March 2011 « Redshirt Knitting

Sometimes it's hard to tell the cat food from the Erika food. http://t.co/2pkdh3N9BQ about 1 hour ago
According to the new Star Trek movie, in the future everyone just gets one enormous ice cube. about 5 hours ago
Isn’t the future grand? http://t.co/XF1QetwxPh about 9 hours ago
She promised to loan me a spinning wheel if I helped her load a couch into the back of a windowless van. Seems legit. about 10 hours ago
Hey everyone, if @perclexed turns out to be an axe murderer, start the hunt for my body in the @SerialKnitters parking lot. about 10 hours ago
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 12 hours ago
@kmkat And not as high as the Minneapolis bridge. about 13 hours 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 13 hours ago
@advicemonkey wow that looks amazing! about 13 hours 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 23 hours ago in reply to pschiendelman

The Death of Fansites?

By Erika, on March 31st, 2011

Does it seem to anyone else as though fansites reached their peak some time around 2002, and have been dwindling ever since? It seems to me as if fansites just aren’t as common, or as comprehensive, as they once were.

We have Wikipedia now, and most fandoms have one wiki or another. But I’m . . . → Read More: The Death of Fansites?

Cat Haz Been Trolled

By Erika, on March 30th, 2011

When you live out in the woods, spring brings with it all sorts of animal wackiness. Like mice getting trapped in garbage cans. And neighbor cats trolling your house.

Don’t you just love the expression on the neighbor cat’s face?

“Did someone say something?” He seems to be asking. “Because I thought I . . . → Read More: Cat Haz Been Trolled

Free Knitted Bluebell Pattern

By Erika, on March 29th, 2011

Attention UK readers! Commenter Monkeylina works for the Woodland Trust, a woodland conservation charity based in the UK.

She has developed a bluebell knitting pattern that you can knit and leave, along with a tag with the site’s URL, in order to encourage people to check out their local bluebell wood. Click here . . . → Read More: Free Knitted Bluebell Pattern

NobleKnits Giveaway

By Erika, on March 29th, 2011

Hey everyone, just a quick heads up that NobleKnits is holding a drawing for a chance to win a $100 gift certificate for their shop.

Details: “The winner will be able to redeem the certificate for designer yarns, patterns, kits, knitting needles and notions. Sign up ends 11:59 pm, March 31, 2011. Winner . . . → Read More: NobleKnits Giveaway