April 2010 « Redshirt Knitting

RT @kevinclark: If you had a Portal themed fixie stolen near San Jose, this clueless asshole has it: http://t.co/w8ahvxuQMS #pleaseretweet about 7 hours ago
Spinning progress http://t.co/mFeNa0G6aD about 8 hours ago
If I built this Twitter-activated pet feeder, you all would make my cat really fat, wouldn't you?! https://t.co/O0gC3ARWh1 about 14 hours ago
@advicemonkey Those actually look pretty convincing! about 18 hours ago in reply to advicemonkey
RT @briangaar: My hometown is basically a racist Facebook post with a Chili's 05:06 PM 05/21/13
@perclexed It's not her most ladylike angle. 03:07 PM 05/21/13 in reply to perclexed
Yep, another one! http://t.co/tvI3gJsiBG 02:28 PM 05/21/13
I'm not having much luck with this. It's called "catbearding" btw. http://t.co/phFJEKU3L2 11:50 AM 05/21/13
RT @SeinfeldToday: George tries to hide that despite seeing every episode he has no idea what's happening on Game of Thrones. Elaine buys d… 11:00 AM 05/21/13
RT @dansolomon: Today in MAKING YOU CRY. MT @marcusgilmer: dog survives tornado, reunited with owner mid-interview http://t.co/ZojcYAaxP1” 07:27 AM 05/21/13

We Should Be Okay Out Here

By Erika, on April 29th, 2010

Mr. Paws-in-the-Shot and his brother are indoor-only cats, so we should be able to talk on the deck outside.

I feel a bit guilty posting this picture, with its crazed profusion of shades of green. Have you SEEN what’s happened in the Northeast?! Even Goldie is confused. And she’s just a sheep!

Some . . . → Read More: We Should Be Okay Out Here

Cowl-O-Rama

By Erika, on April 28th, 2010

I met Dorothy heading in the other direction today, from the ferry to Mount Vernon. (I’m the ferry ferry! Give me a pair of pointy boots and sparkly wings and I’d be the ferry ferry fairy.)

She’s working on a cowl, too. Suddenly everyone has Cowl Fever! I caught it from a friend’s Crofter’s . . . → Read More: Cowl-O-Rama

Cotton Surf Socks

By Erika, on April 27th, 2010

I love to take a picture of toe-up socks right after finishing the heel. They fold in half for their picture so very tidily!

I call this the “Baudelaire heel,” because the instructions are in Cookie A’s Baudelaire socks. I work the heel almost exactly as written, without adjusting the number of stitches for . . . → Read More: Cotton Surf Socks

Weekend Fun

By Erika, on April 26th, 2010

On Friday I was planning to check out this one beach, but it turned out the road didn’t do what Google Maps said it did, so I wandered around and eventually found another. Which turned out to be pretty nice all on its own.

Click for the full-size 180-degree view. (You may have . . . → Read More: Weekend Fun