Counting down
The tension is rising all over the knitting world (watch you gauge, friends!). We're stretching and swatching and making last-minute adjustments to our equipment.
Beadlizard gives some valuable advise, read it to limit the risk of damages. And save it for future reference!
The figure skaters of the KO are carefully reviewing their lace programmes. The level of difficulty must be high enough to impress the audience, but it must still be doable. Noone wants to fall flat on her face and rip something.
Then we have the curling teams, those who slide along gently, polishing their way to perfection. Your latvian mittens and baby sweaters will be amazing!
The cross-country skiers of the KO are preparing for miles and miles of tight stockinette.
I was thinking of ski-jumping, and it's knitting equivalent, and I couldn't really come up with something. Then it struck me: they are knitting ski jumpers!
Since my project is a top-down raglan, it must be some kind of downhill event. I added some cables to the plan last night, so I suppose it makes it slalom then.
Team Wales has already claimed the title "the Jamaican bob-sleighers of the KO", i suppose they're a tightly knit team zipping along in their rockets.
As for ice hockey, well, are there any afghan teams out there?
My guess is that the rad new knitters, with fun-yarn scarves and hats will be in the snowboard arena, throwing themselves around in the halfpipes to come up with tricks that make more experienced knitters pale.
Good luck, and remember that KO stands for Knitting Olympics, not Knock (you) Out!
Beadlizard gives some valuable advise, read it to limit the risk of damages. And save it for future reference!
The figure skaters of the KO are carefully reviewing their lace programmes. The level of difficulty must be high enough to impress the audience, but it must still be doable. Noone wants to fall flat on her face and rip something.
Then we have the curling teams, those who slide along gently, polishing their way to perfection. Your latvian mittens and baby sweaters will be amazing!
The cross-country skiers of the KO are preparing for miles and miles of tight stockinette.
I was thinking of ski-jumping, and it's knitting equivalent, and I couldn't really come up with something. Then it struck me: they are knitting ski jumpers!
Since my project is a top-down raglan, it must be some kind of downhill event. I added some cables to the plan last night, so I suppose it makes it slalom then.
Team Wales has already claimed the title "the Jamaican bob-sleighers of the KO", i suppose they're a tightly knit team zipping along in their rockets.
As for ice hockey, well, are there any afghan teams out there?
My guess is that the rad new knitters, with fun-yarn scarves and hats will be in the snowboard arena, throwing themselves around in the halfpipes to come up with tricks that make more experienced knitters pale.
Good luck, and remember that KO stands for Knitting Olympics, not Knock (you) Out!
2 Comments:
Hehe, that's funny. Good luck in the Olympics!
By Emma, at 10:35 AM
Have you seen this? (Olympics drinking game)
http://tinyurl.com/a3wtd
I think I'll join them first and worry about knitting later. After all, I risk my knitting being confiscated by the anti-doping... err... security personnel at the airport. I'm flying out of the country tomorrow morning and don't want to leave my knitting project behind.
By AnneV, at 1:44 PM
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