Fair Isle February
Yes, I joined the Fair Isle February knitalong. I am planning to make the KnitPicks Palette Fair Isle Cardigan, but I decided to dip my toes in with a slightly more portable project first – Kris’s We Call Them Pirates hat. Yes, the one I promised him ages ago. I started it Saturday night while we were hanging out at Mtwelovett‘s house and finished it this afternoon. It is drying right now while blocking on a mixing bowl. 
Kris had to also get a nice closeup of one of the skulls.
And lest you think I am a slacker, the reason I started the hat was that….
Jenneke‘s socks are done! It’s a little hard to see in that picture, but I did do a picot bindoff at the top of the cuff. So, yes, Jenneke, I’ll be gathering a few goodies to tuck into the box, and then your socks will be on their way!
And yes, you might have noticed that I mentioned “hanging out with Mtwelovett“. She and I have been talking for a year and a half about getting together, so when we found out that the musical of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels was coming to Raleigh, we decided that was our sign. I got tickets for Kris and I, and we went down this weekend and had a complete blast with Mary and Robert. I also got to meet Qeltic, too. Heck, my Bear even got to meet his long-lost cousin Teddy. Kris got some great pictures, which I will post as soon as he gets them uploaded.
February 5th, 2007 at 8:14 pm
Your hat looks great! I made one a couple weeks ago and was excited that it was such a quick knit.
February 5th, 2007 at 10:24 pm
Argh, that’s a cute hat!
February 5th, 2007 at 10:56 pm
Your hat is perfect! I freakin love it! Great job. The socks are beautiful and yes I can see the picot bind off!
February 5th, 2007 at 11:44 pm
Loved meeting you and Kris! And I can’t believe you’ve gotten that hat done so quickly. Wow!
February 6th, 2007 at 12:28 am
Awesome hat!! Nice work! The socks are fab too!
You weren’t too far from me! Glad you guys had a good time!
February 6th, 2007 at 5:17 am
Wow! Great hat! I also just love your pattern for Jack sparrow’s favourite socks. I think my brother would so love to have socks like that. I’m looking forward to the green socks!
February 6th, 2007 at 7:03 am
Cool! I love both the hat and the socks
What wool are the socks knit from?
February 6th, 2007 at 9:54 am
You finished your hat already???!?!?! ! You are speedy woman! We had a blast too! Glad you could make it.
“… Great Big Stuff!!!… “
I was paying so much attention to the conversation, and not the pattern that I knit two rows past where I was supposed to put the thumb on a holder!!! Trying to decide now if I’m gonna tink back, or just put it in the current row.
February 6th, 2007 at 12:51 pm
I love the hat. It came out so nice. The detailed picture of the skull is really nice to. Oh, and the socks, I really like the socks to.
February 6th, 2007 at 1:55 pm
The hat and socks are great! I just bought a skein of the Juniper this past weekend.
February 6th, 2007 at 2:38 pm
OMG THAT HAT IS AWESOME!!! You’ve inspired me and as soon as things start to settle down a bit, I’m going to do it. I’m going to do it darn it. I’m going to pick up my own needles and yarn again. Someday, someday very soon I will be a knitter too!
Love to you and your hubby!
February 6th, 2007 at 7:16 pm
That hat is kickass!
February 6th, 2007 at 9:05 pm
That is the best pirate hat/item I have seen yet! I so want to make a pirate item for a friend I have who loves pirates (it’s an obsession for her). You have given me inspiration
February 6th, 2007 at 11:27 pm
I *love* that hat! You did such a spectacular job. If I bring some tea, could I come over for knitting lessons? It’s about a, what, 40956-hour walk to there from Phoenix? Dang. And mmmmmm, what lovely socks and yarn pr0n!
February 6th, 2007 at 11:29 pm
If anything could convince me to try my hand at Fair Isle it’s your rockin’ hat!!
February 7th, 2007 at 10:02 am
That hat is awesome!!!! I love it!
February 7th, 2007 at 11:36 am
I joined too. But I’m worried that the FI portion of the sweater I’ll be knitting won’t start till March!
February 7th, 2007 at 8:04 pm
That hat is so cool it’s going to be a hot target for hat thieves. Just a heads up for the wearer!
Socks So Lovely. What a lucky set of feet your pal has.
February 7th, 2007 at 11:19 pm
That hat kicks ass. I covet it. Tell Kris we want to see it modeled.
February 8th, 2007 at 9:51 am
Yep, I can see the picots on the cuff. Nice coloring too. Isn’t M12 a hoot? I can’t wait to meet her too.
And you too! hee
February 9th, 2007 at 9:21 am
I love that hat pattern, yours looks amazing.
Those socks are so pretty.