Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Maybe not Gold, but at least a bronze



Halfway through the Olympic sweater project, I realized I had lost gauge and the lovely cable sweater would not fit any known person in my family. Too small. Hours of work, I was too disheartened to frog it right away so its languishing in the knitting basket until I am steeled enough to tear it out and start again.

But with 10 days remaining to the Olympics, I decided to pick up the size three circulars, that lovely Sidar green baby bamboo yarn and knit up a lace shawl to replace the Rhianna(sp?) lost on a bus.

Since I have previously completed two projects using this pattern, the only challenge was in getting the task done on time. And this wasn't my declared Olympic project. I do not believe I deserve a gold. So I declare this .. ISHBEL III as a Bronze medal shawl.

Perhaps for the World Championship or the next Olympic event I will take on a Bohus sweater and really challenge myself....It will take four years to be ready for THAT goal.