Fair Isle Channel Puns

I remember stepping off the plane, twenty-some years ago. A young, fresh-faced Canadian girl from a small town near the Rocky Mountains, I had no idea what to expect moving to Ireland. My first impression was to wonder why all the buildings were squished together! Once I got used to that, I took to living in Dublin like a duck to water. Although it took me a while to understand the Dublin accent, longer to figure out Cork and longer still to understand Kerry. And don't get me started on Tipperary! :D

Speaking of counties, I’ve been all over Ireland. Down south to Cork and Kerry, visiting the beautiful coast and taking in the typical tourist places. I took a tour of the Ring of Kerry where I lucked out and got a beautiful day. I’ve been over to Galway, Connemara and the Burren, where I always bring family who visit me because it’s unlike anything we see in Canada. I’ve taken a boat from Athlone and travelled the Shannon. You should all visit Clonmacnoise and stay the night. The awe inspired by a night sky untouched by light pollution is indescribable. It changed my life.

I think I’ve visited, or at least set foot in nearly every county except Donegal. I can’t quite figure out the train schedule. I’m told it’s the most beautiful county in Ireland and after everything I’ve seen, that sure is saying something! If anyone wants to take a road trip and invite me along, you don’t have to ask me twice!

Ireland, you and I tied the knot in 2008, when I took my oath of citizenship in a tiny courtroom in Temple Bar. I promised my fidelity to the Irish nation and loyalty to the State. I’ve kept that promise, easily.

Now, as an indigenous Canadian, I feel a deep affinity with Ireland and the Irish people. Our ancestors have a shared history of mistreatment by colonizers and conquerors. Although our 200 years may seem paltry next to your 800, we both have had to deal with the multi-generational effects of the respective atrocities carried out against us. The biggest difference between us is that your rebellions succeeded, where ours did not. The cultural genocide against Canada’s indigenous is still happening.

Despite my complicated feelings about Canada because of my indigenous heritage, I do love my homeland. And I love my chosen home as well. Ireland; what a wonderful, wild, vibrant, beautiful, diverse and fascinating land. Full of intriguing places and fantastic people. I’ll stay for another twenty some years if you’ll have me. And if you won’t, well too bad. Y

8th Month B, 4:18 PM UTC

The port of Fair Isle detects

Hewett of Oakenshield: 5 Longships, 10 Warships, 5 Transports

Lannister of Lannisport: 3 Warships, 1 Transport

Oakheart of Old Oak: 4 Warships, 1 Transport

House Prester of Feastfires: 5 Warships, 1 Transport

House Crakehall of Crakehall: 5 Warships, 1 Transport

House Banefort: 4 Warships

in the harbor of Fair Isle. The Ironborn and their docked ships get the first reaction.

Going to do this to keep things clean. Will hold off on the pings for now but want to get things set up so I don't have to type it later.

9th Month, 132 AC

Immediately following whatever happens here

The port of Fair Isle detects the arrival of a large fleet of ironships numbering 81. The port will have first reaction to the detection.

##Ironborn Fleet (Arriving) - Mil Strength = 202.5

• House Drumm - 16 Ironships

• House Orkwood - 1 Ironship

• House Harlaw - 5 Ironships

• House Blacktyde - 5 Ironships

• House Greyjoy - 14 Ironships

• House Botley - 4 Ironships

• House Codd - 7 Ironships

• House Goodbrother - 14 Ironships

• House Saltcliffe - 7 Ironships

• House Farwynd - 3 Ironships

• House Volmark - 5 Ironships

##Port of Faircastle (DV: 2) - Mil Strength = 160 (Inspiring Admiral)

• House Crakehall - 4 Warships

• House Banefort - 3 Warships

• House Hewett - 3 Warships

• House Prester - 5 Warships

• House Oakheart - 2 Warships

• House Lannister of Lannisport - 3 Warships

Hello everyone,

I want to give Fair Isle a try, but I've never done any stranding before. Could anyone recommend a good beginner's pattern?

I’m knitting the back of a baby sweater and it says to cast off 6 stitches at the beginning of the next 2 rows, and knit until it’s about 4 inches, bringing it from 65 stitches to 53 stitches (I’m working the second size). However…when I try to continue working the chart with the live stitches, the colors don’t match up! So I’m not sure what I should be doing instead? I’ve counted the stitches and there are indeed 53. It’s knitted flat, too. Thanks for any help. Hope the link works: chart and instructions

Hello,

I have a singer model 155 punchcard knittingmachine.

I would like to be able to knit rows using two colours, but I want to make the pattern manually adjusting the needles each row, rather than using a punchcard.

With my brother 790, I can just move my contrast colour needles into position B and voila, but that doesn't seem to work on this machine.

Anyone know how I can make this happen?

As the title suggests, where is your favorite place to visit.

For me it's where I did the fieldwork for my degree; Trearddur Bay, Holy Island, Anglesey, Wales.

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FAIRCASTLE, The Westerlands, 11th Month A, 132 AC

The port of Fair Isle detects another assault by the large fleet of ironships, 68 ships strong. The port will have first reaction.

Ironborn Fleet (Assaulting) - Mil Strength = 170

• House Drumm - 13 Ironships

• House Orkwood - 1 Ironship

• House Harlaw - 4 Ironships

• House Blacktyde - 4 Ironships

• House Greyjoy - 12 Ironships

• House Botley - 3 Ironships

• House Codd - 6 Ironships

• House Goodbrother - 12 Ironships

• House Saltcliffe - 6 Ironships

• House Farwynd - 3 Ironships

• House Volmark - 4 Ironships

Port of Faircastle (DV:2) - Mil Strength = 125 (Inspiring Admiral)

• House Crakehall - 3 Warships

• House Banefort - 2 Warships

• House Prester - 4 Warships

• House Lannister of Lannisport - 2 Warships, 1 Longship

• House Hewett - 2 Warships

• House Oakheart - 2 Warships

This will be a new thread, won't be rolling right away though.