My Ravelympics 2008 Projects

With thanks to Janice, I got my Ravelympics pin. It is larger than all my other knitting pins and quite impressive.

For wip wrestling, I finished my Anniversary Mystery Shawl. I used up almost exactly 2 skeins of Blue Moon Silkie Sock.

It’s a smallish shawl but i like it a lot. Katie modeled it for me on what must’ve been the hotest day of the year.

Started: July 12, 2008

Finished: August 18, 2008.

Needles: US size 6

My other Ravelympics project was a pair of Gumdrops socks which is one of the Blue Moon Rockin’ Sock Club patterns. I used FiberFiend Soft and Sturdy sock yarn in the Amethyst colorway. The yarn is very soft and a pleasure to work with.

Started: August 19, 2008

Finished August 25, 2008

Needles: US Size 1.5 (2.5mm ) Addi Turbo Lace Needles

Size: small

Walking!

My grandson is walking so well now. He just started taking his first steps about a month ago and now he’s starting to pick up some speed!

Time really flies and soon my little boy will be a year old! I think I’ll knit him something fun for his birthday.

In the meantime, I finished my Anniversary Shawl.  I’m not quite sure how one wears a circular shawl but I’ll figure it out before the weather gets chilly. Here’s how it looks now. I’ll get some better pictures after I give it a good blocking.

This also marks the completion of my first WIP Wrestling project for the 2008 Ravelympics!

Go Team!

Yesterday was a significant day for those of us of Chinese ancestry. Although I was born and raised in the USA, will be rooting for the American athletes, and can’t speak much Chinese beyond ordering food at a Chinese restaurant (and just barely), I was thrilled at seeing the masses of people at the 2008 Olympics opening ceremony in Beijing and somehow felt the connection to my roots.
Meanwhile, back in my living room in California, I started my Ravelympics 2008 WIP (Work-In-Progress)wrestling event for Team BobaKnit!

In keeping with the theme, sort of, my project is a Terra Cotta Anniversary Mystery Shawl with colors reminiscent of those of the Terra Cotta Army which was unearthed in China just a  few decades ago.

The yarn is STR Silkie, wool-silk blend, in honor of my grandfather who was a silk farmer in China.

My goal is to finish this shawl by the closing ceremony. I’ll be booking 2600 stitches a day which may not sound like a lot to some, but I’ll be competing in two other WIP wrestling events at the same time( more about this later).

I’ll meet up with my teammates along the way so that we can cheer each other on. Go TeamBobaKnit! Go Team USA!