Knitting Olympics

I opted out of participating in any sort of Olympic knitting this year. I wasn’t really inspired by anything and…

Turns out, changing my Olympic Knitting project after that first day was a damned fine idea. The Child’s First Sock from Knitting Vintage Socks by Nancy Bush was demanding and challenging for me. It was also, however, project I could complete in the alloted time without injuring myself. I finished the socks with a few…

This Olympic knitting is a whole new experience, isn’t it? First, there’s the pressure to finish on time. The deadline looms before me. I hate deadlines. I guess this type of pressure isn’t all that new of an experience, now that I think of it. But even worse than the pressure is the boredom of…

When athletes train, they have to clear their minds. When knitters train, they have to clear their needles. It’s time for me to show you the things I finished before I started on my Olympic challenge. Finished Jaywalkers (my third pair!) for my Bloomin’ Feet pal. Please note: these are not due to be shipped…

So. Things didn’t go as well as they could have yesterday. I had swatched and thought I was all set. I was worried about following the pattern but not about my yarn choice. Turns out, the pattern is okay, the yarn choice, though? Not so okay. The stuff makes my hands hurt. Really hurt. I…

Thank you all for cheering me on! Your encouragement and support has been inspirational. I’ve even finally jumped on the Olympic Button bandwagon. I’m probably a little late to the party with these, but what the heck. You know the drill, take ’em if you want ’em, but on your own server, please. This one…

So, 2:00 PM tomorrow is the official starting time of the Knitting Olympics. I’ve been training. See? I have my yarn and pattern all in a basket. And I have a swatch. Okay, it’s not much of a swatch but I think it’s enough. But, can I tell you the truth about this whole thing?…