January 2012 « Redshirt Knitting

Sims Sunday: Party time, excellent! http://t.co/y0drHzVkCA about 2 hours ago
@BrandyGrabow It starts a little slow, but each episode builds on the ones that came before it. about 2 hours ago in reply to BrandyGrabow
@kniterrupted it is as doomed as it is poorly lit. about 4 hours ago in reply to kniterrupted
Why am I going to Target on a Sunday afternoon? What is wrong with me? Whose idea was this? about 4 hours ago
Got caught up on Hannibal last night. It's a smart, fascinating, disgusting show and I'm sure it will be cancelled soon, which is a shame. about 5 hours ago
Reading a book about an evil dr who starved her patients to death. It's making me hungry. http://t.co/UfBHvl4CdC about 7 hours ago
@advicemonkey Killed my first mouse in a snap trap. Opted not to take a Polaroid. about 8 hours ago in reply to advicemonkey
Seriously? "It is hard to shake the sense that the book is the work of a man, so cool is the narrative voice" http://t.co/Dk8n96Udpx about 11 hours ago
@advicemonkey Only if you're wearing someone else's, which is how it looks about 12 hours ago in reply to advicemonkey
Just saw that I got retweeted by "AAA Sucks." But they don't! Truck was there in about 10 minutes, and they were great - as always! 12:37 PM 05/18/13

Drop Spindle Class

By Erika, on January 31st, 2012

Another thing I have to tell you! I took a 2-hour class last Saturday on learning to spin yarn with a drop spindle. I have been wanting to learn how to spin for ages now, but there are several barriers that have to be cleared first. Learning to spin with a drop spindle seemed . . . → Read More: Drop Spindle Class

The Great Feministy Cowl KAL

By Erika, on January 30th, 2012

Oh I have so many things to talk about! But let me start with a time-sensitive thing that I should have told you last week: the Great Cowl KAL by designer Liz Abinante of Feministy.

You may know Abinante from some of her earlier designs: I know people who have knit Saroyan, the . . . → Read More: The Great Feministy Cowl KAL

Sims Sunday: Postponed

By Erika, on January 29th, 2012

Sorry – I didn’t have time to play during the work week. And when I got home from a long day Saturday, I just didn’t feel like it. More Sims Sunday next week, I promise!

Can I placate you with a kitty picture?

Another Pair of Socks Bites The Dust

By Erika, on January 26th, 2012

Hand-knit socks have a pretty hard life at my house. I wear them exclusively, every day, and I’ll be honest with you: these days, I always machine wash them.

During “wood stove season” (roughly October through April) I hang them up to dry. In the months when I’m not heating my house, there’s . . . → Read More: Another Pair of Socks Bites The Dust

And The Winning Cat Name Is…

By Erika, on January 25th, 2012

I took a few days to let it settle in, and it seems to fit: Cinnamon. Because she has those reddish brown tones in her coat, and because she is a little bit spicy (but only a little bit). It’s also a name from the C generation of Alphabettis that sorta stuck with me.

. . . → Read More: And The Winning Cat Name Is…