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The Knitting Olympics: Results.
Posted by christy
Mar1
Technically, I did not finish. Here is my photographic evidence of the night. You will notice that when the flame is being extinguished, I still have my knitting on the needles. I still had a few minutes left of knitting to do. Since we got to cast on during the beginning of the opening ceremonies, I figure I have until the end of the closing ceremonies to finish. The knitting is complete! Is it a completed garment? No. But I did it! Here's my knitting olympics analogy: I sk... more »
Last Minute Dress
Posted by christy
Feb17
I'm going to rename the wrap front knit dress. It is now officially my last minute dress. I made another one today for an event I'm attending tomorrow. Maybe you've heard of it? It's the Mom 2.0 Summit. They are having a Mad Men themed party and while this dress isn't truly Mad Men style, I did choose some really fun 60's vibe fabric. What do you think? This is what my dress looked like this morning. Fabric. Just fabric. I had some issues with some puckering. In my defense... more »
Knitting Olympics
Posted by christy
Feb11
Four years ago I knit my first lace project during the winter Olympics. I thought it would be fun to participate as part of the Yarn Harlot's Knitting Olympics. I was right. It was a blast. Here is what I made in two weeks. It took a lot of sacrifice. I couldn't even take breaks to eat solid food! But it was so worth it! Having that gold medal and being a Knitting Olympian confirmed that I'm crazy changed my life. I'm going to do it again. I just don't know what I ... more »

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