Saturday, October 24, 2009

There be Pirates


So, my boys are totally into pirates right now so of course, when asked "What are you going to be for Halloween?" They responded, Argh! I was very dissappointed with the costume patterns available for toddlers and young children so I ended up using the Simplicity pattern for the Jack Sparrow costume from the Pirates of the Carribean. This is made for older kids and teenagers but after several hours I was able to size it down to a size 4.

The hats are knit out of cascade 220 using the Tricorn Hat pattern from 'knitlikeapirate'. I was quite concerned while knitting the first one that it would be way to large for the little guys but I was able to shrink it to the right size during the felting process. I used a glass mixing bowl to shape it and the sewed the sides up. After all it has to stand up to these guys.

I am quite happy with the way they turned out and so were the boys. I bought the black pants and also long sleeve white t-shirts to put under them when they go out next Saturday night. Hopefully it won't snow before now and then.

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