Tuesday, February 28, 2006
olympics galore
Check out my Knitting Olympics gold medal - is that cool or what!? 
Thanks so much to Yarn Harlot for thinking this up and then doing it and then getting a medal for us and . . . well, it's been a heckuva lot of fun. (Hey - only two years until the summer olympics!) 
Here are some pictures of my completed KO project, two close-ups and two on the adorable birthday girl. The basic pattern is from Louisa Harding's charming Miss Bea's Rainy Day and I used Rowan's terrific All Season cotton. I changed things a little, though. On the sleeves I did the increases on top of the arm rather than on the seam edges by using yarnovers on either side of the center stitch to make it look lacy. I also made the coat a little larger by adding a panel on the back with cables like the front and a center strip in moss stitch. I put a crocheted ball button at the neck to be softer for her chin; the others are craft store kitty buttons. For once something I made is big enough to be wearable for more than a few weeks! Knitting olympics: yeah!As for the "real" Olympics, I thought the closing ceremonies were lovely, didn't you? The Italians were so excited, it was heart-warming. What an odd world where it seems almost old-fashioned to hear Johnny Weir and Sasha Cohen so enthusiastic and happy. I even liked Bocelli (unusual for me) and I loved the air floating - hey, maybe that will become an official sport one day! I'm not sure what the deal was with the "brides" and the lilies, but they certainly were pretty. Pretty sad tv coverage and way too wry and dyspeptic print media reporting, and yet, enjoyable olympics again this year. Athletes' olympics: yeah!
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