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Monday 18 Oct 2010
On The Road . . . Again
Have you ever found yourself back in a place from your childhood that you never thought you’d visit again?
Yes, I’ve been gone from the blogsphere a long time. The absence can be explained, in part, by the series of back-to-back trips I’ve taken over the last few months. One more trip and then I’ll stay put for a while. I have been knitting, of course, and here’s the obligatory knitting content to prove it:
Sunday 28 Feb 2010
34,616
I almost gave up on trying to finish the Olympic sweater last night, but cooler heads prevailed. The Syracuse v. Villanova game was on TV (34,616 fans inside The Dome — madness!) so I grabbed a tapestry needle and hunkered down in front of the tube.
The game had the correct outcome, and so did the sweater. Yay, Orange; yay sweater!
I waited ’til today to weave in all the yarn ends since I went to Park City and thought it would be appropriate to finish the sweater in the shadow of the ski jumping venue from the 2002 Winter Olympics.
All that remains is to finally attach the buttons during the Closing Ceremonies. But I’m torn between the two finalists.
Which button gets the gold and which comes in second??
Saturday 27 Feb 2010
Photo Finish
Two weeks ago, I got swept up in the excitement of the Olympic Opening Ceremonies and impulsively started a new sweater, thinking it would be a perfect Knitting Olympics project.
I envisioned myself proudly wearing my new cardigan while I watched the Closing Ceremonies.
Wrong.
This seemingly straightforward project has kicked my arse. If I had a nickle for every time I reknit the sleeve cap . . . well, you know what I mean.
Now here I am, one day before the end of the Olympics and I’m just blocking the pieces:
Will it be done by tomorrow? No. Well, I guess that depends on how I choose to define “done.” I think I’ll be able to get all the pieces sewn. And I might also be able to knit the neckband. But, it will surely be button-less since I have no appropriate buttons and no time to buy any.
So, what do you think? Do I make it onto the podium with a button-less cardigan?
