DONE

I have never been so relieved to finish knitting something. These gloves, though mentally challenging (in a good way), were intense to knit. Maybe it was my yarn and needle choice: Jamieson's on #0 dpns- way too tight normally, but nice and windproof for gloves. Each stitch was a bit of a struggle. But I couldn't stop. Partly because it is an SnB KAL and I can't seem to give up on a KAL. (I have finished every one of them so far:-)). But most importantly: I love these gloves! I love wearing them! Look how nice they look with my coat:

Maybe I will have to make a hat. Not matching (that would be a bit much) but with the same yarn and some other colors. But bigger needles. Some nice Addi Turbo 16" circulars. That would be easier on the hands.....

Speaking of hands: I have been knitting my alpaca sweater and the yarn feels like butter in my fingers. And it is so nice to knit something FLAT. Never thought I would say that. Here are some pictures of the sleeve being blocked. Everyone knows how I love to block. If ever there was case for blocking....

before

after

SnB Fun

Cecil wonders: will they ever leave?

Lookin' good in this sweater. It has color!

Froggin'

Lots of single Herringbones are finished. The question remains: will the second glove be knit?

A very fun Snb.

Olympics Knits

I've watched more of this year's Olympics than all other years put together. It's because of the curling. I've become obsessed with curling. Seriously.

Anyway, while watching the medals presentation tonight for the men's Canadian gold medal team (eat it, Norway!), I became really intrigued by the coats the medal presenters were wearing.

They were designed by the Vancouver fashion house Aritzia. Their blog posting about this sweater is interesting. Each coat has been hand-knit with custom made needles and they've created a mass market adaptation, a pale, pale imitation. People have been writing in asking about a pattern for it and they've said they don't have one, because you really need the special needles. You can tell that people *really* want to make it.

Here's a funny link to the solving of the "mystery" of the Swedish Olympic team's hats. Think DaVinci Code but with crochet.

I'm encouraging others to add their Olympic-related knitting and crochet news and notes here, or in their own posts. I know some of you have your own favorite hats, mittens, and other fashions. So, post them here and go for the gold!

Jennifer here: I really love the American Team hat. I was watching the Olympics with my sisters and mother while visiting upstate New York.

For reasons that take too long to explain, my youngest sister's nickname is Moose. I showed her this hat and she said she really liked it. She's turning 50 soon and I have never knitted anything for her, so I thought I would see if I could figure it out. This was the day after the opening ceremonies. I thought I would look on Ravelry and see if anyone had written about it in the forums. Sure enough, not only had people been discussing it, but someone had already written a pattern. So I will be knitting this hat for my sister Moose! I don't even have to buy any yarn. I have some nice Norwegian (is that ok?) yarn. It is a very cute hat.

Yahoo!

One done. Three fingers to go on the other one. LOVE it! Hate knitting it, though.

Look Who's Back on Track!

AND she finished her vest! Angela is doing very well and will be at our next SnB.

Stinky Pinky

That was not fun. And that's all I'm going to say about that.
(Ok, one more thing: I need a break from these gloves!)

Super Snowy Saturday

Who's spending the day knitting?