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Team Zissou
Project Details and link to free pattern



Okay, maybe (just maybe) I'm not wearing all the Waldo garb... but you get the idea.

Keeping the vampires at bay

Halloween (yes, yes, I'm almost 3 weeks late with this post) is usually spent at home, waiting for the doorbell to ring. After answering the door 5 or 6 times the bell stops ringing and rest of the candy is ours. That's not necessarily a good thing. We have kids in the neighborhood, but they must go elsewhere because I've never had many trick-or-treaters. And no, the house isn't especially unapproachable.

This year was different. I had to work on Halloween day, but we decided to go out in the evening and have some fun. (Fun, what a concept!)

I put a paper plate filled with store bought candy on the front porch and hoped the kids would do the right thing. I thought about putting up a sign, "Take One", but let's be real. Sign or no sign, they would do whatever their conscience would bear.

I dressed as character that was sought by many in the 90's.


Waldo

The hat isn't quite right, but it's what I had on hand. Apparently Waldo joined Team Zissou.

We drove to San Francisco and headed to Columbus Ave. Traffic wasn't that bad and parking was easy. Crazy, right?! We were expecting the worst with it being Halloween and all. Perhaps the Bay Bridge closure kept people away.

Dinner was at The Stinking Rose.

I had the pork chop which was good, but the halibut was the winner by a mile.


Garlic with pork chop, apples, and smashed potatoes


Garlic with Halibut

After dinner we walked to Bimbo's to see Super Diamond. The guys are so nice and they put on a very entertaining show. This was the 3rd (or 4th) time we've seen them. Most of the audience was in costume and the band was doing a pretty darned good impression of the Captain & crew of the Starship Enterprise--if Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Scotty and no-named red-shirt guys were in a band that is.


Channeling Kirk

Okay, maybe that doesn't make any sense but you get the idea.

We had a fun time singing along to Neil Diamond favorites.

On the way to the car, I ran into two other Waldos. "There you are!" was heard x3.

When we got home the paper plate was empty--no surprise--and there was a footprint on it. Hmmmm, maybe one of the kidlets got angry the candy was gone? We had a good laugh over it.

Thinking of Halloween

Not me, but others are. How can I tell? Downloads of the Team Zissou pattern are on the rise.



Team Zissou pattern [PDF]
Inspired by the 2004 movie, “The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou”, this 1x1 ribbed hat starts with a tubular cast-on and has a fold up cuff. The optional badge has an embroidered design as seen on the hat worn by Ned Plimpton (Owen Wilson) in the movie.


Ravelry page

Team Zissou hat pattern is now available

Team Zissou pattern [PDF]
Inspired by the 2004 movie, “The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou”, this 1x1 ribbed hat starts with a tubular cast-on and has a fold up cuff. The optional badge has an embroidered design as seen on the hat worn by Ned Plimpton (Owen Wilson) in the movie.


Ravelry page

Materials
Yarn: One (197 yd/180 m) hank of Lion Brand Wool-Ease Worsted Weight in Ranch Red
Needles: 1 or 2 Circular needle(s) and/or DPN’s in US 8 / 5.0 mm, US 7 / 4.5 mm, US 6 / 4.0 mm and US 5 / 3.75 mm
Tapestry needle

Materials for Badge (optional):
Black felt
Black sewing thread
Embroidery floss in green, yellow, and red
Embroidery needle

Size
Women’s (Men’s)
The hat is very stretchy and will fit a variety of head sizes.

Gauge
US 8 / 5.0 mm needle: 26 sts x 23 rnds = 4” x 4” in 1x1 rib, unstretched

Errata/Edits since January 13, 2008
None.

Team Zissou

Update: The pattern for Team Zissou is available here.

We watched the TV broadcast of The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou on the Dec 22nd. We hadn't seen the movie for 3 years, so watching it now with so much knitting in our lives made us cry out, "Team Zissou!" and I had to make a hat for R.

For Christmas.

I thought I had successfully escaped Christmas knitting, but now I was hard pressed to finish a project pronto. The next day and 2 trips to 2 stores later, I had enough red red yarn for 2 hats (after all, 1 person does not a team make).

I searched for a pattern, but most on Ravelry had spiral decreases at the crown. That wasn't quite right for the Steve Zissou hat with the ridiculous nipple at the top of the head. There was one pattern that called for 3 or 4 different sized needles (yes! taper the top by using smaller needles) but accessing that pattern was a bit difficult so I created my own.

After about 6-7 hours of knitting, R had a Steve Zissou hat to wear on Christmas day!

I finished my hat today and made Ned's badge for his hat.


Team Zissou

I'll write up the pattern and post it shortly.