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crankyisgood

A short knitterly post.

Jan 17, 2006 17:38

Knitting Olympics?

This sweater?

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crankyisgood January 18 2006, 17:10:33 UTC

Thanks for the cheers! That reminds me that I am worried I will not progress very quickly because I actually like to watch the Olympics these days. And I need to look at my knitting. I guess that's all part of the challenge!

bout it bout it kissyourelbow January 18 2006, 06:05:18 UTC

I'm so glad you're going to do this! Let me hear all about it.

k a t

Re: bout it bout it crankyisgood January 18 2006, 17:09:45 UTC

I probably won't be able to shut up about it. It will be SUPER PRETTY.

vellumblue January 18 2006, 06:12:29 UTC

You should!! It's very Olympian! (Okay, it's not, but I think it would be a decent enough challenge.) I was considering doing Electra, but I think that might be too much of a stretch, and it's not a sweater I want to associate with guilt. Maybe some sort of lace shawl with the Lorna's Laces I picked up a while back?

crankyisgood January 18 2006, 17:09:23 UTC

It's certainly Daphne Olympian. Electra went pretty fast for me in the knitting--it's the weaving in ends that's slow. However, I took Jule's end-weaving class last Sunday and have some tips for you if you need 'em. Anyway, if I were you, I'd do the sweater because your last shawl took how long? But maybe you're thinking of a simpler pattern.

vellumblue January 18 2006, 18:09:34 UTC

The shawl took two months to the day. But, I was planning on doing a triangular one (half the size) with a less-complicated pattern and less of an insanity-making border. Maybe Ene's scarf or the infamous Birch?

crankyisgood January 18 2006, 19:17:46 UTC

You could easily do Ene's scarf in that period, probably Birch as well. (I don't know about both in 16 days but maybe!) I think they're both similar in that you start big and get smaller, which makes knitting them quite compulsively satisfying. It keeps getting bigger as your rows get smaller! It goes faster and faster! I don't have the pattern for Birch; not that interested in that issue. I really like its leafy pattern though.

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Olympics anonymous January 18 2006, 07:27:36 UTC

Love the sweater! It may be more of a challenge than you think.
Celia from Unraveling

Re: Olympics crankyisgood January 18 2006, 17:07:06 UTC

Yeah, I haven't even done the swatch because of the goofy stitch pattern. And then there's threading the beads... hm... Anyway it will be good to have a beautiful sweater at the end.

Re: Olympics vellumblue January 18 2006, 18:04:15 UTC

wait, there are beads? I'm upping the challenge level on the sweater to Gold Medal.

Re: Olympics crankyisgood January 18 2006, 19:15:37 UTC

Yep. Seed beads. It's gonna be LOVELY. someday -- maybe Feb. 18 or whatever day the Olympics end.

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crankyisgood January 18 2006, 17:07:46 UTC

Yeah--if my work life goes to hell in the Olympics period, there will be nothing I can do and I will let go of this goal. I really do not need to be crying over knitting!