June 2006 « Redshirt Knitting

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 8 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 9 hours ago
@advicemonkey Worst. Instagram subject. Ever. about 10 hours ago in reply to advicemonkey
Ode to the Honey Cowl http://t.co/dEFyJcoaOI about 11 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 11 hours ago
@BrandyGrabow Seriously - how long until they run out of serial killers? I wondered that, too. about 11 hours ago in reply to BrandyGrabow
Congrats to Cinnamon who just clocked in at 8.2lbs, down from 11.4lbs (still has 1-2lbs to lose). Slim kitty! about 15 hours ago
@perclexed I would love to borrow with the option to buy, thanks! Email me and we can talk logistics mechagrue@gmail.com about 15 hours ago in reply to perclexed
@BrandyGrabow The idea serial killers are so thick on the ground is utterly ridiculous. Anderson is awesome in it, though! about 16 hours ago in reply to BrandyGrabow
@BrandyGrabow How far have you gotten? Some things I initially thought were poor choices later came back around as cool things. (Not all.) about 19 hours ago in reply to BrandyGrabow

I hate my feet.

By Erika, on June 30th, 2006

Every morning between about 11:30 and 12:30, if I open my shades, a small sunbeam falls directly below my desk. Upon hearing the shades being drawn, Kimble magically appears at the sunbeam spot, where he rolls around in feline delight, jockeys for position with my feet, and tries very hard to be run over . . . → Read More: I hate my feet.

Meow meow Harley meow meow?

By Erika, on June 29th, 2006

I should have a separate category for “Pictures I took to sell something online, which the cats ruined by blundering into frame.”

Girlfriend’s Swing Coat progress

By Erika, on June 29th, 2006

Haven’t had much knitting time this week, but work on the Girlfriend’s Swing Coat Sweater is proceeding apace. (What pace? Just apace, okay?)

Unfinished Girlfriend enjoys a moment outside on a sunny afternoon, looking out over Lake Union.

I’m nearly to the part where you set the sleeves aside on waste yarn, so . . . → Read More: Girlfriend’s Swing Coat progress

Not exactly knitting weather, is it?

By Erika, on June 28th, 2006

It’s been getting really hot here, almost in the 90s. I know this doesn’t seem hot to you, since you live in a city where the temperatures hit the hundreds starting in February, but you have air conditioning.

In Seattle, air conditioning as seen as some kind of moral failure like wearing fur, buying . . . → Read More: Not exactly knitting weather, is it?

So cute!

By Erika, on June 27th, 2006

I’ve started a new blog category, “Things I Would Like to Knit Some Day,” because I always see these patterns online and think, “Ehm, not right now, I’m really behind on my projects.” And then I fear that I will forget them. Aren’t blogs handy?

Most recently, I would some day like to knit:

. . . → Read More: So cute!