April 2012 « Redshirt Knitting

Sometimes it's hard to tell the cat food from the Erika food. http://t.co/2pkdh3N9BQ about 4 hours ago
According to the new Star Trek movie, in the future everyone just gets one enormous ice cube. about 8 hours ago
Isn’t the future grand? http://t.co/XF1QetwxPh about 13 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 13 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 14 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 16 hours ago
@kmkat And not as high as the Minneapolis bridge. about 16 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 16 hours ago
@advicemonkey wow that looks amazing! about 16 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 08:32 PM 05/23/13 in reply to pschiendelman

Sims Sunday: Is… THIS… Your Card?

By Erika, on April 29th, 2012

First: Funny Graphics Glitch-Of-The-Week!

“If this is just a clipping error, how come my feet are wet?”

Now on to business. Fern had an uneventful teen stage. (No more teen parties. I couldn’t bear the disappointment.) Once she grew into a young adult, it was time to start her on her career path: Magician! . . . → Read More: Sims Sunday: Is… THIS… Your Card?

He Lives To Nom Another Day

By Erika, on April 27th, 2012

We had quite a scare this week, the little orange dude and I. With a seventeen year-old cat, one becomes acutely aware that any day could literally be his last.

At first, all I knew was that something was Not Right.

Every morning we have this routine: I dish up his breakfast . . . → Read More: He Lives To Nom Another Day

Gayle’s Wish Is My Command

By Erika, on April 26th, 2012

The other day when I posted pics of the completed Sparkle Sox, Gayle commented that “I think the photo needs a cat. But that’s just me…” Which was funny, because the reason I took the pictures the way I did was that the neighbor’s cat wouldn’t leave them alone when I propped them up . . . → Read More: Gayle’s Wish Is My Command

The Next Project

By Erika, on April 25th, 2012

A bit out of left field: this is the beginnings of Wingspan, in that Kauni Effektgarn rainbow colorway from a while back.

Weird light when I took this picture last night But these colors are so bright, it’s hard to photograph them in normal lighting without burning out your . . . → Read More: The Next Project

Sox: Complete

By Erika, on April 24th, 2012

I took several pictures of the completed pair of socks, but they were all boring. So I opted for the Super Dramatic Ultra Close-Up At Raking Angle technique, beloved of food bloggers.

Pow!

But you know what that picture could really use? Some of that fake HDR action.

Aw yeah! Those socks are totally . . . → Read More: Sox: Complete