Sep 19th, 2008
Show your pirattitude today!
Today be Talk Like a Pirate Day!
In honor of the occasion, here’s the famous We Call Them Pirates hat. I’ve been wanting to knit this for a while and finally tackled it this summer—my very first Fair Isle project ever.
For the body of the hat, I used some Dutch worsted yarn that I bought on my last trip to the Netherlands. For the lining, I used some worsted cotton I had on hand.
I really enjoyed knitting this hat and plan to try this pattern again. I’d make a few changes next time, though. First, I definitely need to make the hat a little larger—it’s a bit too snug on an average-sized head. Second, I think I’ll follow Elizabeth Zimmerman’s instructions for knitting a lining (no need to use a smaller needle, just decrease your stitches 20% on the first row) rather than the ones given.
Don’t forget to find out your pirate name!
Me? I’m Dirty Mary Flint: “You’re the pirate everyone else wants to throw in the ocean — not to get rid of you, you understand; just to get rid of the smell. Like the rock flint, you’re hard and sharp. But, also like flint, you’re easily chipped, and sparky. Arr!”
“Arrrrrrr!” indeed!
LOL! The hat turned out great!
That hat is awesome. You did a great job with it being your first Fair Isle. So I went and checked out my pirate name. It is Red Morgan Rackham – “Passion is a big part of your life, which makes sense for a pirate. You have the good fortune of having a good name, since Rackham (pronounced RACKem, not rack-ham) is one of the coolest sounding surnames for a pirate. Arr!”. What a hoot – but true about the passionate part.
LOVE the hat!! i’m so impressed.
You may have already seen this, but I figured it’s a good thing to add to your pirate post:
http://www.google.com/webhp?hl=xx-pirate
ARRR!