Minä osallistuin Team Finlandin riveissä lajeihin Designer Original Dance, Sweaterboard Cross ja Stash Compulsory Dance. Neuloin pitkän villatakin 8.0 mm:n pyöröpuikoilla laatikollisesta 5-6 vuotta kaapissa lojuneesta pörrölangasta Barbara Walkerin kirjan Knitting From the Top -kirjan metodien mukaan. Improvisoin mukaan shaalikauluksen ja pienet paikkataskut.
Tällainen hurja viritys siitä sitten tuli: oikea pörröinen pamaus. Hiki tuli ja hermot meni, mutta nyt on mitali kaulassa ja auvoinen olo. Minä tein sen! Eläköön Suomi!
Many of my fellow knitter are aware of Ravelry; I've myself been a member for almost 2 years now. Based on an idea of an american couple, this forum is now about 3 years old and grown into an incomparable archive of knowledge, database, medium and chat arena for over 600.000 members worldwide.
The latest frenzy in Ravelry was so funny that I couldn't resist: Ravelympics 2010 i.e. the olympic tournament for knitters, crocheters, dyers and other yarnholics. I just had to participate and test my stamina by the side of our brave (well, speaking of the Finns competing there, I'd rather use the word shiftless) athletes in Vancouver. The Ravelry rules were simple: challenge yourself by starting and finishing projects during the 2010 Winter Olympics. There were plenty of events to choose from, from Hat Halfpipe to Nordic Colorwork Combined.
I did my best within Team Finland in Designer Original Dance, Sweaterboard Cross and Stash Compulsory Dance. I knitted a long cardigan with 8.0 mm circular needles from a boxful of fuzzy, variegated red wool and acrylic mixed yarn that had been hibernated in the closet for 5 or 6 years. I used Barbara Walker's method described in the book Knitting From the Top. I improvised a shawl collar and a pair of small pockets.
