Done!

Socks have been completed, ends sewed in, washed, and they're hanging to dry as I type.

Phew!

This has confirmed what I always knew: I enjoy the process of knitting (and designing) as much if not more than the actual completion.

Toes-to-go

Well, I've got one three-needle-bindoff and one complete toe to go.

Will I finish? Not sure, as tomorrow, like today, is a busy day in the pub and I'm unlikely to have much time for knitting.

Wish me luck!

Contact....

Well, I'm back in the land of the connected after a week away from the mayhem at the hotel.

Progress on the sock has been slow but steady (I suppose you'd put me in the cross-coutry skiing category) and I've hopes of finishing (but probably not blocking) by the deadline.

I hope to have piccies on my blog tomorrow, but it all depends on how busy the pub gets as we've no staff at all. Yuck.

Happy Valentines Day Part 2

Hope you all had a super day. Back to work for me tomorrow so these tiny stitches will seriously be neglected. Isn't it good to spend all day knitting and listening to the telly?
Sublime!

Fiberdev checking in for St. Valentine's. I just posted a progress on my blog. Need to set that aside for now and get ready for Stitches West. I've got a sweater to make up, homework, and I have to get my supplies ready for each day of classes. I'll check up on you guys later!

Hi!

Hmm ... methinks I have set myself too hard an Olympic challenge...

This is my first opportunity to introduce myself to Team Scotland [my blog] what with all knitting involved in the personal challenge of trying to get at least one mp3 cover knitted, seamed, photographed and up on Etsy a day.

I also decided to finish all my WIPs, which so far has only come to seaming the side of my Jo Sharp mohair vest [I shan't swear, but seaming dark brown mohair has brought tears to my eyes at the very memory!]

This is proving a harder part of the challenge as I finally ordered some handpainted variagated merino from hanpaintedyarn.com and I'm DYING to cast it on! But Ive got about another 5 projects to finish first *sigh*

Anyways - I'm off to read some more of this blog - GO GET 'EM AT THE CURLING GIRLS!!
Elainex

Curling and Purling

I just couldn't resist the title!
C'mon Rhona Martin and her team.. we are rooting for ye girls.

Sanqhar is getting there slooooooowly but surely. Kinda like the marathon ( summer olympics, does it count as a reference?) I have placed a few additional items for comparison, namely a 4mm needle, a spaghetti stick and my 1.5mm DPN. Do you understand where my snail pace is coming from?

How's your progress??

Onwards to the GOLD medals ma Bonnie Lassies.

Thanks for the Invite

Ok, I am not Scottish, but I have eaten haggis :) I am working on mosaic socks for my Olympic project. After a very bumpy road, I seem to be moving along. Everyones projects look awesome. I am not sure if you want us to post pictures here. But there are pictures at my blog.
I live in Virginia USA, my best friend, lives in Scotland. He thinks we are all nuts :)

Thanks again for the invite

Suzann

Day 2, Half pipes and Snowboarding

Day 2 already!

I must admit, it's rather hard knitting and watching sport . It has only consolidated what I already knew. I can't knit and watch telly at the same time. I listen to the telly and I think I gotta get me some audio books in the future.

Anyway, today has been the snowboarding half pipe with thee King of Ice, Shaun White, USA. Man! Does he make things looks sooooooooooooo easy. He might even be the one to persuade me to stop being a couch potato and actually make a physical effort to do something. Then again.... nah! Perhaps I'll just stick to knitting.

My Sanquhar gloves are cominng along so slowly. I thought I'd be able to steam ahead with them and then, perhaps , finish Tipsy in the 16 days of Olympiad. Fat Chance! 2ply wool and size 1.5mm DPN's means progress is snail pace. Boy! these Mamma's are hard work. I do hope I achieve Olympic Gold for us.

Marks, Set, ....

Well, I've not exactly started yet, but I do have everything together and ready to go.

I'm working on a sock from Dawn Brocco's sadly discontinued "Heels & Toes Gazette". I started the pair over a year ago, and took the first sock over to Africa when we visited in July 2004 so that Mom could try it on.
Too long!
Knitting was abandoned in the fun of taking on the Spread Eagle Hotel, and I decided that the first part of my Olympic Challenge would be simply to find the incomplete pair, yarn, needles & pattern.

That's not as simple as it sounds. I moved here in January 2005, three months after we took over the place, and I haven't unpacked yet!

Last night, as the torch was lit in Torino, I managed to track down everything I needed, including some very necessary performance enhancing substances. Yes, I have a cold....

I'll post a picture here once I've downloaded everything from the camera - but probably not until tomorrow evening now, as Saturday is a busy day for us, and tomorrow will be busier due to a big football game followed by a big rugby game, both of which we'll be showing in the pub.

Membership

Right. I've sent blogger invites to everyone who's asked. If you haven't received yours, please check your spam filters before you email me again....

It's still not too late to sign up. Admittedly, you're missing out on critical knitting time, but the actual competition doesn't start until Saturday.

Blog Membership

We're starting to get a team together!

If you would like to take part, please email me and I'll send you an invite via blogger.

Welcome to Team Scotland

Hello there,

This blog is for anyone who is a part of Team Scotland for the Knitting Olympics. Please post your preparations, progress and pictures in the coming days and weeks.

If you would like to be able to post directly, please leave a comment (with your real email address) or drop me an email, and I'll give you a membership.

Lorna