Ahoy, mateys!

Aye! Avast!
Happy International Talk Like a Pirate Day. I really couldn't honestly think of anything better than such a day. Although... it's kind of hard to talk like a pirate all day, which was why I was glad for this glossary of pirate terms, complete with my favorite:

"Bung hole – Victuals on a ship were stored in wooden casks. The stopper in the barrel is called the bung, and the hole is called the bung hole. On TLAP Day – When dinner is served you’ll make quite an impression when you say, “Well, me hearties, let’s see what crawled out of the bung hole."

And what a blarney good day for me to show off my latest FO, the Arrr-gyle! socks made for my future BIL:


Pattern: Argyle Socks by Edie Eckman
Yarn: Patons Kroy Sock Yarn in navy, grey, white
Notes: As you might recall, I was bitching about the ends that needed to be woven in on the first sock, but having gone through the first one, I learned a lot about intarsia knitting, and the second sock went much smoother. I chose to use duplicate stitch to add in the white lines in order to reduce the complexity, and I think that was a good choice. Duplicate stitching is fun, and I am glad that I got a chance to practice. I would say this pattern taught me a lot about several techniques, for which I am grateful.
Um, I mean, yar! I am mightily obliged to ye, me beauty, Edie Eckman! (You always have to yell when talking like a pirate....)

I also finished up the hat for hat attack! 2 and sent it off. Feast ye eyes on this dangerous hat.

Shiver me timbers, Suki44, ye days are numbered...

Pattern:Fibonacci Frequency Hat for Hat Attack 2
Yarn: Therapi from SWTC
Needles: 2s

That's all for today. It's back to the wedding veil/shawl for me....

Yar!