What do we call them? PIRATES! When do we want them? NOW!
Too bad I didn't knit and this pattern didn't exist when I was in high school. I would've been, like, the most spirited ever. It'd have to be maroon and gold instead of green-and-green like this one, though.
It's hard to stop knitting this. The above is the result of two late-evenings of progress. Not bad, considering my gauge is much, much tinier than the original; I had to add a whole extra panel.
Tomorrow I should be receiving Handknit Holidays. Madhur Jaffrey's World Vegetarian, and Simply Socks via UPS; I'm excited! I've loved Handknit Holidays ever since I first laid eyes on it. The sock book was inspired by Nona; she's knit some gorgeous socks, and some of the most gorgeous are from that book. The vegetarian one is because - *gasp!* - I've become a vegetarian. I had been a vegetarian in the past, though it was when I was younger so I didn't really do it well. For health reasons, we're cooking exclusively vegetarian at home (though with the occasional fish thrown in), and I'm not eating meat at all (except for aforementioned fish). It's going well so far; to my surprise, we're eating more interesting and delicious food than we were before. Who knew?
J&S has shipped my Crichton yarn; I can hardly wait for it to get here! If I were crazy, I'd use it as my knitting Olympics event.
The A.V. v-neck is now bus knitting. I'd love to finish both that sweater and Matthew's pirates hat by the end of the month; both goals are certainly doable.
The sock I cast on for the other day is some sort of demon from hell. The colors are knitting up evenly, but no stitch pattern shows up whatsoever. I'm considering slipped stitches, or plain ol' boring stockinette. Funny how instant gratification knitting can turn against you in an instant. Maybe it has rabies.
And now, I leave you with an adorable picture:
Reggie and Sophie are friends. They like to wrestle and nap together, and both enjoy a good gnaw (Sophie gnaws Reggie's head; Reggie gnaws Sophie's legs).
Tipper @ 9:44 PM * link
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