In the interest of full disclosure, I didn’t make it. I was one and a half sleeves away by mid day today and that’s when I noticed a fatal flaw. Somehow between 10PM and midnight last night, I had crossed a cable in my sleeve the wrong way. And, there was no going back without [...]
Archive for February, 2010
I’ll Take the Bronze
Posted in project photos, sweater on February 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Ravelympics Watch, Day 11
Posted in project photos, sweater on February 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Somehow I am behind. Sadly, I am only 3/4 of the way done the second front. I fully expected to be halfway through the back by now. Clearly, I have been spending too much time cooking, cleaning, and interacting with my family. I plan to rectify that soon. No more fooling around. Game face on. [...]
Olympics Watch 2010, Day 3
Posted in new projects, project photos, sweater on February 15, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I fully expect to cast off the right front of my Fireside Sweater tonight. See how far I have come in just two and a half days? And, I was totally right about this yarn. Soft, yet sproingy. Perfect. See you in another day or so for a check in.
Let the Games Begin!
Posted in Uncategorized on February 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As I type this, thousands of knitters are madly casting on and knitting furiously on projects destined to be finished in just 17 days for Ravelympics. I too have cast on, in honor of our Olympic athletes and am challenging myself to a completely crazy, but (in my mind), a totally doable goal. I cast [...]
Who Dat!
Posted in Uncategorized on February 7, 2010 | 2 Comments »
We were part of some serious history here today. The New Orleans Saints won their very first ever Superbowl. And we were here, in the French Quarter to see the whole thing. I couldn’t have planned the whole thing better, even if I tried. I shot some video right after the Saints won. Warning, it’s [...]
