Kitty: Day 17 of Knitting Olympics

2010 Knitting Olympics - Day 17 IT's done It's done It's done.... Through many trials and tribulation, I somehow got it done with out a lot of crazy knitting at the end. I don't plan on ever doing a marathon knit again!

Kitty: Day 15 of Knitting Olympics

MG working away at her entry for the 2010 Knitting Olympics

2010 Knitting Olympics - Day 15 Well as a dear knitting friend wrote in a comment, it just isn't worth hurting myself over knitting this sweater. So on day 14 I put down the knitting needles and gave my wrist a break. If it gets done before the close great, but if it doesn't it will still be a cool sweater after the olympics as well. MG came over and brought bento boxes for lunch and we had a little knitting party this afternoon.(Thanks MG) She is on track to finish her colourwork vest before closing ceremony. I am so proud of her, it is absolutely beautiful and so exciting. An entire colourwork sweater. :) YEAH YEAH YEAH MG GO GO GO MG

Kitty: Day 13 of Knitting Olympics

2010 Knitting Olympics - Day 13

So what is left: 8 RAFFINIERT - Lila Pulli im Look von Vivienne Westwood Pattern from Fur Sie (Free pattern) (A special thanks to O for translating the pattern for me at Christmas time when she had so much on her.) Yarn: Shambala 50% wool & 50% Cotton

Day 14 - 7 inch Day 15 - Raglan Cast off of the Sleeve Day 16 - 2 inches - Turns out that I bound off to soon for the front and need to go and rip out and continue. Day 17 - Steam and Seam (Feb 28, 2010) Can I do it?????

Kitty: Day 10,11,& 12 of Knitting Olympics

2010 Knitting Olympics - Day 10, 11, & 12 3.75 balls of yarn. The chopstick are there to denote how much knitting was done on each day. Since I forgot to take photos of Day 10's knitting.

The sleeves for this sweater may end & squash my 2010 Knitting Olympics. My hands and wrist are just killing me. The half English brioche stitch is just so hard on my hands. So we will see how it goes from now to the end. I really want to make my goal.

2010 Knitting Olympics - Day 10 & 11

Kitty: Day 9 of Knitting Olympics

2010 Knitting Olympics - Day 9 Ok some redemption, yesterday I was able to finish the rest of the front and the back 1/4. So I am feeling a little better about my progress on my sweater. Now I am ready to cast on for the sleeves. Hope I haven't slacked to much.

Kitty: Day 7 of Knitting Olympics

2010 Knitting Olympics - Day 7 Nothing to report, no time for knitting. :( Though I did get to see MG and her 2010 Knitting Olympics entry yesterday.

Kitty: Day 6 of Knitting Olympics

2010 Knitting Olympics - Day 6 8 balls and counting.

Kitty: Day 5 of Knitting Olympics

2010 Knitting Olympics - Day 5 7.25 balls and counting. The colours are really off due to the fact I forgot to take photos before 10:00pm at night. I only have a couple of more inches for the front.

Kitty: Day 4 of Knitting Olympics

2010 Knitting Olympics - Day 4 6.5 balls and counting. I already started the bind off at the underarm and I am working on the front 1/4th.

Kitty: Day 3 of Knitting Olympics

Day 3 of my Knitting Olympics!

kitty: Knitting Olympics 2010

Vancouver Shrimp and Day 2 of my olympic knitting!

Yes I may have totally lost my mind, but MG and I are continuing our Knitting Olympic tradition and knitting again for 2010 Winter Olympics. Four years ago while in San Fran we cast on together for my very first lace project. (Feb 2006 post from MG & myself) This olympics was suppose to be my first colourwork garment, but I wasn't able to find chunky yarn that wasn't scratchy in time. So I found something quickly in the closet that hit the gauge of a sweater I have wanted to knit for awhile, 8 RAFFINIERT - Lila Pulli im Look von Vivienne Westwood. I would be lying if the project is that much of a challenge to knit since I am already on ball 4 as of tonight, when my goal was 1 ball a night and I missed night 1. So the challenge will be to find the time to knit it in the days ahead. I basically have spent the weekend in bed with a migraine so had some knitting time.

Photo goodies from M's Flickr:

Photo Vancouver Shrimp - Photos 2 - Photo of Valentine's Dinner