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olympic report

Posted on | February 17, 2010 | 16 Comments

Hi there!  Well, I wanted to cast on during the opening ceremonies – specifically, when the torch was lit (I figured if that was when Stephanie was starting, then that was when I would start!) – but I just couldn’t stay awake!  I fell asleep on the couch and did wake up to see the torch being lit (after 11 pm), but knew that casting on then would be courting disaster.

So, I got up at 6:30 am Saturday and hit the ground running!  I knit Saturday, I knit Sunday, but I also soaked in the hot tub, played multiple games of Canasta (it was a draw) and made lasagna for Valentine’s dinner, so knitting wasn’t the ONLY thing I accomplished.

Still, I made really good progress!  This picture was taken Monday morning and last night I divided the front and back and started the larger colorwork pattern on the back.

Several people have been interested in my thoughts on the yarn (Knit Picks Telemark).  I’m going to reserve judgment until I’ve blocked the sweater.  As you can see from the picture, it needs a good blocking.  The yarn has a good bit of twist in it, which creates vertical “lines” in the knitting, if you know what I mean.  There is a good Knitty article about yarn and twist and how the way the yarn is plied affects the look of the knit fabric, and I can definitely see this happening:

“When knitted up, these yarns have their own unique look. The right side of each stitch is nearly twice as wide as the left side, and tilted at a different angle. It almost looks like the left sides of the stitches are forming one continuous vertical column.”

I’m hoping this will be resolved with blocking and in the meantime, I’m soldiering on!  Citius, Alitius, Fortius!

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