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January 11, 2009
Fish 2.0 and the Pirate Hat of Doom
#18 - Knit pirate hat
I knit this bad boy for the infamous Seadogs Christmas party/gift exchange extravaganza. It was, as advertised, more fun than a barrel of monkeys. I came away with some excellent pirate beach towels, and Nathan has fabric for a Hawaiian shirt that someone's going to make for him.
I've been wanting to knit this hat for years, but was afraid of all that Fair Isle knitting. It took me about two days to knit, and it's not too bad. The tension isn't all beautiful and flat, but it is consistent.
I also knit another fish hat - this time with some Artyarns Ultramerino 8 that I've had in my stash for about 4 years. My god, it was amazing to knit with, and it made a great fish.
Now I get to knit something for ME ME ME ME. Right?
p.s. #65 - I got a new bra. It fits.
Comments
Oh my god, I love the fish hat. My daughter would knock down an old lady to get that hat.
Posted by: Robert Rummel-Hudson at January 11, 2009 12:08 PM
Those fish hats look great. You should open up an Etsy shop and go into mass production. I bet they'd be a great hit.
Posted by: slacy at January 11, 2009 12:35 PM
Yay for #65!
Nice hats!
Posted by: Bob at January 11, 2009 1:35 PM
LOVE the hats! I need to get to work on a fish for my kiddo before it gets to warm and she insists on wearing it anyway...
Posted by: Lynlee at January 18, 2009 8:09 AM