We Call Them Pirates Hat
Pattern: We Call Them Pirates
Yarn: KnitPicks Merino Style in Coal and Vanilla with leftover Rowan Calmer for the lining.
Needles: Size 5 for the fair isle, size 1 for the lining
Start Date: August 20, 2006
End Date: August 22, 2006
Comments: Matt asked me a few weeks ago if I could knit him a skull and crossbone hat he found online. I told him I wasn't very good at 2-color knitting so I probably wouldn't. Then I decided to give the old fair isle style another shot. This pattern was a blast and it is as close to instant gratification as you can get while still using the words knitting and fair isle. I think this pattern will be knit again - definitely for some of the crew from our last sailing trip:) It looks a little wonky towards the top, but when it's on Matt's head it lays nice and flat. The KnitPicks Merino Style was a delight, as always. Incredibly soft and knits up nicely. (Oh, and Matt loves it!)
I also finally got around to doing the finishing for the Tasha Bag I knit in June. I was dreading the finishing, but it went off without a hitch and now I've got myself a pretty new bag.
Tasha
Pattern: Tasha from Knitty
Yarn: Rowan Denim in Nashville
Needles: 5's and 6's
Start Date: June 17, 2006
End Date: August 22, 2006
Comments: What can I say? The yarn turns your hands and needles blue. The pattern requires you knit half a dozen pieces then seam them all. But I really love the finished bag. It's all worth it in the end, but halfway through, with blue fingers, I wasn't sure it was worth it.
***Knitting GROUP is tonight (Wednesday) at the Borders' Cafe in Wilmette (corner of Lake & Skokie). We meet from 6:30 until 8:00 and any yarn enthusiast is welcome!***
4 comments:
Uh oh, my husband saw that hat and now he wants one!
What no socks?!?! ;)
You're just cranking those FOS left and right! Glad to hear he likes the hat. It looks great.
Bummer about the blue hands and needles. I know exactly what you mean!
WOW!! So cool that you pulled off that hat in so little time!! Sorry we missed you last night. You bag is pretty too, but I have no intention of ever knitting with something that turns my hands blue. That just take all the fun out for me, so I'll admire your from afar.... :)
Cute hat! Sadly, my husband wouldn't wear it...he's really boring, in the knitting sense.
And, btw, Heather looks fabulous!! I've got to get my hands on that pattern!
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