Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Thursday, August 4, 2016
2016 Ravellenic Games!!
Now that Cursed Child has come out and I've read it (I have mixed reviews.....I liked it but I didn't LOVE it) it's time for the next thing: the 2016 Ravellenic Games!
The Ravellenic Games, formerly known as the Knitting Olympics, is something that Ravelry puts on and takes place during the Olympics. You challenge yourself to do something yarn-related starting during the Opening Ceremonies and finishing during the Closing Ceremonies. I've done it twice, getting medals during the 2010 games in Vancouver and the 2012 games in London. (I don't know what I was doing in 2014 during the winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.) Looking to add 2016 in Rio to my Knitting Glory List.
Usually I cast on something new and challenge myself to finish it. The first time, I was a green knitter and cast on a simple scarf. In 2012, we were on vacation and on the road a lot. So I challenged myself to make as many baby hats for charity as I could in that time period. This year, casting on something new seemed daunting. So I am wrestling with WIP's. (works in progress.) I chose six things:
My Hufflepuff House Scarf, which just needs ends woven in and fringe.
My Sewanee shawl, which is off on it's stitch count before I can do the lace edging.
Oh my goodness---my spring cardigan. This thing.....I want to finish but I don't know if I ever will. I'm going to try!
A newborn hat and sock set--I can remember working on this in 2014 and tossing it aside, since it didn't have an intended recipient. Hat and one sock are done, and how hard can it be to pull off a second sock? Pretty hard, I guess.
Sundance lacy hat for charity-a little white lace hat that I started the other night while waiting (fuming) on additional yarn for something else. (I'm not ready to talk about it.)
And finally, the damned, damned blue vanilla socks.
Thanks to Brian hooking up a fancy antenna to our TV (no channel 7 on DirecTv because of some crazy dispute) I will be watching the Opening Ceremonies and starting on the WIP pile. The way I see it, I'm a winner if ANY of these things are completed by the end of the Olympics!!
The Ravellenic Games, formerly known as the Knitting Olympics, is something that Ravelry puts on and takes place during the Olympics. You challenge yourself to do something yarn-related starting during the Opening Ceremonies and finishing during the Closing Ceremonies. I've done it twice, getting medals during the 2010 games in Vancouver and the 2012 games in London. (I don't know what I was doing in 2014 during the winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.) Looking to add 2016 in Rio to my Knitting Glory List.
Usually I cast on something new and challenge myself to finish it. The first time, I was a green knitter and cast on a simple scarf. In 2012, we were on vacation and on the road a lot. So I challenged myself to make as many baby hats for charity as I could in that time period. This year, casting on something new seemed daunting. So I am wrestling with WIP's. (works in progress.) I chose six things:
My Hufflepuff House Scarf, which just needs ends woven in and fringe.
My Sewanee shawl, which is off on it's stitch count before I can do the lace edging.
Oh my goodness---my spring cardigan. This thing.....I want to finish but I don't know if I ever will. I'm going to try!
A newborn hat and sock set--I can remember working on this in 2014 and tossing it aside, since it didn't have an intended recipient. Hat and one sock are done, and how hard can it be to pull off a second sock? Pretty hard, I guess.
Sundance lacy hat for charity-a little white lace hat that I started the other night while waiting (fuming) on additional yarn for something else. (I'm not ready to talk about it.)
And finally, the damned, damned blue vanilla socks.
Thanks to Brian hooking up a fancy antenna to our TV (no channel 7 on DirecTv because of some crazy dispute) I will be watching the Opening Ceremonies and starting on the WIP pile. The way I see it, I'm a winner if ANY of these things are completed by the end of the Olympics!!
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