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On the up side, I didn't have to walk into a funeral pyre to get them, my chickens. I just, you know. Bought them at the feed store. about 3 hours ago
I would love to be all "DRAKKARIS!" and see my enemies destroyed with a fireball, but all I have is pet chickens. Bummer. about 3 hours ago
@advicemonkey Worst. Instagram subject. Ever. about 4 hours ago in reply to advicemonkey
Ode to the Honey Cowl http://t.co/dEFyJcoaOI about 5 hours ago
The thing about mice is, you never have "a mouse." You either have "no mice" or "infinity mice." There is no in-between number of mice. about 6 hours ago
@BrandyGrabow Seriously - how long until they run out of serial killers? I wondered that, too. about 6 hours ago in reply to BrandyGrabow
Congrats to Cinnamon who just clocked in at 8.2lbs, down from 11.4lbs (still has 1-2lbs to lose). Slim kitty! about 9 hours ago
@perclexed I would love to borrow with the option to buy, thanks! Email me and we can talk logistics mechagrue@gmail.com about 9 hours ago in reply to perclexed
@BrandyGrabow The idea serial killers are so thick on the ground is utterly ridiculous. Anderson is awesome in it, though! about 10 hours ago in reply to BrandyGrabow
@BrandyGrabow How far have you gotten? Some things I initially thought were poor choices later came back around as cool things. (Not all.) about 13 hours ago in reply to BrandyGrabow

Lava Flow Cowl the Second

By Erika, on October 6th, 2010

I liked this pattern so much, I knit another one just for me.

As with the first one I knit, I added 24 stitches (2 additional cables) to make the cowl a little taller. If I was going to knit this pattern a third time, I would think hard about doing one less . . . → Read More: Lava Flow Cowl the Second

Dances With Dishcloths

By Erika, on December 30th, 2009

This is the same purple I matched with the persimmon in the last dishcloth, plus “Lime Stripes.”

I worry that, with yet another dishcloth (12 in 17 days) I may start losing members of the audience. And yet I am helpless to stop.

How about some chicken news? People seem to like chicken . . . → Read More: Dances With Dishcloths

Liz Lemon Hat: Completed!

By Erika, on November 17th, 2009

After pretty much finishing the Liz Lemon hat, and then ripping it all the way back and casting on again, I buckled down and finished the second version much more quickly.

First, another look at the original:

And now my final version, finished for real and gifted to the recipient, I won’t be . . . → Read More: Liz Lemon Hat: Completed!

A Slightly Different “Finished Sock” Post

By Erika, on October 22nd, 2009

All day long it’s been raining and dreary and gray. Everything is sopping wet outside. I kept wondering, “How am I going to put on these socks, and trek out somewhere with good lighting, and take some nice pictures, without getting them soaking wet?”

Because there is a convention in knit-blog-land, that your finished . . . → Read More: A Slightly Different “Finished Sock” Post

Feather And Fan Socks – Completed

By Erika, on September 9th, 2009

When I ran out of yarn knitting the second sock, Judy suggested that I rip back the first sock, use that yarn to knit the second sock up to the same point, then finish both socks with a completely different yarn.

This trick worked really well, and luckily I had some reasonably-matching yarn on . . . → Read More: Feather And Fan Socks – Completed