Spinnerette

So it begins! In my most favourite province, British Columbia, a mere ferry ride from where I spent my formative years, the Olympics had their opening ceremonies tonight. I didn’t get to see it as I was working, but I’m excited to start streaming it through my old laptop into the TV.

Traditionally, Ravelympics is when a knitter chooses (with great care) a project to be cast on during the opening ceremonies, and bound off before (or during) the closing. Seventeen days. Seventeen days of scrambling, cursing, stringy fun to be had by all. I missed out during the summer olympics, but I’d like to use this time to motivate myself to knit this sweater for Alex during these 2010 winter events. Technically, yes, I have already begun, but I figure my head start is compensation for working an average of forty – fifty hours per week. As of this posting I have 8.5″ finished of the back piece, I hope to have the back and one front piece finished. An ambitious goal for me, but I think I can do it, or at least come close if I stay motivated. Here are some photos!

This is the pattern – Reece:

My version has modified measurements, and I’ve omitted the subtle striping (achieved not by a self-striping yarn, no, oh no, but by single row stripes of something like 5 different colours – I was not having that). My version is a nice brown, instead. Take a look, Virtue was a very cooperative model until she re-discovered how fun yarn is – yes, that is actually how long it’s been since I’ve knit anything.

Wish me luck!

I must confess something. Since my Owls Sweater that I knit after returning from Olds in August, those many months ago, I have not had a finished object. I have begun many projects since then, but none have been finished, or even really finished more than half of any one thing. It’s not helped by the fact I have two jobs now (full time and part time, totaling to nearly 50 hours a week) and a music project in its infancy that I am most excited about.

I want to knit, though. I have the bug again. I added my link in the top right of my blog for the free pattern of the Japanese Rising Sun design, for downloading the PDF. I want to knit, and I want to dye yarn and design something new, so in order to jumpstart this, I’m going to do something crazy. Bass-ackward. Seemingly unproductive.

I am going to FROG. EVERYTHING. (exceptAlex’ssweaterwhichIpromisedhimandwillfinish).

The Frog Pond.

There’s a shawl, the beginnings of three sweaters and a portion of a hat in there. It’s like a graveyard for knitting. How heartbreaking, and how freeing! No unfinished projects for me, no, no! I’m going to be a monogamous, one project kind of gal. Let’s see how long this lasts. I’m hoping these drastic measures will inspire me to press on with this soul sucking sweater for my husband (who more than deserves it).

I am frightened and appalled at my deviant behaviour, perhaps my lapse in sanity can be researched among the books I got from the thrift store. I stopped by yesterday looking for records for my new, beautiful player. While unsuccessful in that arena, I found two university textbooks – Sociology and Psychology, along with Girlfriend in a Coma by Douglas Coupland, Candide by Voltaire in French and a book from the seventies full of song lyrics about the Earth by groups like CCR, the Beatles and others. I got these books, in addition to a Polaroid camera I’m not sure will work and a small stand for my record player for $8.25. Pretty good, I’d say!