Ravelympics - Winter 2010

As with the official Olympic events, the closing ceremonies marks the end of Ravelympics.  I started the Winter 2010 Ravelympics with low expectations.  I just wanted to finish two WIPs that were languishing on the needles for a year.  I didn't want the stress of trying to finish multiple projects or even one complicated pattern.  But of course, as one project comes off the needles, another one is itching to get on.  I did challenge myself with each of the projects finished and entered in this year's Ravelympics.

The picture below is just a quick collage of the projects that were finished...

Clockwise from the top left: Sedum by Jane Richmond, Nola's Mitts (Pitts' Mitts) by Brittany Tyler, Olympic Storm (Storm Cloud Shawlette) by Hanna Breetz , Orchids and Fairy Lights by tiny owl knits

Sedum - Challenge:  finish it!

Nola's Mitts - Challenge:  fair isle or stranded knitting

Olympic Storm - Challenge: knitting a project with that yarn (!)

Orchids and Fairy Lights - Challenge: bobbles and cables

And look how cute the medals are that they give out!

 

  

Now the fun begins!  Malabrigo March is here and I've already got FOUR projects slated for the month.

Let the games begin!

In honor of the 2010 Winter Ravelympics, one of the local SnBs I attend had a cast-on party.  It was a potluck...and one of the finest potlucks I've ever been a part of, for example, glazed carrots, butternut squash soup, asparagus wrapped in phyllo dough (yeah, that's what I said), mustard-crusted salmon, tamales...need I go on.  And that doesn't even include desserts and other sides!  It was all sooo good!  Everyone was busy casting-on and frogging!  By the night's end I was no closer to my Ravelympics goal because of the frogging.

 My plan was to work on a few WIPs during Ravelympics because I just didn't want any stress.  When I was gathering everything for the party tonight, I realized that I do not want to knit the scarf that my mom had picked out.  So, I made an executive decision to frog the whole thing and start anew!  This is definitely more exciting for me!  :-)