Cabled Feather Cowl « Redshirt Knitting

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 36 minutes ago
Reading a book about an evil dr who starved her patients to death. It's making me hungry. http://t.co/UfBHvl4CdC about 2 hours ago
@advicemonkey Killed my first mouse in a snap trap. Opted not to take a Polaroid. about 3 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 6 hours ago
@advicemonkey Only if you're wearing someone else's, which is how it looks about 6 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
@rvillon Hah, that's a good one! I had been thinking, "Have the flowers stopped screaming, Clarice?" "Um... what?" 12:36 PM 05/18/13 in reply to rvillon
@rvillon Validation! 10:30 AM 05/18/13 in reply to rvillon
@RaleighRobot Yeah pretty much! 10:30 AM 05/18/13 in reply to RaleighRobot
@thegeorg Haha I like that one! "Well I guess she's got this figured out now. I'm obviously a great teacher!" 10:29 AM 05/18/13 in reply to thegeorg

The Prodigal Knits Return

By Erika, on August 16th, 2010

On Sunday I picked up my knits from the county fair. Along with my FABULOUS CASH PRIZE! Did you know there’s a FABULOUS CASH PRIZE? It’s true! And I earned TWO, one for each ribbon!

(Honesty compels me to add that the cash prize is $3 for the blue ribbon, and $2 for . . . → Read More: The Prodigal Knits Return

I’m A Wiener!

By Erika, on August 12th, 2010

I won a blue ribbon for the Waterfall Lace Scarf. Sorry for the lousy picture – they had the area roped off so that people couldn’t get too close. (PLEASE STEP AWAY FROM THE KNITTING!)

Last year there was NO lace, it was all sweaters. This year? No sweaters – all lace! It figures.

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Down Side to Lion Brand Fisherman’s Wool

By Erika, on August 11th, 2010

I love a lot of things about Lion Brand Fisherman’s Wool. I love that it only comes in undyed colors. I love that it’s minimally-processed and fairly reeks of delicious lanolin. I love that it’s basically exactly the same as my #1 favorite, Cascade 220, but at half the price. All of this in . . . → Read More: Down Side to Lion Brand Fisherman’s Wool

Fly Free, Little Knittings

By Erika, on August 10th, 2010

On Sunday I made my way to the Skagit County fairgrounds to drop off my knitting. It’s on the stack behind the woman taking submissions, in two quart Ziploc bags.

I had to make my way through a group of other knitters who were apparently standing around waiting to stare avidly at the next . . . → Read More: Fly Free, Little Knittings