I am participating in the Ravelympics.
This, when it grows up, is going to be a Featherweight Cardigan. Right now, on Day 3, I am almost done with the raglan increases. And I best be getting back to it. These figure skaters are making me feel like I need graceful things in my life, and what could be more graceful than a fine-gauge cardigan, I ask you?
Wow Abbie – that’s one nice sweater! Me – not only am I not participating in the Ravelympics, I decided last night at about 2 am to frog a cardi I first cast on a year ago and try again with a slightly different pattern – too bad as I was down to the last sleeve, but just wasn’t happy with how it was fitting – my fault for blindly trying to meld two patterns. BUT on the good side we’ve been participating in lots of Olympics activities here on the “wet coast”. Looking forward to seeing the finished garment in 11 days!!
Oh the pretty, it makes my fingers twitch. Let this non-olympian know how you like the pattern? It’s fairly high up on my to-make list.
(My list, not that anyone cares:) : Finish Decimal, finish the Shawl of Hate for my aunt, finish the afterthought heel on a sock for Christie so I can give her the damn pair already, weave in ends on a pair of socks for Monica’s mom, finish weaving my stepdad’s scarf, figure out something for Mom’s birthday, Featherweight Cardigan for myself. And maybe a cowl in there somewhere. Provided I can step away from the sewing machine for long enough to knit this week.)
I suppose I shouldn’t tell you that the Ravelympics has a frogging category? =D
I’m quite happy with it so far. There’s going to be a large amount of stitch-picking-up in my future, which isn’t my favorite thing, but the results are going to be worth it.
You’re…not trying to do all of that in a week, are you?
Picking up stitches is the sort of thing that I either hate or find to be unbelievably zen, depending on my mood.
And no, not in the one week. But even so, it’s not *that* much. I’m about halfway done with the body for Decimal and am heavily modifying the sleeves so they’re not quite so wide. The shawl really only needs a few more hours of knitting, but I just don’t like working with bulky yarns, so it’s not *enjoyable* knitting. Weaving is a remarkably fast process, I just need to sit down and work for a few hours, Mom’s probably getting socks or something sewn. My big problem is that I’m just Not Knitting with my spare time and am sewing instead.