My Open University project report is submitted at last. I am so used to spending my weekends hunched over books & netbook, watching the sunshine through the window, I hardly know that to do with a free weekend. We can even go away on the odd weekend (when son can be torn away from capoiera, MC club, drama group, rugby and D&D).
So last weekend we headed up to the North East to stay with my BFF and help another Dear Friend celebrate his birthday. Major baking was in order; I am all about the muffins and have even started experimenting with savoury ones.
We went to the coast, to the gorgeous Marsden Bay and its very lovely limestone, ideal for DF to try out the pirate hat I made him.
pattern: We Call Them Pirates by Adrian Bizilia (free ravelry download); yarn: James C Brett Pure Merino shades PM9, PM7, PM10; needles3.25 mm, 3.00 mm; ravelry project page.
I was a bit worried about the tension on this, as I do knit slightly loose anyway and was using DK instead of sport weight, but it came out perfect.
I do love knitting hats, you can just spot a couple of others in this picture.
(that’s a Guimauve and an Into the Valley).
wowsers! loving that photo with the hats and the dramatic coastline. You look like propah knitwear models with crashing waves in the background.
ps. your pirate hat inspired me to cast on yet another one.
pps. cakes look ossom too…. mmmmnom
Love that hat! I think even my discerning (aka picky) teen would wear that one. Nice!
the pirate hat? it’s great fun to knit and goes up quick, and goes down well