Guilty, but with an explanation...

(yes, from Bananas)

Okay, I see it’s been, um, NINETEEN WEEKS since I posted! No way am I going to do a complete update. But I’ve had my reasons.

...Gold, uh, lime medal?

Hey, I'm done!


I got it done tonight by 9:15! I think if I did it again, I'd add another inch to the height - I've got this great big head, you see.

It's on!

Started the hat lastnight! I got to the Duke a bit late, but there was no danger of not finding everyone, they took up almost a whole floor of the place!


Casting on was difficult - drinking and knitting, while fun, is not the most ACCURATE thing to be doing! There was a huge huge crowd at the Duke of York for the opening ceremonies, we were a loud bunch!

Anyway, so far so good, I've started into the beads now, which isn't as difficult as it seemed actually - just annoying to have to keep pushing the beads down the yarn every row or so - I'll get over it though, I think it might turn out really nice...

Olympic eve

Tomorrow evening I will start my Olympic knitting project - the beads are strung, the needles are packed, I'm ready!

In other news, winter is definitely back, we don't have too much snow but it's really really cold out there! I'd better remember some hand cream...

Go Team Canada!

I recently signed up for Team Canada's 2006 Olympic Knitting Team! The rules are that you can't cast on until the opening ceremonies, and you have to have it done by the time the closing ceremonies come along, and it should be a challenge.

It took a while, but I've finally decided on the Odessa Hat from MagKnits - it's swirly, and it has beading, and that's something I've never worked with before, so there's my challenge!. I went to Romni Wools and got the yarn, I still need to buy the beads but I have all week to do that.

Problem is, I can't really do a proper gauge square for this, because they've given the gauge as "26 sts and 33 rows = 4” / 10cm in hat pattern knit circular" - which means it's not just a square, I'd have to do it in the round, and that's just crazy, I won't have the time for it. I knitted up a straight stockinette stitch square and the gauge matches, but of course that's gonna be off. So already I'm set to start it all wrong, by not making sure my gauge is correct.

Also, I will be making at least one 8" square for the Hamilton team, as they are going to be making a blanket for Project Linus. If I can get to it. Um.

(Later)

Well, I got the beads, they're really pretty - the yarn is a really pretty green so I got some pearlescent bluey-greeney beads for it, and also got some casein double-pointed needles for the bottom part of the hat, so I'm all prepared! Well, other than the whole gauge square thing. And the square for Project Linus. Hmm.

Also happened to just run into a friend of mine while out in the beaches getting my extra supplies, that was cool - we chatted and streetcar'd together, it was all good.

(Even later)

So Monster's Ball was on tonight. Um. Well, it was pretty powerful, and actually Billy Bob didn't turn my stomach, which he has a tendency to do, and I think Halle Barry did a great job. But geez, I had a really hard time watching it. In fact, I kept changing the channel and then changing it back, so I saw it in fits and spurts. I do that a lot actually.

Wow, this entry is really long. I'm setting a bad precedent here...