Posts filed under 'knitting olympics'
What happened to the last few days? Hmm….not much knitting for sure! I’ve got about 5″ done so far and I have high hopes to get a lot done this weekend.
On the snowboard report…Seth Wescott took home gold for the US in the Boardercross (f that snowboard cross shit). That was such an exciting race. I loved the hardbooter vs softbooter drama and how he came back from being behind to take it. And the close finishline!
Oh and I’m testing to see if livepress 1.99 will work to put this in my livejournal
February 17th, 2006
The US women took Gold and Silver in Snowboard halfpipe. Yeah! I’m happy that Hannah Teter won since she is a really cool person. I wouldn’t call her a friend, but I do know her. It’s too bad that Kelly Clark didn’t medal, she was going huge. I think she also got jipped on her first run.
So back to knitting, I only had time to work on my project on the train which means I got about 3 rows done..which is maybe 1/2″. I gotta get back on the horse!!
February 14th, 2006
So Day 3 was pretty damn good for snowboarding, and Shaun White came through and won the gold medal. Jersey’s best Danny Kass took the silver again. And Mason Aguirre just missed taking the bronze. So close to another US sweep!
Knitting? You want me to talk about knitting? Oh yeah..knitting. So while I was waiting for the snowboarding to come back on (why does it need to be in 3 different segments?) I got some knitting done…an inch and a quarter! So I’m up to 2 1/4″…10 3/5 to go before I hit the sleeves!
February 13th, 2006
So my days are going to be off, since I didn’t start my knitting olympics project until Day 2 of the Torino Olympics. So keep in mind I’m a day behind my header day!
So I started working on Temptation II. I cast on a did a few rows..and then I realized I was using a size 8 needle and a size 9 needle. Damn! I use Denise Interchangable Needles so this is possible. I figured it can be a little wider at the bottom and switched the 9 to the correct 8 and did a few more rows. At this point I have about an inch done…I need 13 before I get to the sleeves. An inch a day…hmm..how many days are there in the Olympics???
February 12th, 2006
So yes I have decided to throw my knitting needles into the arena for the 2006 Knitting Olympics. (On a side note I wonder how long it will be before the IOC starts sending out cease and desist letters for the use of the term “olympics”). Anyway, I’ve decided on making Knitty’s Tempting II. I was telling my sister Vanessa about KO’06 and she said I was crazy, therefore I’ve decided to make it as a birthday gift for her. That and she’s smaller than I am so I have less to knit!
I was planning on using GGH Bali instead of Rowan Calmer since it’s quite a bit cheaper, but I didn’t realize that the Yarnware store is closed today. So instead I went to my LYS and spent $48! on 4 balls of Calmer. Yikes! Well we’ve got a blizzard on the way and I wanted to have my yarn in hand for when I get snowed in. And also I can feel good for supporting a local small business. I just wish I had thought of this last weekend when they had a 20% off Superbowl Sale.
February 11th, 2006