Stephanie Pearl-McPhee has created the Knitting Olympics and challenged knitters to define their own event--a challenging-for-them project to be knit during the 2 weeks of the Olympic games. I think it's an irresistable idea . . . as did more than 600 other knitters–I don't think I've ever seen that many comments on a single blog entry.
Tonight I ordered yarn to make this shrug, designed by Mags Kandis, from Mission Falls book, East + West. I am NOT also knitting the shawl in the photo–I may be crazy, but I do have a day-job with a hot project deadine in mid-February. Speaking of which, today at the day-job, I introduced two of my knitting colleagues to the Yarn Harlot blog and convinced them to join me.
I think Melody Johnson summed it up best: As if I don't have enough to do. Yeah, she's in, too. It's an irresistable idea.
6 comments:
Wow, Doctor Howdy--who knew.
Hey, I like the shrug. Very cute. Are you going to make it that color?
This yarn comes in a beautiful range of colors, but I went for a neutra called stone (actually the color of the shawl in the illustration). If I'm going to knit all those cables, I want to be able to see them.
You are obviously more than a novice knitter with those cables.
Good luck! I hope you win the Gold!
I can't believe I'm tempted to do this. I should have my head examined. But first, I'm going to the yarn store...
Debra, I used to be quite the skillful knitter, but I haven't been knitting much in years, so we'll see if I've bitten off more than I should have :-)
Kim, how can you not do this? It's irresistable.
Rian, If I manage to pull this off, of course there will be pictures.
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