Eryn's Yarn Skull

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOPsHZ2cU4OZZ7aShbWq9g-gz6-_Pxgx0blzsPbcaAcIlAreaOPsK9-yqr2wgw6iJM0_Ji68UZsIQXW13Y5gh3kx7MrNcdiJdQyHiLjyG45aA6fIPYpwt7DBbx-1KhKQmrvGV7JJyrsQ1V/s1600-h/yarnskull+4+yarn+detail.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260334491329242482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOPsHZ2cU4OZZ7aShbWq9g-gz6-_Pxgx0blzsPbcaAcIlAreaOPsK9-yqr2wgw6iJM0_Ji68UZsIQXW13Y5gh3kx7MrNcdiJdQyHiLjyG45aA6fIPYpwt7DBbx-1KhKQmrvGV7JJyrsQ1V/s400/yarnskull+4+yarn+detail.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />I had seen Eryn before in the vicinity of 39th and Broadway and wanted to ask her about her tattoos. When I finally got the opportunity, she rolled up her right sleeve to reveal this incredible tattoo:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMsrbtWwAmvVk9kgjzqhCLb_SpWOUtnNVuOulnw1EHFa55Ml28tQlbvHnGX0T9PwgQQ5WBOlA7SNrZd89PSB_UYu1-ScZaFPQZUxi0hGho2jc9L5VlrHFQn2z4qhN7-atqjufhtuvn6HoZ/s1600-h/yarnskull2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260334897890052514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMsrbtWwAmvVk9kgjzqhCLb_SpWOUtnNVuOulnw1EHFa55Ml28tQlbvHnGX0T9PwgQQ5WBOlA7SNrZd89PSB_UYu1-ScZaFPQZUxi0hGho2jc9L5VlrHFQn2z4qhN7-atqjufhtuvn6HoZ/s400/yarnskull2.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 243px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />Eryn is a professional knitter and works with yarn on a daily basis (see some of her artsy stuff <a href="http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewAlbums&friendID=83348098">here</a>). A friend of her designed this piece for as an homage to her vocation, although Eryn admits it exemplifies her "dorkitude".<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHpdhwGuB-6Fag_cDdRfVCnFb11Amv_q10tcsVRlmh7jIFQ3U3_rRZXLNbyC3NrW2fApdDQ3_ADJeULV1cS2mnRxmrXBmABbox-CmlOtK0Q1SIE-Si_F0ve25qfmq1dvMFaH97wpdxoJl6/s1600-h/yarnskull3+skull+only.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260334770124974898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHpdhwGuB-6Fag_cDdRfVCnFb11Amv_q10tcsVRlmh7jIFQ3U3_rRZXLNbyC3NrW2fApdDQ3_ADJeULV1cS2mnRxmrXBmABbox-CmlOtK0Q1SIE-Si_F0ve25qfmq1dvMFaH97wpdxoJl6/s400/yarnskull3+skull+only.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 326px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />This skull, capped with yarn, boasts knitting needle crossbones:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC9D4x5o7KjOw_4hSE57SqYI2msdQP4dm-72zgt_01WgvFjVDnLE9qgPdEZGukkvSjb3lpVkpaiD4-xZT45azPp0cSzWkjn1j7jAxip1aueTzML2qKR5x98K4glMWv0sXOozCfEQ7geEQq/s1600-h/yarnskull+5+needle+detail.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260334243284376898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC9D4x5o7KjOw_4hSE57SqYI2msdQP4dm-72zgt_01WgvFjVDnLE9qgPdEZGukkvSjb3lpVkpaiD4-xZT45azPp0cSzWkjn1j7jAxip1aueTzML2qKR5x98K4glMWv0sXOozCfEQ7geEQq/s400/yarnskull+5+needle+detail.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 262px;" /></a>It's a brilliant piece and was inked by <a href="http://www.inkednation.com/r/r.cfm?t=9&DisplayUser_ID=105890">Alex Vidaud</a> at <a href="http://www.nautilustattoo.com/">Nautilus Tattoo</a> in Hartford, Connecticut.<br /><br />Thanks to Eryn for sharing her awesome ink with us here at Tattoosday!

Eryn's Yarn Skull

I had seen Eryn before in the vicinity of 39th and Broadway and wanted to ask her about her tattoos. When I finally got the opportunity, she...

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