November 2005 « Redshirt Knitting

This video is adorable and I love the idea of a pinata filled with raw meat. Leopard Vs Pinata: http://t.co/KbXQlxtTyg about 1 hour ago
@rvillon Ohhh well I think it's safe to assume they want people to ghostwrite blogs about life with herbal viagra & weight loss pills. about 1 hour ago in reply to rvillon
@smartyboots I eat 3 at a time but the key is that you do this 4 times and you have used the whole dozen, so it fits. about 5 hours ago in reply to smartyboots
@rvillon Although I suppose you could argue that Palin is a corporate product like any other company, so it's like hiring a staff blogger. about 7 hours ago in reply to rvillon
@rvillon Sarah Palin hired a ghostwriter to write her blog/Facebook/tweets after the hilarious "refudiate" debacle. about 7 hours ago in reply to rvillon
@perclexed Thanks! The border leicester was fun to spin but feels very... Um... Durable. about 19 hours ago in reply to perclexed
@enting3 @nerdknits Oh yeah sorry, I meant bleu cheese, not brie! about 19 hours ago in reply to enting3
Spinning updates http://t.co/bf5rB6mWSz about 21 hours ago
@nerdknits I might say crumb of cheese, for hard cheeses that crumble like brie. about 21 hours ago in reply to nerdknits
Best patch note from today's Sims 3 update: "The Murphy Bed has been made less lethal." about 23 hours ago

Lap Mat

By Erika, on November 30th, 2005

More of the former binary sweater was knit up into a lap blanket by Knitting Sensei on her Ultimate Sweater Machine. Although finicky and somewhat cantankerous, the USM knit four square feet of stockinette in about three hours. That ain’t bad!

It makes me feel kind of like a little old lady, but . . . → Read More: Lap Mat

“Split Granite” stitch

By Erika, on November 29th, 2005

Here, Darth Tater presents the “Split Granite” stitch. This is a handsome stitch I picked out of my copy of The Big Book of Knitting Stitch Patterns. It’s a little fancier than garter or moss stitch, but not so complicated that I lose track and mess up if I’m knitting while watching a . . . → Read More: “Split Granite” stitch

Biasing: Mystery (Partly) Solved

By Erika, on November 28th, 2005

I made swatches, so many swatches. I applied the scientific method (observation, hypothesis, prediction, results). I thought I had solved the problem, through some mysterious process, by knitting backwards (knitting where I should purl, and vice versa).

But it wasn’t until I thought I had put the mystery to rest, and sat down to . . . → Read More: Biasing: Mystery (Partly) Solved

Biasing

By Erika, on November 27th, 2005

Biasing, that ancient mystery of the ages. No one knows what causes biasing, or what to do about it.

Okay, that’s not true. Everyone knows what causes biasing, but everyone seems to know something different.

Everyone agrees on the definition of “biasing.” It’s the unseen force which vertically distorts a straight edge into . . . → Read More: Biasing

The Cat Mat

By Erika, on November 26th, 2005

As I ripped out the failed binary cardigan, I asked myself, “Who could possibly want something knit out of this insanely warm Wool Ease Chunky?”

The answer?

Cats!

Here’s what happens every night. Brady (pictured above) gets there first. Then after a while, Kimble (below) decides that he wants the cat mat, at . . . → Read More: The Cat Mat