Cold January,
Wool rescues and comforts with
Its socks. Sigh. Warm feet.

Delurking to enter:

Without their wool socks
The sheep will fall down the rock
Perhaps, on pirates...

And now we see why I stuck with engineering :)

wool knit into socks
a pirate can only say
Arrrr! that's fantastic

Doing the whole 5-7-5-7-7 (though I separated it so you could consider just the first "standard" 5-7-5 for your contest)...

January snow
On wool feet does softly tread
One sock falling down

Laughter tinkles through the air
Sheep born yarn knit up with care

Sometimes Fall sneaks in
As we knit tank tops…
Make socks not war, dude!

unrelated- yet important ideas ;-)
that was fun.
thanks,cara!

oops- wrong version posted/

Sometimes Fall sneaks in
As we knit cotton tank tops…
Make socks not war, dude!

that's better!
unrelated- yet important ideas ;-)
that was fun.
thanks,cara!

purling pirate knits
socks from day until bed time
one peg leg is good

Um, was that supposed to be "warm" or "worm"?

Fantastic wool socks
Knit by January One
Dude, you warm my heart

Delurking because the last line of my haiku wouldn't leave me alone:

Fantastic wool knits
Taken to warm rum filled veins
Dude, a sock pirate!

dude I want your yarn
I'll take your pirate booty
and rock my socks off

Dude, my socks are hot
January in Cali
Makes for warm sheep, yo!

January spin
wool makes fantastic fall socks
for my warm evenings

pirate stole my yarn

on January One, dude.

gonna sock him good.

to keep her sheep chaste
January One must oft
sock the pirate letch

~~~~~~
Heh! That was a lot of fun!
Thank you. :)

sock pirates plunder
January seas are cold
wool warms frosty feet

oh fantastic wool
two pirate feet in knit socks
a worm would concur

January's socks
Wool that rocks is all knitted
There is none for me.

(Thanks, that was fun!)

does your linking to me in this post mean I am not eligble?

sigh.

we are here. it is beautiful. I have to go to the hotel bar and meet everyone. eek!

pirates knit with wool
in the january wind
socks to warm cold feet

i knit one wool sock
for a january worm
thought he might catch cold

-----
(thanks!:)

The pirate dude knits
Not to rock his chilly feet
But to warm his worm.

(double entendre fully intentional :-)

Fantastic pirates
Say: avast ye scurvy socks!
And rocket sheep fall.

Pugs eat feet at ann’s
January One eats worms
Socks rock with Margene

I know mine's the best. You don't need to give me yarn;-)

I wrote two but the first one is my "entry." The second just makes me giggle -- like everyone else's here!

in january
a worm stole all of my socks
but he has no feet!

bright socks upon feet
pirate ransacked my yarn stash
dude, what a crap fest

Yarn is for babies
Only Pirates knit with worms
Fantastic worm socks

Fantastic sock, dude!
Like a worm in warm moist dirt,
My feet are not cold.

Fall brings the cold now
without sheep no sock be knit
they are happy to provide

I used SOCK!! lol

Oh crap, I didn't use "sock." Too many rules. Let me adjust:

The pirate dude knits
Not socks for his chilly feet
But to warm his worm.

Stitch by stitch, wool turns
softly to socks. Outside, one
leaf falls, then another.

Dude buys me some yarn
Hopes to get me in the sack
I knit socks and laugh

Wooly worms have feet
That get cold in the fall too!
Dude! Knit them some socks!

Wool sock on one foot
Second skein lies in basket
January blues.

brr! My sheep is cold
i took her wool this winter
knit socks for my feet

fun!

pirates with peg legs
still need fantastic socks knit
from yarn to keep warm

Do I get extra points for mentioning that these are senryu, not haiku? ;)

Dude, Worms have no feet
That is one way to avoid
Second Sock Syndrome

in fall knit wool sock
by january feet rock
and ponder more sheep

OK. This only makes sense and is funny if you say it to yourself in a Yoda voice.

Worm I am, wool pirate Arrggh
Sock yarn so tasty for my feet is
Fest will I have if win

Watch my flying foot,
with sock on, jet up your ass
if you steal my wool!
-------

Apologies to any kids in the audience...

And because I learned to haiku from Wayne, Game on!

Knit one, Party on
Fall feet need fantastic socks
It's a haiku, Garth

Fantastic wool socks-
Dude, January One Rocks!
I love sheep and wool.

:) Thanks, Cara for a fun contest!

This is worth it just to see what everyone's written! Thanks! Here's mine:

Worm socks are so long.
I cannot just jet through them,
I knit and knit. Dude.

Here's my haiku:

dude, wool yarn winding
'round my needles like a worm
making socks...it rocks!

I just had to get the word "worm" in there, in honor of your nephew. That, and "dude", because my friends tease me about how often I start my sentences with that particular word.

With no sheep on board
Even pirates need warm socks
In January

Thanks!!

Crawl fantastic worm
I knit no sock for you now
You still have no feet

too fun!! Thanks for challenging me to "think" tonight.

Fall winds kiss my feet

Must knit wool socks to warm them

How to choose which yarn?

:)

ok, this is the first one i came up with, so i am going to stick with it.

the pirate who wore
socks, knee to the feet, be thee:
january one

man, i love pirate stuff. and socks. and yarn. alot. ;)

Sticking with my first one as well, because I just can't compete in the funny category:

To warm her cold feet
She knits socks of wool from sheep
Fantastic pirate

Fun stuff, Cara!

Sock it to me, dude
Fastastic pirate rocks it
Worms into my heart.

a fall foot in need
sheep, spinners, dyers respond.
oh, joy! Socks That Rock.

Pirates like knit socks
Yarn booty they will plunder
Off the plank you go

Pirate wonders: how
to knit wool socks with hook hand.
Maybe try crochet?

cold feet in autumn
warm by january one
wool socks not worms

In Fall the worm cries,
Not one wool sock knit for him.
Dude, he's got no feet.

Jet away anchored by yarn
for joyful New Year
and Sock Fest warms feet

in january,
knit fantastic sock of wool –
just one, no partner

An ode (scratch that - HAIKU) to Second Sock Syndrome. :)

Dang you all I'm peeing from laughing too hard.

Boyfriend peg-legged pirate
Just one
sock to knit

Despite old yarn from

worm-infested pirate sheep-

handknit socks? They rock!

Never expected to somehow use the phrase 'worm-infested pirate sheep,' let alone in haiku!

Socks rock the feet with
wooly goodness. Dude! That yarn
is so fantastic.

eager sock knitters

patiently wait for the fall

our feet wrapped in wool



Great contest, dude!

The pirate dude's feet
wore fantastic hand made socks
in January

Rocks fall on my feet,
The feet have no socks on them.
Help me, I'm bleeding.

I feel like a worm
Socks on needles say "Knit! Knit!"
Prize yarn calls louder

Here goes:

Knitting needles click
Weaving the worm of sheep's wool
As a sock is born.

That was great fun!

My feet are not bare

Walking around in wool socks

I don't get hook worm

FHBF would like to submit:

dude... please knit me some
of that yarn or I will be
upset with you and cry.

Mine is:

January babe
rocked socks last Rhinebeck
What will she find next?

Oops, totally screwed up the syllables!

January babe
rocked socks last Rhinebeck - what trend
will she find this time?

Pirate feet have worms

Smell one fantastic worm fest

Dude I'm gonna barf.



(Julia's haiku almost made me pee my pants.)

Fantastic warm sheep
give wool unwillingly, for
greedy knitters socks

Dude knits in a tree
Pirate sneaks up behind him
A sock slowly falls

I hope my creative use of the word fall doesn't bend the rules too much. I love reading everyone's haiku!

Delurking for this one!

Socked. I have fallen.
Just a january worm,
Spinning silkroad dreams.

piggy rocks socks,
in the fall rain,
it's january

a little delurking going on here :)

If worms could knit socks
They would only need the one.
Lucky bastard worms.

boyfriend sweater, one

fantastic idea (not)

knit him socks instead

I'm just counting on the random drawing at this point.

Come January,
One snowy foot without sock;
Yarn needed for pair!

Pirate's day booty
needles, wool and yarn to knit
socks to warm their feet.

hehe this was fun!

Happy International talk like a pirate day!

sheep
spring's gift of wool
fall yields but one lonely sock
january promise

i tried to use only the words in the list, but to no avail. oh well...

Fantastic Pirate!
Dude, knit one sheep-wool yarn sock
For cold one-foot worm

January One,
A worm in your corn chowder?
Not so fantastic.

I hope that doesn't ruin future lunchtimes for you.

Forgot to use SOCK!

I'll try again...

Sock knitter dude-ette,
A worm in your corn chowder?
It's just elastic.

I think that breaks another rule.

Pirate foot steps on worm
Dude, fantastic gut fest
Must knit new wool socks!

Wool warms pirate parts
Dude! Don't do that to my sock--
Socks are made for feet.

Thanks, from de-lurking Kelly

I knit sock for foot.
January One gifts wool!
Fantastic sock yarn.

January sheep
knit in my foot:
One wool sock.

My haiku, dedicated to all the lone socks with no mate, victims of Second Sock Syndrom!

(Will be dreaming of the yarn!)

Over my McCann's oatmeal (dry roasted in the pressure cooker, steamed to perfection in 8 minutes and mixed with raspberry jam before being splashed with milk) I figured out how to make my original entry work:

January One,
A worm in your corn chowder?
No so(ck) fantastic.

I've been chuckling all morning at Sarah Janet's "lucky bastard worms" and thinking of Lowly (Cf. R. Scarry).

Totally not funny but I used the "perception of a moment" part of the haiku from haikuworld.

January one
Fantastic knee socks that rock
Fall wool keeps feet warm

Too funny!

Knitting wool socks,
I'm in a trance, can't stop!
Fantastic socks rock!

A worm cannot knit

After all they have no feet

Why do they need socks?

one cold january
feet need sweaters
knit socks

sheep falls from a jet
spins wool - yarn - knits parachute
gently lands on feet

Oops, I forgot sock. Oh well. I'll let it stand as it is.

I knit a worm sock
It was not better than yarn
It wriggled away

Heh.

Fantastic pirate
Rocks January wool sock
On one wooden leg

Worm, Warm, Warn, Yarn is
Like Sock, Sick, Sink, Knit (reversed)
See? Yarn is everywhere.

(tee hee! thanks, cara!)

tight ass handspun sock
slithering worm must foot be
elastic wool rocks

Mine is in homage to The Manolo (shoeblogs.com)

Super-Fantastic!
The socks, they worm the feets. Oops,
Typo--I meant warm.

Sleepwalking Sheep Knit
Woolen socks from dozing lambs
Pirating roving.

stalking sheep for socks
oh, dark hebridean fleece
i fall at your feet

had to put in a "scottish touch"... :)
xo lilith

Fun!

One January
The warm wool yarn found its home
Of course as a sock!

Kelly's cracked me up!

Here's mine:

small worm in one's sock
wool, feet will squishingly meet
guest uninvited

What a great idea!

Feet worm into socks
January One knee-highs
Wool warms heart and sole.

De-lurking to enter this:

Dude such yummy yarn
I’ll knit me a pirate sock
In January

That's my entry, so this one is just for emphasis:

Dude my foot
Needs a sock
Help with yarn please

I love Wendy M.'s!

sheep without wool in
january is like blind
pirate with one sock

(my ode to Confucius)

I have never knit
socks. I spend too much time being
a wool pirate.

fantastic sock dud
ran short of yarn for a pair
blast! that foot be cold!

Oy! That be Dude! not Dud!

Dude! Pirate Yarn Fest!
And screening knit-genre films!
Show "Socks on a Plane!"

Thanks! That was fun!

Fantastic sock yarn
Knit up tight for pirate's toes
Trodding storm-tossed ships

Hey there worm pirate
you slimed my woolly knit sock
little dude - not cool

Sheep shearing in spring
Warm wool gathers round my feet
Knit purl soon births socks

Hmmm. My best effort on short notice:)

Pirated wool
Though warm socks make
Turn the worm

a pirate knits
in fantastic wool socks
cozies for worms

I screwed up my syllables too - lack of sleep. Arrrgh.

Lets try:

Some pirated wool
Though some warmer socks may make
Will make the worm turn

I was going for 3,5,3 but missed it. Blast and Avast.

Wow. You've gotten quite the response already! Here's my attempt.

wool for warming feet
january storm furies
knit on, dude, knit on

rain is here, fall weather
My Son Jett Rocks his feet
pirated wool socks

out of sheepy wool
Do pirates knit socks for stumps?
with one wooden hook

Dude, that's one fantastic haiku ;-) and I'm certainly glad you're letting chance decide some of the winners.

Wool socks warm my feet.
For whom may I knit a pair?
Alas, not the sheep.

Heave ho yarn pirate.
Ye take the wool, knit the yarn.
Then sock it to me!

January worm

one fantastic pirate sock

sheep wool to warm you

Ah, procrastination - the haiku might be its purest form:

January, oh
fickle month of cold feet - at
least I have wool socks

pirate fest? worm? DUDE.

wanna come, January?

we're there, fantastic!

;)
HVM

Poor January One!

Sock haiku challenge rocks, but

Opens can of worms.

Toe-up jet black sock

This heel flap freaking rocks, dude!

Check out my gusset!

Just discovered your blog the other day, which is wonderful. While I might not have a winner, the thought that I can combine haiku with knitting tickles me no end. Here is my contribution, it can read in the 5-7-5 style or with tonku ending.

Poor worm without feet,
shivers during the cool fall.
Can't knit socks - no hands.

One question for the poor thing.
Dude, at which end is your head?

January one
A worm lurks near my left foot
My sock protects me.

The Yarn Pirate sleeps
Feet warmed by brand-new pink socks
Dreams of wooly sheep

Ok! My 1st attempt at a haiku since high school. (fqiwhla years ago)

Autumn leaves on wind
Fall to my feet, socks perhaps.
One golden, one red.

One's worm has no feet
January need not knit
Wormy's socks can not rock

fantastic fall yarns
but tragic knit disaster
dude. one sock, two feet.

Fantastic sock yarn
destash before sheep and wool
fest - more STR.

Thanks for a fun contest! Happy New Year!!

Sheep have four cold feet,
and are covered with wool, too.
But they don't rock socks.

Hoping that "socks" counts as using the word "sock"!

Sheep give warm wool feet
From January to June
Knit some for yourself!

-This was HUGE fun, Cara! Thanks!

OOPS...didn't read very well, did I?

so, correction:

Sheep give warm wool socks
From January to June
Knit some for yourself!

I had to fit sock in there somewhere! (I kind of liked the first version better....it actually said "Sock" without saying "sock!" Very Zen, no? :)

Here's my entry:

while dreaming of socks,
out of the january fog
steps one wool-clad foot.

January one

Dude can knit socks of warm wool

Her feet look like worms

De-lurking to play your game. I hadn't written haiku since elementary school. Thanks for the fun!

Dude, please don't pick my haiku or I'll be too embarrassed. I anonymized my email slightly anyway. And definitely don't share it with your nephew. You are warned. Sorry.

Pirate needs warm spot
To put his worm in winter
Maybe sock, or sheep.

A worm meets a sheep,
Offspring becomes thick warm socks.
Lion and Lamb yarn fest

January One
Inspires me with her wool to
Knit socks for my feet

Dude, that fey pirate

rocks my socks - hey, it's Johnny!

Plunder my booty!

Sweet January!
shares yarn to knit cozy socks
JOY! Happy feet dance

Abandoned sock frogged
Cold foot meets rock
Oh, January dude!

Pirate left with sheep
Worm. I knit socks with split toes
Love that ninja boy.

dude, walk fantastic
in knee-high yarn pirate socks
cuz that's how we roll.

let me worm my way
int your heart for your socks,
the knit fest begins!

145 entries? Good god, those lame people who unlurk just because of a conte- oh. Here's mine :)

Sheep with no wool bleats.
She is cold in the fall wind.
But dude, I have socks.

*coughs and sputters*

Dude .. Lisa's haiku wins, hands down.

Pirate dude knits socks,

Rogue wave sends the ship over rocks.

Yarn falls overboard.

I love this contest! I *had* to to do this.

Knit socks, too narrow--
Fantastic sweater, perhaps
for some lucky worm.

I wasn't going to read any till I posted my own but couldn't resist once I hit 'comments.' Lisa's is a crack up! Here goes...

Worm got no feet, dude
Fantastic! Wool socks arrr mine
Knitting pirate roarrrs

I just went back and realized I couldn't type my own name. Tina, not "Tian" - sorry!

A non-fiction account of tonight's dinner table conversation here. Be glad you get the haiku version!

I speak of knit socks,
ignore teen guys'sex brains.
Their talk? Of ass pirates.

oops, I screwed up a required word, what I meant was:

I speak of knit socks,
ignore teen dudes'sex brains.
Their talk? Of ass pirates.

Matey, is that wool?

Fantastic knit-fest ensues-

Peg-leg Pete has sock.

Wool to warm her feet
Sock grown from many stitches
Knit on needles small.

(my first try at a haiku! so errr yeah thats it)

You knit socks with yarn
dude! your feet really smell bad
so put the socks on

Yarrrrrr, there be the knits
Of the Dread Pirate Cara.
Dude, her wool socks rock.

I pity da foo' who has to decide among all these. And to make matters worse, here's mine!

A worm wearing sockS
is a fantastic myth.
She only wears ONE.

jet! fall sheep wool fest
pirate fantastic sock yarn
dude! rock one knit foot

The first fall freeze
Even the Junkie seems to want
warm socks for feet

january one
rocks the knitted sheep wool:
fantastic feet socks.

yarn worn thin from telling
black patches and narrow planks
pirate sock stories

Dude! Fantastic knit!
Socks that Rock pirate eye patch
Keep your left eye warm.

great idea :-)

here's my contribution...

January one
knitted up a sock fest
for a pirate dude

Ok scratch both versions I posted last night. Neither was 5-7-5. Tough day. My last attempt at haiku that documents dinner at my house as a point of pride.....

I speak of knit socks,
ignore teen dudes'sex brains. Shhh!
Yarn haiku forming!

yarn is evidence
wool socks pirated by dog
a fall dilemma

must hide the new yarn
corgi thinks wool socks are sheep
to be rounded up

(and I speak from experience)

Sock pirates are bold
Steal wool from sheep for sock yarrrrrn
Peg leg needs just one

What knitters will do for scok yarn:

Each January,
I send pirates mateless socks.
Dude! Thank you, peg legs!

I’d rather knit socks
For a worm than an eight legged
octopus. Eight, dude!

One worm – silk cocoon
Hand made socks warm hearts and feet
Silk socks decadent.

You've got a tough job choosing the winners! There are some great ones here!

Barefoot in fall, I

step on a worm--crap! Knit socks

to stop wigging out.

or....

"Fantastic socks, you

rock me like a hurricane":

wool meets bad music.

Knit Fantastic Wool.
Worm One Foot Into A Sock.
Rock. Fall. DUDE! My Arse!

I have a couple more, but you said only one entry, so here's the best I got! :)

haiku fantastic
yarn from sheep is knit from wool
to sock that rocks

not very creative, all the others have been great, but thanks for reminding me how fun Haiku can be.

January comes.
Jet to wool fest. Sheep. Yarn. Knit.
Feet seek wool socks, dude.

My entry:
January one daughter
won't wear socks
More wool for me!

Explanation: my daughter also has a January 1st birthday (great minds think alike), but hates socks.

Thanks for a fun contest idea!

Pirate with peg leg.
One fantastic dude.
Second sock syndrome is gone.

Oh, the calling of the sock yarn! It makes de-lurkers of us all!

Some pirate gift thoughts:
One sock for foot, wool cozies
for peg leg and hook.

All savvy pirates
knit for peg-legs. "Aarg, dude!
Knee-high freakin' rock!"

The Love Song of J. Bluebeard Prufrock

Don't wait til January!

Rock me woolly wormy timbers

now me beauty!

One sheep becomes yarn
Fall leads to Uanuary
Wool socks warm our feet

Ack! Forgot to use the word sock. Delete that. Here's the real entry:

The Love Song of J. Bluebeard Prufsock

Don't wait til January!
Rock me woolly wormy timbers
now me beauty!

To correct my typo:

One sheep becomes yarn
Fall leads to January
Wool socks warm our feet

January not
Fall socks warm pirate’s cold feet
Fibre fest rocks

"Fantastic waves fall!"
"Dude, no wetsuit." "Here, one sock."
?
"Dude, to cover your ---"

Argh, pirates like sheep
If you know what I mean, dude,
Socks on pirate feet

Wal-Mart nylon sock
on my foot like dead worm, eeewww
oh sheep, bring me wool

I loved reading all the awesome and funny hiakus. Maybe you should have a reading at Rhinebeck.

The January cold
worms my toes into clumps

Ahhh, wooly socks on my feet

Pirates tell good yarns,
Dudes can't compete with Jan One,
She knits bitchin' socks!

I love reading everyone else's haikus! Thanks.

Pirate feet fall numb/

Plundering the ocean depths.../

One solution: socks

Nothing like a haiku challenge to beat the delurkers out of the brush! (At least, it worked for me):

Ode to Knitstipation

What should I knit next?
Fantastic visions of wool…
Oy. Another sock.

[I can't format this properly... help...]

Oh, what the hey:

These socks that I knit
from delightful handspun wool
feel fantastic, dude.

Ruminants need socks
Wool warms head and bodies, but
Dude, sheep have cold feet.

sheep wool in

worm through my mind's eye

knit socks out

Drink the worm juice dude
While knitting a pirate sock
Oh the yarn we spin

sock yarn, in a shade
of january one would
not expect, awaits

January wool
wormed its way into socks
for my chilly feet

Feet in toasty socks
jet to sunny beach
worms wiggle into warm sand

(don't know what I'm doing wrong but I can't get my preview to break correctly - ....socks ....beach ....sand)

Such Fun! - I thought mine was rather clever (NOT) then I read the rest - what a great excuse to be creative!!

Yarn Pirate Plunder
January One treasure
Sock wool for peg leg

I really do have a peg leg! Thanks for the great contest.

Sheep to wool to yarn
To fantastic handmade socks
I wear on my feet

That was fun! :D

Love knit into socks,

Feet warmed from the fall night air.

Blissful dream filled sleep.

excuses for yarn
cling to me like loose fibers
(worm feet need socks, too.)

Did this format? (...yarn, ...fibers, ...too.))

Fantastic Yarn Dude.
Knits socks. Sheep feet rock the yarn.
Jet the Wool Pirate.

Wooly, wet knit socks,
That fantastic aroma?
Clearly not my feet!

Socks to rock all socks:
fantastic pirate dude knits.
What kind? Arrrghyles!

From sheep to your feet
Knitted socks will keep you warm
In January

(Okay, so it's rather unoriginal, but at least it follows the format!)

Dude, my gauge is off.
Do you know if worms wear socks?
I knit a wee one.

One wool sock two feet
I'm knitting all night and feel
like a half-shorn sheep

January One
warms the worm with hand knit socks
how fantastic dude

I think I accidentally posted my haiku to yesterday's comments. Oh the embarrassment of computer illiteracy! Here it is:

Tucson too hot to
knit. Denver bound. Feet will get
wool socks ev'ry day!

Ordered first sock yarn.
Dude! Itty-bitty needles!
The wool draws me in.

Fall days grow colder
Still my feet will wear no socks
I crave yarn, yarn, yarn

Wind blows cold on farm
Dude! No yarn found to knit socks
Sneaky pirate sheep!

Knit socks warmed my feet
Gnawed by January worms
Squished by Pirate dudes

One white sheep grazes,
Ready to be sheared; made to socks,
He wanders amongst the rocks

cant help myself:

shipwrecked pirate knits
with available yarn, worms,
a fantastic sock!

Dearest Cara,
I haven't the brain power to wite a haiku right now ! Just wanted to let you know that your blog main page looks wonky on my browser I operate a Mac,using Safari. Your right gutter is cut in half,leaving a blank strip to the right.
Sorry !

Glad I'm not a worm.
No feet, no socks, no fingers.
Couldn't even knit.

Tiny, colorful--

A worm strolls along his path.

No feet; but one sock.

Delurking for the fun of contributing a really bad haiku:

The fantastic worm
creates silk for pirate's feet
Dude, let's steal her sock

Who has tapmouse on the STR KAL to thank for letting me know about your blog.

Yarn from fall sheep fest
keeps January toes worm...
um, warm... dude, nice socks.

; )

I haven't written a haiku since HS! Totally couldn't resist, here by mine:

Pirate! Yarn pirate!
My peg-leg cannot get cold,
Just knit me one sock.

One lone, hand-knit sock...
I'm a pirate with one leg.
Less wool--fantastic!

*There. More than 4 words, AND it's a true story*
~bonnie

Christmas sock quandry.

Oh crap, a worm has no feet!

Knit hats instead, dude!

Ok, I know the last line has SIX syllables instead of 5, but I couldn't resist:

standing on one foot
no sock knit for the other
oh to be the Harlot

okay Cara...sorry if mid-haiku my post posted...but here is my official entry =)

Pirates shear two sheep
for their knitted pirate ship
Yarn-over...socks walk plank

Thank you for the fun! Cassidy

Resolution One:
Knit another pair of socks
Bless my warm feet

are you a marx brothers fan?

"
sheep may fall from jets
shedding wool as they fall free
parachutes and socks "

pirates raiding the sheep

fantastic wool socks

fall comes alive



First time reader and poster, I'm excited :)

Pirates, we set sail!
Cold, the unrelenting wind.
Dude, we need wool socks!

Arrrrrr, matey! Pirate socks have holes, of course. It goes without saying.

To knit my socks takes
One hundred skeins of Koigu.
Dude, my feet are huge.

one sock, one long worm
is enough to keep captain's
foot and stick leg warm

January comes
Fantastic sheep, you produce
Wool to sock my feet

fall for socks that rock
only january one
sheep
wool
fantastic

Knitting sea socks, yarn
scarce as January worms,
Pirates pillage wool.

*****
Going for that abstract haiku feeling...
Fun contest!

I second the Rhinebeck readings. If only I could be there! Here's my submission with optional Tanka ending (5-7-5-7-7):

torpid worm in sleep
dreams of sock and shirt clad one
mad feet treadling
a hunger she can't resist
she plies it all night for love

tangled yarn.
fall knit socks
warm january feet

Christmas comes too soon.
Must knit fantastic wool socks!
Tink, rip, puddle. Sob.

If sheep only knew
How socks fly off the needles
They would knit more, dude.

January.
Feet lust for warmth
Dream of wool socks

I want worms of wool
to wear on my frozen feet.
Knit me some socks, please!

Sheep, then wool, then sock!
The worm is jealous, he has
not a single foot.

Very fun contest :)

A pirate's feet, arrr
need sock love like all others
tho' peg legs snag wool

one lovely yarn sock
absorbing perspiration
a fest for the foot

Jeannie

the fantastic sock
worms gently onto your foot
like J1 perfect

I'm a traditionalist - had to go 5-7-5
If 1 worm is good, then plural must be better
sucking up never hurt anyone - lol

Attempt One:

January nights
Fall Jet dark on pirate feet
So knit wool socks dude!

(Hey, your TypeKey sign in seems to be broken)

Giving-fest is done.
Hollow as a pirate’s heart:
January sock.

January wrestling with dpn's

the sock won

cold feet rock dh's sleep



Delurking here . . . Thanks for the chance to write haiku . . . it has been years!

cold sheep shorn to knit
a worm sock out of the wool.
Fantastic! warm worm

snow worm
white wool sock
January

Fall. Sock yarn worm-ing
round and down. Socks to cover
icy feet and toes.

"Sock me," pirate says.
He's out of rum. He'll fall down
soon. Worm food he'll be!

My toes blue with cold
Worm has eaten holes in sock
Soft wool to knit new

Here's my attempt - not the funniest, but an appropriate reminder for me today as I was stupid enough to wander around in sandals during a cold rain:

Sock yarn may be wool
If so, warm feet you will have
A good thing in fall

Jet black pirate sheep
Knit socks of their wool in Fall
Dude, that's fantastic!

****

:D

One worm makes silk yarn.
January feet need socks.
Sheep's wool with silk rocks!

A worm is lucky.
Knit but one fantastic sock,
Whole body yarn fest

Okay, I'll try this:

I knit arrrrrgyle sock
Fantastic pirate on screen
Oh, Jack, I love you

There is a Jet Flight,
on January One Dude,
for Pirates and Worms,
to go to the sock yarn Fest,
an Knit that Fantastic Sheep.

How strange: sheep have wool
And four feet bare in winter
yet not a single sock.

Reading these has cheered up my Friday morning!

Plea for Compassion

January? No.
Fantastic Fall rocks the sheep:
Knit wool socks for worms!

("Thank you, thank you." She shuffles humbly out to the bus stop with her son.)

One sock is missing

...must not trust washer again.

Dude! I need more wool!

Fantastic wool fest
Worm yarn falls...falls at my feet
socks rock Pirate dude

Thanks for the challenge it was a lot of fun. I enjoyed working with the words you provided. My sister asked if I meant worm yarn like silk I had not even thought of that but I really liked the idea. It has been fun to read the other Haikus. Thanks again for encouraging the fun.

each fall day the same
as I knit on my wool sock
the sheep board the bus

Sheep fall asleep
Yarn pirate absconds with wool
knit socks for feet

This was the inspiration that has promted me to make my first comment on a blog.

Thanks.

Rock the knit fest, dude
January One, snow falls like sheared wool
Can worm have socks too?

Heehee, that was fun...thanks!!

~Suz~

Charity Sock Knits,

Second Sock Syndrome Befalls-

Worms Have But One Foot!

I'm calling my haiku "Always Use a Swift When Winding Yarn"

yarn bought at a fest
fantastic mess of worm soup
sob! i must knit socks!

Dude,learning to knit
Socks will jet through my fingers
Whoops, tink all away

Fall wind whistles in
Can't resist the urge to knit
Chilly feet need socks

Don't be a Worm, Dude
Fantastic wool socks for fall
Knit One, Knit Two - Now!

I love to knit socks.
Socks for worms, half as much fun.
They only need one.

:-)

Pirate dude, knits on
shiny silver jet
surprising wool socks for worms

Delurking for the haiku!

I knit just one sock,
Sheep, yarn, both cry out "Neglect!"
Pirates punish me.

January sheep
Have uncommonly cold feet
And must wear warm socks

I don't envy you having to choose from all these very cool entries. And here's another:

pirates don't like socks
knitted from one long pink worm
no cross-bones that way

Pirate looks for Yarn
None for socks found in the stash
Fantastic booty.

(I'm an English major. This is probably the best poem I've ever written. :) )

one has to wonder

can pirates knit with peg legs?

socks would need a seam

te-hee! Thanks for getting me to scribble all over a notepad :)

Worm: Dude! Fantastic!
Wool socks for January
Oh, but wait, not feet!

January One
Searches her stash - no sock yarn?
Local yarn store rocks!

Rhinebeck Sheep and Wool:
fantastic yarn-buying fest.
Dude, sock it to me!

Dude. Socks in month one.
Woolen feet dodge frozen worms.
Toes warm in sheep fuzz.

Avast, yarn pirate!
Cease stealing me arrrrrgyle socks -
Me feet need warm wool!

Ode to my lawn boy (who was the first boy I ever kissed):

Oh lawn boy, you worm
First kiss, drool fall(s) down my face
I sock the poor dude

At Sea, Becalmed and Bored Out of His Mind, the Crafter Seeks a New Hobby: A Haiku

Scrimshaw overload
Pirate dude sees his one foot
"Meh. Maybe a scarf."

Jet into Fall, feet:
O the Toasty Toes rock out!
Dude, put on your socks.

Wool feet in the fall.
Dude, it so totally rocks
knitting with sock yarn!

warm handspun wool socks
snug on the shepherds' cold feet
winter guardians

The pirate stood knitting
a pair of fantastic wool socks
tho he could wear but one.

january worm
one wool sock warms
a piratey heart

(PS: Nice meeting you in NY!)

Reworked in 5-7-5:
The pirate knit socks
a fantastic pair in wool
while wearing but one.

One sock grows

Fall arrives

The worm turns

OMG look at all the comments! How funny is this that everyone thinks they can be a poet;-)

Cara Knits
Knits socks from sheep's wool
Fantastic!

Cara knits
One loves knee high socks
One's knits rock!

Cara laughs
Makes blogees haiku
But will you?

Cara is
Janouary One
One fine read!

Jeeze...some people will do anything for a skein of yarn...I have officially become a yarn slut.

Each sheep has four feet

Four wool socks for four wool feet

Knitting never ends

Well, a lot of people seem to be going for the funny one so I'm going to try for the best, most creative. Hope the plural of jet is ok.

Jets fall from the sky
Changed not only ways we fly
Knit socks gets me by

Christina

web of wool
cradle of comfort wraps round
sock rocks foot

I'm a friend of Stumbling over Chaos

ooops, that should have been:



bronzed pirate sails, dives

wet spring warms down five foot falls

that dude rocks her socks

knit one sock
needles fall to my feet
wool intertwines with floor...dude

dude, don't need much yarn.
knit one fantastic sock! he's
a peg-leg pirate.

warm sheep growing fleece
nestle midst the falling leaves
cozy as wool socks.

OK, these are fantastic.

I was going to suggest that you seriously consider Kathy, Julia, and Amanda, but then I read Nikki and . . . and . . . and . . .

I am just cracking up and having fun--so much so I am late for a meeting

Fall knitting
leaves that swirl
inspire yarn for socks.

January One

time to jet, must knit socks to

keep feet worm...er.. warm

A worm wears a sock
But an easy one for there
Is no heel turning!

Pirates roam the seas
Hunting fuzzy sheep for yarn.
Arrgh. Warm socks be mine.

Warm woolen socks
Toes curled like worms in the dark
Fantastic! Sheep rock!!

Love the blog! Will get my own up and running one day!

Gentle season turns
sheep sleep in fantastic wool
knit socks nestle feet

Fantastic knit sock

An inspired tube of love

Yarn around my foot



Thanks for the fun!

Darn that wool knit sock
Not a fantastic worm hole
Just one more fall task

this is why i'm currently living on ramen, and vodka...

Fall, it's time to knit!
college money spent on yarn?
Then socks, vodka zen.

(BTW, knitting socks while halfway through a bottle of Gray Goose for your sisters 21st is a damn good time, also makes for some interesting socks)

Pirate receives socks
for every fest exchange.
Dude, argyles again?!???

Knit feet know no time

One sock is a time pirate

Second, a worm hole

Were I a Pirate
My Peg Leg would help me beat
Second Sock Syndrome

One sock on one foot./

Knit faster! More yarn needed;/

Other foot is cold.

Toes like purple worms

January socks fix that

Sheep fleece knits up warm!

Dammit. Sorry. I really meant:

A Pirate's Peg Leg
And Only One Foot Mean No
Second Sock Syndrome

balls. Change that first "time" to "clocks"

Knit feet know no clocks

One sock is a time pirate

second, a worm hole

_____________________________________

adds to the absurdity.

Editor on vacation

I love your site--the changing photo each time I come back. Did you design it? Take the photos? It is awesome. Are you, Chris, and co. on the same server? provided? (i.e., blogger)?

Wow! This is so much fun! I wish I had the time to read through all the entries, but perhaps it's better that I don't. The few I read are great! Totally would hsve scared me off... Anyway, here goes!




Toes worm through worn socks.

Darning-fest to breathe new life?

Dude, I'll knit some more...



Can't wait to read the winners!

Woah. Crazy layout! When HTML goes wrong...

Holy crap, y'all are insane. But, can I resist? NOPE.

The knitter smiled.
A dream: fantastic wool for
rockin' pirate socks.

worm foot into sock
knit of golden pirate yarn
january one, warm!

a mistake: worm, not
wool. invertebrates are not
so good for knit socks

knit the yarn will fall

dripping from needles it rocks

a foot finds a sock

I told that one dude
I'd knit a sock for his worm.
"Fantastic!", he thought.

I swear I wrote this before I read any of the entries, and realized I wasn't the only clever one to use worm in... that way.

For context, my haiku was inspired by a recent incident, in which a misogynist troll posted in a Flickr knitting group, hitting on the female knitters, and asking what we'd make for him. I suggested a (scratchy) mohair willie warmer. He missed the sarcasm and implied rays of pain and death shooting from my eyes, and seemed enthusiastic about the idea.

fantastic dudes knit
Seussian socks on rocks, one
foot slips, and one falls

Pirate toes worm in
Sheepy woolen socks for sea
Knit with utmost care!

Yo, Pirate with wool!

Your sheep is bald and wet and cold.

Arg! He needs new socks.

The one below isn't my entry, but I like it, nonetheless:

I knit warm socks for

My son, the better to worm

My way to his heart

-Deb in CT

jet stream brings cold south
socks knit in summer sun help
feet worm their way warm

200 yards of sock yarn
Way more than enough
A pirate with one foot

(hope it's not too mean :-) )

Knit wool of shorn sheep
Yarn tangles around needles -
Frustrated, sock falls

Can you tell I haven't successfully knit a pair of socks yet? :) Fun contest!

Haiku for sock yarn
Fall means SOCKtoberFEST, Dude!
Knit socks rock my feet

*******
This is an insane number of comments! wow
Sock ON! =)*)

A naughty frogged sock
made a curly yarn wool worm
used for Pirate's bait

Knit one I-cord worm
Fantastic elastic sock
January rocks.

Just one sock
In icy January--
All a worm needs.

Pirate asks, "But why
is the rum gone?" Shrugs, decides
to knit sock for worm.

Yeah, that's right, guess who watched Pirates of the Caribbean again last night?

january storms
pirate dreams of wool and sheep
knit socks for cold feet

hey, i tried!

Dude, everyone knows

why pirates keep sheep on board--

arrr, wool socks. What else?

january worm
sleeps underground; no feet, yet
he dreams of wool socks

Shiver me timbers!
No yarn. No wool. No socks for
the weary pirate.


Hee hee!

Avast ye moth worm!
Chew my yarn stash and you die.
Pirates need knit socks.

A dingleberry
Found on a sheep and then in yarn
Makes some stinky socks

I hope you aren't grossed-out. De-lurking, of course!

Smiles,
Erin

Okay, so yes, I lurk, but I don't want to be the 29th person to say "Awesome socks!" Anyhow, just disqualify me, I'm only in this for the sake of writing haiku, which I *adore* doing. So, multiple poems from me:

Janury yarn
sheep shorn for a piratefoot
wool socks rock my fall

Yarnfest is here, dude
one fantastic knit sock will
fit a jet or worm

Rocks are hard to knit
my fingers all have blisters
I should stick to socks

and finally, trying a 3-5-3, based on one of your lovely haiku links:

Knit, worm, knit!
Pirates need wool socks.
Scurvy sheep.

And while I'm here, I should mention that the picture of the evergreens covered in snow, which came up recently in your header, literally took my breath away. And yes, like The Harlot, I've been known to simply reload your page over and over to marvel at the photographs.

delurking for this one.. Hopefully multiple entries are allowed.

wooly socks warm my feet
until the scurrilous worm
eats the damn yarn dude

the pirate lass wound
yarn ‘round pins crafting wool socks
one autumnal day

Dude, the yarn pirate
Stole my wool socks cuz his feet
Were cold as wet worms

silk worm silk must spin
sock from sheep knit in fall wool
feet are fantastic

Ha that was fun.
THANKS

Fantasic feet fall,
On rocks that must oversee,
The sheep socks come from.

sock yarn lies waiting
fantastic fall brings cold feet
a love fest with wool

I loved reading all the haikus!

Wish there were multiple entries, not that the other ones are any better!

Sheep sneer at the worm,
Who must die to make the sock.
Wool kills not its host.

Thanks for the fun!

Dancing Pirate Dude
Waltzes on one leg while knit-
ting socks out at sea.

the haiku brought me 'out of the closet' - i've never entered a comment before....i'm clearly missing something as i cannot seem to make the "enter" key work, i just keep getting a big long run-on sentence...sorry - oh well...lines in haiku separated by \\\

january cold \
fall into winter yarn stash \
one foot without sock

well....don't i look silly...so much for the preview button!

soon the fest of sheep
dream of overindulgence
sock yarn will be mine

My first Haiku! I love it, I think I may need to do this all the time!

sunny beaches cool
briny surf chills tender feet
wool socks rock fall

I am a yarn worm
Dude, I knit fantastic sock
Wool give warm fall feet

Trish's entry:

Pirate dreams of a sheep
what fantastic fun he'll have!
Dude, he needs new socks!

HA! I had so much fun! THANKS! Trish

Wool socks warming feet
Treading over beach strewn rocks
Gray mist of fall days.

Fantastic! Dude knits.
Wool yarn in sock form. Pirate feet.
Festival of sheep.

Entry Number two-

January yarn:
A tale of a woolen feat-
socks knit from chest hair.

January worms
Daydream of a job that rocks
Being sock blockers

One sock for the worm -
Rockin' in a jaywalker.
A fantastic dude!

Please include the winning haiku entries when you say who won. I don't have the eyes to read through all of these for the fourth time!

my one sock attempt

a fantastic tangled mess

damn center pull skein

Crap! Ignore that other one, I messed up a word. (much like the sock itself)

my one sock attempt

a fantastic tangled fest

damn center pull skein

Apparently my eyes deceived me- I had thought I read that we could enter multiple times. *cringe* Did I disqualify myself? No edit buttons... Sorry!

Ahh, the pressure! the competition!

Sheep feet freeze in Fall.
Lacking opposable thumbs
knit wool gift socks rock!

goblin on sheep's back
shearing one wool fall pirate
rock, january sock

Here's one--hope you like it...

Rock Sheep, Dude!
Fall Fest January one.
Knit a sock--cold hooves.

Good luck to Everyone!

Darn, am I too late? No problem, my entry will still suit for the "beyond bad" prize!

come january one
fantastic my feet will want
dude sock knit i can't

Wooly worm pirate
with fantastic wool sock yarn
sadly has no feet.

Love the jokes about pirates and crochet, too!

science fiction sheep
travel by woolly jump jets
in shiny rocket socks

Pirate can fest for
January One did knit
A fantastic sock!

That was fun :)

I hope you have japanese language support...

冷秋のフィートのための足袋は素敵

It's an anatomically correct japanese haiku with 17 syllables. It doesn't translate into 17 in English though, but here's what it means:

socks for my cold fall feet would be fantastic

Ok, this I've got to try even though I may be late.

Yarn in hand,
Sock on feet,
Worm around in toasty knit.

The worm, legless and sad / under the pirates foot / dreams of his own sock / Guess who hasn't yet learned html!

No rock in my shoe
Pirate problems are different --
A worm in my sock.

Here's mine:

Clutching one old sock,
Tears fall. Nana's hands, still young,
Knit on, in my mind.

Thanks for the contest. It's a fun one!

Here's mine:

Sheep give nice, soft wool
Must knit socks for my cold feet
Wool socks must I knit

I guess I was one of the 3 left, here's mine:

Dude, look at her feet,
Her socks, wow they rock and roll!
Wish mine were so sweet!

Knit sock for me, Mom!

Dude, feet look/smell like old worm.

Mom, can't feel the love.

I totally suck at haikus, but I cant find sock yarn around here ANYWHERE! So I figured it wouldn't hurt to try. :)

My son hates his socks
I knit one sock with wool, dude,
And one sock with worms!

I thought I'd delurk and attempt to post something that might make you laugh :)

ARRR said the pirate
Me feet be colder than ice
Knit me socks Polly

searching for clean socks
the pirate stands alone cold
dude you have one leg

Hard to be funny amongst 380 haikus, but my husband sure rolled on the floor. Thanks for the contest. I had fun.

I suck at Haiku, but here goes....

Knit of jet black wool
the feet wrapped warm
fantastic sock dude.

My English major daughter will laugh at my attempt, but here goes:

Sheep wear the wool
Worms spin the silk
Pleasure for our feet

P.S. I wrote mine before I read anyone else's - not a good idea!

I knit and I breath
Socks fall warm from my needles
My world is at peace

Worm of conscience, hush!
I’ll knit this wool to clothe my
feet ‘ere January.

Jet black sheep nibble
Foot—no, feet—of grass and shrub.
My eyes lone socks see.

Sun on summer sheep -
wool socks in the wintertime
warm a yarn pirate

worm chews on my sock
january chills my foot
scurvy yarn pirate

Almost late but I made it in time. Here's my entry:

Winter winds freeze feet
January One socks rock
Naked sheep shiver

Two feet need wool yarn
One fantastic sock won't do
Poor worm - dude, no socks!

A rainbow of wool yarn.

Gigantor feet.

Dude, no socks!

One naked sheep steps,
on January snow fall,
her wool now my socks.

January chill,

Fantastic dream-sheep knit socks.

Dude, think Aruba!

cosmo and wool sock
fantastic coincidence
one is not enough

Pirate yarn is spun
from waterproof sheep to make
fantastic warm socks.

Fantastic yarn.

I worm into the stash.

Wool rocks.

One pirate wheel spins
Clouds of wool seeking purpose
Handknit socks: supreme

Like a worm to soil,
so my feet seek hand knit socks.
Dude! Must buy more wool.

Yarn pirates steal sheep,
Spin wool for fantastic yarn,
knit socks for their feet!

One pirate worm rocks
Come January, worm dies
Worm knits no more now.

One toenail removed
Need January One yarn
To knit single socks

Wool pirates have struck--
Dude! Can you knit socks from rocks?
January freeze.

Here's my haiku!

Ahoy, yarn pirates!
Sail yarn-stash seas for booty.
All scurvy feet need socks.

Would pirate sheep knit

Fall fest wool for one foot dude

- fantastic worm sock?

January sock

One sheep on linoleum

"What the hell, Frankie!"

A worm cannot slime
your feet if you wear lovely
warm wool hand knit socks

With black and white yarn

Pirates knit on the high seas

No second sock syndrome

Wool yarn is a worm

interlocking with itself

into just one sock.

wrestling with toothpicks
on safari and on jets
dude! fantastic socks

(this haiku could also double as my most recent blog post, only at least that has a picture.)

Wool is sweet to knit
January One and sheep
Sock it to my feet.

one foot warm in wool

one sock still on the needles

one foot left yarning

The Pirate Sock Fest

Was held in January

Shiver Me Timbers!

fantastic fall fiber fest

sheep feathers fly on whorl

eye candy rocks

socks for the sole

(computer won't accept my punctuation???)

fantastic fall fiber fest

sheep feathers fly on whorl

eye candy rocks

socks for the sole

(computer won't accept my punctuation???)

alas, the poor worm
with no feet, no socks. must knit
a wool worm cozy

January, cold rain.
Sheep shiver
In their wool socks.

In January
Feet stay warm with socks that rock
Knit me up a pair!

Cold feet
January wool spun to yarn
warm socks.

one foot in a sock
one waiting to be wool-clad
the knitter grew bored

all i can think of is a limerick!

there once was a worm without feet
he would dream about wool and of sheep
read january one,
and said, "hey, look how fun,
to blog and to knit can't be beat!"

here's an uninspired haiku (what a great contest, though!):

the worm pirate knits
warm socks for his foot and then
a wool peg-warmer

January feet
worming into wool socks;
knit warmth for the soul.

Great contest!

January's socks
Three months left to spin wool and
worm-spit yarn to knit

L'shanah tovah

Sheep in the Fall

Wool knit socks

Fantastic, dude!

Shear spring fleece from sheep /

Spin wool to yarn, then knit one /

January sock.

Okay, here's mine...

What fantastic wool!
A yarn pirate knits a sock.
His peg leg stays bare.

Thanks for the fun! It's been a blast reading all of these.

knit in unison

fantastic warm family

small socks fall softly