Talk Like A Pirate and Look Like One Too!

Aye, once again it's International Talk Like A Pirate Day. What be you doin'? I be makin' pirates.

This 'ere's me new shipmate, Yellowbeard. 'Is mum called 'im Rrrnold. Made 'im from Jiffy yarn (acrylic mohair, hence the beard) and odds and ends of acrylic leftovers. He be about 10 inches tall and fittin'. Pattern based on Pirate Pal from Lionbrand.com. No, Polly is not wantin' to have a cracker. She be a particular yarn cat. It'd be Alice who'd be wantin' herself a cracker.



What's a pirate's favorite socks? Arrrrgyle.

How do pirates make their money? By hook or by crook.

Why did the pirate refuse to say, "Aye, Aye, Captain"? Because he's only got one eye.

What has 12 arms, 12 legs and 12 eyes? A dozen pirates.

Halloween Project Done!

I managed to finish my Halloween project before the end of the Crochet Games, but made some alterations. The web actually went well once I got the hang of handling cording. I used a different stitch for the candy corn, so varied the pattern a tad as a result. More interesting than plain single crochet. While I wouldn't ordinarily use a beat-up blue tarp to show off completed objects, they do show up well against it.

This Halloween pattern is by Maggie Weldon. I'm not sure of the thread, but the black yarn was similar to Vanna's afghan yarn. The candy corn and pumpkin were made out of Red Heart and part of a Caron One-Pounder.

Crochet Games Progress

I've managed to finish the crocheting of the spider and am working on the web. Still to do is the Candy Corn and the pumpkin. Two days to go!

Publish Post

No blog posting is complete without a cat photo, so you get yet another cute Polly photo. Here she is with her head squished into the arm of this very beat up chair. All those little paws in the air is just SO funny (Bart also sleeps like this, but not as much as Polly). The afghan is actually something picked up from a garage sale for something that was a little more airy than my other afghans. Yes, I have a couple of afghans purchased from garage sales. Sometimes it's obvious that they are sold by folks who either desire everything to be color coordinated or perhaps do not like handcrafted items (the 2 ripples appeared never to have been used).