The Olympics have officially begun. I thoroughly enjoyed the ceremonies on TV with the exception that the kidlets were not particularly quiet. They are in bed now……. yeah!!! I think I am headed there soon, too.
With the opening ceremonies over, I have just spent the better part of the evening starting my Ravelympics project. Yes, when I came home tonight, my wheel was empty. The fibre was sitting in my spinning chair and Bugsie was just waiting.
Bugsie waiting for the Workout
As it was time, I used the scale and started dividing up the fibre, trying to get close to having equal halves as much as possible. It always takes a bit of juggling.
Capri - Ravelympics Fibre
The lighting in my house does not make for great evening photographs but you get the idea. This is gorgeous fluffiness. Over the cours eof the evening, I have spun about 1/2 of the first bobbin. I’m not sure how far I’ll get this weekend with the spinning. It’s a busy day tomorrow with our regular activities plus hubby and I are going out for a bit of shopping and a nice Valentine’s dinner. The way the day tomorrow is shaping up, I won’t be home much. Unfortunately, I also had to bring home some work so I will have to do some of that on Sunday. Ideally, I’d like to be done with the spinning by about next Wednesday, ready to cast on for the knitting portion of the project around Thursday or so.
Let the Games begin!!!
No matter who people around her may feel about the Winter Olympics and whether you approve or disapprove, the show is going to happen. There are things I don’t necessarily agree with but in the end, it’s here and I think it’s pretty exciting and now that it’s here, all the effort might as well be enjoyed.
Today, the torch relay came through our work complex. Our local weater man happened to be the torch bearer and I was right at the torch switch off point.
Olympic Torch Relay
It was a pretty cool experience and I was so pleased that we had such great weather and that it was as easy as stepping out of the office for just a short little while.
I finished a pair of gloves this weekend. I love them!!! The pattern is called Knotty Gloves and I enjoyed knitting them very, very much.
I used a fabulous SW Merino/Alpaca blend handspun. I think this handspun was my very first 3-ply. It’s not cold enough for gloves and I have the feeling that we might not get cold enough weather any more to wear gloves but as long as I keep them safe from Sam, I’ll have a fabulous, toasty pair of gloves for next winter. I could highly recommend this pattern. I love my handspun gloves but I also might make a pair with the few skeins of STR that I have kicking around.
Knotty Gloves
Having some Fun
Ravelympics Update!!! After seeing the torch today, I am so ready. I am trying to estimate how long my 5 oz bump of merino/bamboo/nylon will take me to spin. I’m planning to spin the singles so I end up with a nice 2-ply heavy fingering weight yarn. Not too heavy because I want the yardage for Multnomah but not so fine that I’ll be spinning forever. Time is of the essence. To get ready, I am just finishing up some Finn from Crown Mountain Farm’s February Fibre club shipment. Once I finish that, I will leave the wheel empty until it’s Olympic ceremony time on Friday. I might give Bugsie a good oiling before then and off we go. I think if I can have all the spinning done by early the next week, I have a fighting chance to get it done!!! GO TEAM Manicpurl GO!!!
Off to spin away at the Finn now. I had tap tonight and my legs are screaming. Even the treadling hurts………. ouch……. but it was oh so much fun!!!
