This is the reason for my long blog absence. I have been swearing, sweating and tinking this monster into submission for the past few weeks. At one point, I had to tink 8 long rows from the border at the end which took 3 days to do. Longer even than the knitting as the Kid [...]
I am happy to report that I’m now all unpicked and back into the knitting part of the shawl – phew. I almost made the same mistake again but spotted it before I’d knit 8 rows – double phew! I’m now on my second ball of yarn so I’m pleased I’m making progress. I am [...]
Today was a day of tinking and regathering so no significant progress. Just a better photo of the mistake. Looking at the Ravelry boards for my event (Shawl Sailing), I was a little dismayed to find that some people had finished their shawls on Saturday! Wow – they must be fast knitters or have had [...]
Day 3 and I’m motoring along with my shawl. I’m now in the third section of the expansion but like Tom Daly and his synchronised diving partner today, it went a bit wrong. So my first task tomorrow will be tinking out 8 rows (I do mean tinking as that Kid Silk Haze likes to [...]
I stayed up a tiny bit late last night to watch some of the Beach Volleyball on Horse Guard’s Parade (!!) and get my head round today’s knitting challenge. It was USA vs Australia and I cheered on the USA team as they had better outfits. Yes, shallow but do I care? I spent some [...]
It was a bad start for Team GB when Mark Cavendish failed to get a medal in the cycling and after a couple of false starts I am now underway with my imaginatively named 108-47 shawl. I blame it on the excitement of the opening ceremony – I was distracted by the giant Voldemort and [...]
It took weeks of deciding and consulting Ravelry before I could decide whether I was going to take part in the Ravellenics, what I was going to knit and could I manage it in the short weeks of the Olympics. Our Olympics started this morning at 8.12am as we rang our tiny china bell along [...]
My Olympic Dreams were only partially fulfilled. It was quite a challenge I had set myself and I had trained hard by getting myself back into the pattern and got all set again so it was something I’m proud of again. I’m now back in the rhythm of how the stole knits up and where [...]
I love love love the Winter Olympics. If only I didn’t have to go to work and I could stay up all night and watch the events live and knit. Unfortunately, I do have to go and have to get knitting in when I can. Day 1 : I completed 2.5 inches which I am [...]
We had a mad amount of snow yesterday which was rather surprising as we aren’t often blessed with any snow at all. Twice in one year?! Wow. I think it was snowing because I’m starting my Knitting Olympics Challenge this weekend. I don’t have the stamina to stay awake until 1.45am to start my challenge [...]