March 2006 « Redshirt Knitting

If you're coming north to the San Juans for Memorial Day wkd I'll tell you a secret, here's the route locals use: https://t.co/ZBZETnuOlt about 1 hour ago
@kmkat And not as high as the Minneapolis bridge. about 1 hour ago in reply to kmkat
So basically what you're saying is, the Skagit River Bridge failed a saving throw. http://t.co/nzLRzIuFRK about 1 hour ago
@advicemonkey wow that looks amazing! about 1 hour ago in reply to advicemonkey
@pschiendelman there are a lot of options, none of which can gracefully handle that volume of traffic. I usually go across Fir Isl to Conway about 11 hours ago in reply to pschiendelman
Triple thanks as always to first responders who were on the scene so quickly, rescuing people from the river which is running cold & fast about 11 hours ago
Thank you to everyone who texted and emailed. I'm fine but I take that I5 bridge at least once a week, and traffic detours will be dire. about 12 hours ago
@ckrub sooooo much suck about 12 hours ago in reply to ckrub
Um WHAT. RT @Gina_SVH North end of I-5 bridge over #Skagit River collapsed http://t.co/h4aKo6mwOp about 13 hours ago
I've acclimated to protein powder mixed w/Crystal Light. No longer seems strange to run my tongue around my gums cleaning the leftover grit. about 15 hours ago

Gray hat for charity

By Erika, on March 31st, 2006

It’s a little big for Bobby, my styrofoam head model, but it will fit an adult man. I’ll probably send it off to Operation Nightwatch, when they come up on the list.

Cascade 220 Charcoal Gray (#8400) and Silver Gray (#8401), oh how I love you! These are the best grays in the world. . . . → Read More: Gray hat for charity

Project Honda: a mini photo essay

By Erika, on March 31st, 2006

I patched the quarter-sized hole in my headlight with some clear packing tape.

The word you’re looking for is: “classy.”

The battery frightens me. I don’t know what the blue stuff is, but I finally did determine that the piles of yellow powdery stuff are degenerated foam from the straps, which used to . . . → Read More: Project Honda: a mini photo essay

Cherry trees finally make it to full bloom

By Erika, on March 30th, 2006

BONK BONK ON THE HEAD!

By Erika, on March 30th, 2006

By now, you have probably heard the new term “Grups.” If you haven’t, you will soon.

Now listen up people, because I am only going to say this once.

The use of the term term “grups” in this context is completely backwards. In the original reference, the term “grups” refers to the actual grownups . . . → Read More: BONK BONK ON THE HEAD!

South West Trading Company: bamboo yarn

By Erika, on March 30th, 2006

Wool is the only natural fiber I’ve ever knit with, so working with this bamboo yarn was a very unsettling experience.

The first thing I noticed is that it’s heavy. Stepping over from wool yarn, this stuff feels like it’s made of dark matter. I kept hefting the yarn – the skein, the strands, . . . → Read More: South West Trading Company: bamboo yarn