December 2010 « Redshirt Knitting

If I built this Twitter-activated pet feeder, you all would make my cat really fat, wouldn't you?! https://t.co/O0gC3ARWh1 about 5 hours ago
@advicemonkey Those actually look pretty convincing! about 9 hours ago in reply to advicemonkey
RT @briangaar: My hometown is basically a racist Facebook post with a Chili's about 23 hours ago
@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
@BrandyGrabow I can't even watch that, I'm just going to retweet it sight unseen! 07:27 AM 05/21/13 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 07:26 AM 05/21/13 in reply to congolia

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Socks By New Year? Not Happening.

By Erika, on December 31st, 2010

So last night I had finished 4 pattern repeats of the toe-up socks, and I was ready to start increasing for the gusset.

I looked at the sock and thought, “But which side should I put the increases on?”

Then I thought something like, “FFFFFFFUUUUUUUU-”

Here’s one side:

And here’s the other:

The problem? . . . → Read More: Socks By New Year? Not Happening.

Another Thing I Finished

By Erika, on December 30th, 2010

Are you ready for this? You sure?

Now admittedly, when I say “finished” I mean “I knit one more round in solid color, then grafted the ends shut and called it done.” It’s what I suppose you would charitably call a “scarflette,” being only 49 inches long.

But as I was casting my eye . . . → Read More: Another Thing I Finished

Mittens: Done

By Erika, on December 29th, 2010

Last night I didn’t finish working until 9PM, and I only had the energy to knit three rounds before I gave up. So there is basically zero chance I’ll be able to finish the Wyvern socks by the end of the year. Considering the way that pesky things like “working” and “feeding pets” and . . . → Read More: Mittens: Done

Resolutions Vs. Reality

By Erika, on December 28th, 2010

I finished the first Wyvern Sock last weekend, and I would sure like to finish the second sock by the end of the year!

But here is the reality: the sock has 13 pattern repeats, plus 2 inches of ribbing (let’s call that 14 repeats), plus turning the heel (let’s call that a 15th . . . → Read More: Resolutions Vs. Reality

Christmas Wrap-Up

By Erika, on December 27th, 2010

I hope everyone had a nice holiday weekend, even if you may secretly be glad to be back at work and back to a somewhat normal life.

Under the theory that “you should gift someone what they really want, not what you think they should have,” I gave the cats a big pile . . . → Read More: Christmas Wrap-Up