Sunday, July 15, 2012

Ravellenic Games are coming, are you ready?

For those of you who are either not knitters (huh?) or are a knitter but have never signed up for Ravlery (this just boggles the mind), Ravellenic Games coincide with the 2012 Summer Olympics held in London July 27-August 12. The games used to have a jazzier name but, it was changed when it was brought to the attention of the USOC. For more info, google "yarn harlot" and read her June 21, 2012 post.

The quickest description of the Ravellenic Games is to challenge yourself by entering event(s), usually a new project, cast it on during/anytime after the opening ceremonies and complete the project before the closing ceremonies.  Each event has rules but that's it in a nutshell.  

Seeing as I have a plethora of WIPs (work in progress), I went diving in the UFO bin and choose this:

The afghan is about half-way done.  I'm now starting the whale and rows of red/white strips.  This will be challenging but I think I can get it done in 16 days. My goal during the games, is to post pictures every couple of days to show my progress.  

My goal before the games, is to to work on various projects every day and post pictures every couple of days (good practice for the actual event).  Until next time, take care and stay cool.  
This is how Rosie stays cool, hard to see but there is a fan in the corner.



Pictorial Catch Up

Well its been quite a while since my last post.  To catch you up on my knitting, here are a few pictures...

Had one mitt done for erm, hum a few years.  
These are nice but not what I was aiming for, below slippers
allow for a variety of different sized feet to wear them
Still have to knit I-cord (right slipper) and sew on button to left
Hopefully they will stay together
Yarn my brother bought for me to make a hat for him 
Really like how this turned out
Need to make more of these
Finally got the red hat to turn out
2nd of 4 Knit Purl Hunter KAL's 
Ends woven (finally) but still waiting to be blocked...


and last but not least
Not knitting but it holds knitting :)
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