February 2006 « Redshirt Knitting

RT @dansolomon: Today in MAKING YOU CRY. MT @marcusgilmer: dog survives tornado, reunited with owner mid-interview http://t.co/ZojcYAaxP1” about 59 minutes ago
@BrandyGrabow I can't even watch that, I'm just going to retweet it sight unseen! about 59 minutes ago in reply to BrandyGrabow
@congolia I wish I was a little bit taller, I wish I was a baller, I wish I had a girl who looked good, I would call her, I wish I had a rab about 1 hour ago in reply to congolia
@amysueamysue "A cockatiel is no man's slave!" "Cheep cheep tweet!" about 1 hour ago in reply to amysueamysue
On the up side, I didn't have to walk into a funeral pyre to get them, my chickens. I just, you know. Bought them at the feed store. about 11 hours ago
I would love to be all "DRAKKARIS!" and see my enemies destroyed with a fireball, but all I have is pet chickens. Bummer. about 12 hours ago
@advicemonkey Worst. Instagram subject. Ever. about 13 hours ago in reply to advicemonkey
Ode to the Honey Cowl http://t.co/dEFyJcoaOI about 14 hours ago
The thing about mice is, you never have "a mouse." You either have "no mice" or "infinity mice." There is no in-between number of mice. about 14 hours ago
@BrandyGrabow Seriously - how long until they run out of serial killers? I wondered that, too. about 14 hours ago in reply to BrandyGrabow

I WILL CRUSH YOU

By Erika, on February 28th, 2006

Last night I broke out the yarn for the knit-a-bear-for-a-poor-Jamaican-child project. Unfortunately, I had neglected to print out a copy of the pattern beforehand.

No matter, I thought. I remember the pattern. It said to cast on (some stitches), knit for (some rows), switch colors, knit for (some more rows), and so forth. How . . . → Read More: I WILL CRUSH YOU

Knit a bear, make a child happy, win stuff!

By Erika, on February 27th, 2006

Got Gauge has posted a call to knitters, and a contest!

Knit a bear for the Peace Corps to distribute to an underprivileged child in Jamaica. Then send her a picture, she’ll add it to her gallery, and enter you into a drawing for a fabulous prize of Noro Silk Garden!

Link via . . . → Read More: Knit a bear, make a child happy, win stuff!

My [yarn] smells like cat food.

By Erika, on February 27th, 2006

For sale, best offer: four skeins of Red Heart acrylic yarn and a plastic tote, all permanently infused with the smell of cat food.

Here is my (futile) attempt to “air out” the yarn and tote.

I used this plastic tote to store cat food for about a year. Then it sat empty . . . → Read More: My [yarn] smells like cat food.

I want…

By Erika, on February 26th, 2006

I want a miniature sheep so bad, you would NOT believe it. 16-17 inches high when full grown!

Link via Franklin

How is knitting like open source?

By Erika, on February 26th, 2006

I made an offhand comment a little while back, about the similarity betwen the knitting community and the open source movement. If you have a Windows computer, you may think that open source software (the Unix and Linux operating systems, and the programs that run on them) has very little to do with your . . . → Read More: How is knitting like open source?