finish the knitting olympics

As someone who has about 4 projects sitting around on various needles, and never keeps up with the Olympics, this killed two birds with one stone. I finished a purse (learning new skills such as knitting in the round, making stripes, and binding off in I-Cord) in record time, and kept up with scores, medals, and opening and closing ceremonies!

I messed up the pattern twice and started over twice. Right now it’s about an inch of ribbing. I will continue to work on it.

There’s always 2008.

I didn’t know when the closing ceremony was, and when I looked it up, I didn’t translate it into local time. Still, I managed to finish up my sweater in time to wear it to dinner. I need to weave in a few ends, but I’m done.

I’m not certain if I actually should count myself a medalist, but at least I got my sweater re-done. I’m pretty happy with it overall. It’s soft and cosy.

i finished this afternoon with only a few hours to spare.

here’s a photo of my mittens. LOVE THEM. fair isle’s not as bad as i thought it’d be!

:D

are here:
http://moderngypsy.livejournal.com/1143892.html

swoonage

Now I don’t know what to do with myself. :)

I’m done! I’m donedonedone!

It’s blocking right now, and I have to put the edging on it tomorrow, but I’m DONE!

The last time I did a koigu shawl, it took me six weeks +. Sixteen days, baybee! WOOOHOOOO!

Ahem. I’m a little excited. Pics when it’s dry.

I’m three rows from the end of the pattern. I’m probably going to add in one more pattern repeat to bring the top color back down to the bottom, too, but then…it’s DONE. (It’s also 320+ stitches per row, so it’s a big’un.)

Pictures when it’s done.

I’m going to be soooo glad when it’s laid out and blocking….

Even with work going haywire, I finished off my first sleeve and attached it yesterday afternoon. I was able to knit most of it on a weekend, so there is still hope for me… The sweater sleeve is a little wonky still, but it’s completely wearable, and I don’t want to mess around with the armscye.