Where does the time go?
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Sunday, February 21, 2010
FO: Trio of Hats, Ravelympics Fortitude
Just to be clear: I haven't thrown in the proverbial towel on my Moderne Log Cabin blanket.
Rather, thanks to the wise words of McMary, I've reframed my perspective. The new goal? A personal best, which really couldn't be more achievable given that this is my first Ravelympics appearance. So let's see just how much I can get done in the remaining Olympics week. And let's be smart about competing — like the marathon winding session this morning of all remaining blanket yarn (with an assist from Izzy).
As the weekend comes to a close, here's the current standing: one block (#5) down and another well on its way. Not to mention a renewed appreciation of the miles of Zen this project offers.
Oh yeah, and just to appease that crazy type-A part of my personality, I made and attached the tassels on my trio of hats WIP. Knitting was done a few weeks ago, but I just don't enjoy making pompoms, tassels, etc. Seriously, the amount of angst (and procrastination) produced by these finishing details is crazy.
Rather, thanks to the wise words of McMary, I've reframed my perspective. The new goal? A personal best, which really couldn't be more achievable given that this is my first Ravelympics appearance. So let's see just how much I can get done in the remaining Olympics week. And let's be smart about competing — like the marathon winding session this morning of all remaining blanket yarn (with an assist from Izzy).
As the weekend comes to a close, here's the current standing: one block (#5) down and another well on its way. Not to mention a renewed appreciation of the miles of Zen this project offers.
Oh yeah, and just to appease that crazy type-A part of my personality, I made and attached the tassels on my trio of hats WIP. Knitting was done a few weeks ago, but I just don't enjoy making pompoms, tassels, etc. Seriously, the amount of angst (and procrastination) produced by these finishing details is crazy.
Friday, February 19, 2010
What Was I Thinking?
So, um, yeah.... The Ravelympics. Knitting as a sport. Citius, Altius, Fortius.
One week after the opening ceremonies, nearly halfway through the Winter Games, and it's looking less and less likely that this knitter will finish the race. A spectacular crash into the sidelines is a surer bet.
It seemed like a good idea at the time — using the event as a chance to finish a stalled WIP, rather than going for the gold and casting on a new project to be finished in 17 days. So I entered my Moderne Log Cabin blanket, which looked like this when I stalled out in mid-November.
Here's where it was at the end of last weekend.
That's pretty much another 200 yards of yarn, and it gained me about 3% (if I'm being generous) of the total blanket. Sigh. At least the miles of garter stitch involved are a good match for watching the winter sports, which I do love. And, as I learned last Saturday, working on a large, wool blanket is the perfect choice when sitting in a freezing ice rink watching the kid's skating lesson.
Next Ravelympics? I'll be signing up for the single-skein skate.
One week after the opening ceremonies, nearly halfway through the Winter Games, and it's looking less and less likely that this knitter will finish the race. A spectacular crash into the sidelines is a surer bet.
It seemed like a good idea at the time — using the event as a chance to finish a stalled WIP, rather than going for the gold and casting on a new project to be finished in 17 days. So I entered my Moderne Log Cabin blanket, which looked like this when I stalled out in mid-November.
Here's where it was at the end of last weekend.
That's pretty much another 200 yards of yarn, and it gained me about 3% (if I'm being generous) of the total blanket. Sigh. At least the miles of garter stitch involved are a good match for watching the winter sports, which I do love. And, as I learned last Saturday, working on a large, wool blanket is the perfect choice when sitting in a freezing ice rink watching the kid's skating lesson.
Next Ravelympics? I'll be signing up for the single-skein skate.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
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