scrolls off the front page. So, you also need to get your code onto a sidebar.


4. The Knitting Fiend. Yep. It's kicking my blog too. But, mine is for a different reason-- my spam filter is over protecting me. I'm fixing this.

Ok. I know you all tried-- I can see you each put the code in somewhere. But, you need to move it. Here's how. The three sites on using blog spot can fix the issue by placing the blog code in their sidebar.

1. To do this, go to your blogger interface where you normally create posts.
   
2. Click "Template". You will see lots of gobbledy gook.
   
3. Scroll down until you find this:
   

   <$BlogMemberProfile$>
   
   
   (an open pointy bracket, explanation point and two dashes etc which indicates comments. -- I don't know how to show those on html. Their purpose is to make things invisible.)
   +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
   
   Add things to your sidebar here.
   Use the format:
   
   Gives the html for the a format-- once again, I don't know how to make this show exactly as in blogger
   
   
   +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
   
   (some dashes and a closing bracket. Once again, I don't how how to show these in html.)
   

   
   
4. Cut and paste the code just after that bit! It's a table, so it will show up like a table.
   

Once you think you've succeeded, email me. I'll move you back over to the "members" from the queu.

Good luck!

A nother joiner: My Knitting Machines And Me!

A new member joined the machine knitting bloggers ring. Check out Needles of Steel.

Every now and then, I need to update the list of machine knitting sites in the machine knitting ring. If you have a machine knitting blog, you can join too. You can find feeds for these sites at Machine Knit Blog News.


If you have a question or find a dead link in the ring, please leave a comment. I think I've organized that to send me comments.


Here is the list:

1. The Knitting Fiend Join Date: April 04, 2005
   I design patterns and post them. (I also run the ring, so if you have questions, visit my blog, and email me!)
   
2. Xona Fusion Knitting Join Date: January 28, 2005
   Running monologue (almost daily) on my adventures in machine knitting, hand knitting, sewing, felting, dyeing, spinning, anything to do with textiles. I try not to get political. I try not to bore you with my personal life.
   
3. Bouvier Tricot Join Date: February 08, 2005
   Dedicated to Dogs - my Bouvier des Flandres ZOE! - and Knitting - my two passions. Daily journals with photos to keep my friends called family up-to-date on what I have going on and information and advice for hand and machine knitters on techniques and the development/progress of projects I am working on.
   
4. knutty4knitting Join Date: February 07, 2005
   
5. nurturingneedles Join Date: March 07, 2005
   simple sewing and machine knitting and examples of my marbled fabric.Original patterns for sewing and MK as well as my works in progress.
   
6. Fibrespates Join Date: March 08, 2005
   A blog about knitting, hand and machine, spinning, dyeing, weaving and felting.
   
7. Knitting Dreams Join Date: April 06, 2005
   Thoughts on machine knitting, hand knitting, crochet, and other various fiber arts.
   
8. Jussi's knitting circle Join Date: April 06, 2005
   Trying to combine my love of knitting ( machine and hand) with my mad family life as an expat kiwi in Sydney.
   
9. wendcats weblog Join Date: June 05, 2005
   
10. Rachael Barman Join Date: July 21, 2005
    A site made by a relatively knew machine knitter who likes to share successes and disasters so that others are inspired and encouraged to take up this enjoyable, creative hobby.
    
11. Once Upon a Time... A Journey to Middle England Join Date: July 21, 2005
    Knitting and Gardening in Central England.
    

I just a created a ring for machine knitters who blog.

Click to: join
or view members.

Members added today:

1. The Knitting Fiend! (Ok. That's mine.)

I plan to list members added here at this blog on a semi-regular basis.

I'm currently the only member!
Lucia