I, who also ran, did not finish in time...

A valiant effort was put forth... but a few more days were needed!

I had declared my goal to be 23 items (10 pairs of booties, three wound warmers).

I got involved with my family (teenage boy issues trump knitting/crocheting in my world).

I got side-tracked (with the baby blanket and, while the work may have equaled the 4 missing pairs of booties, it was not the plan. Sort of like Bode Miller didn't plan to get sidetracked by that basketball game!).

I fell short.



I have completed almost 6 pairs of booties (the 12th bootie is left on the loom, 1/2 done) and the 3 wound warmers.

I did learn a few new things - I learned to loom! I learned to turn a heel on a loom. I learned three different cast on/starting stitches. I learned the 1k/1p rib stitch. So, all was not lost!

I do have to finish the other 4 pairs of booties in the next day or so. I am making the booties to go with the 10 hats another member of the Hugs and Stitches Yahoo! Group is making. The current donation site is requesting Hat and Bootie sets, so we pooled our resources and she's making the 10 hats and I'm making the ten pair of booties to go with them. I will try to finish them this evening and be in the running for the prize for making the 2/28 mailing deadline, but as long as they are mailed this week, we are good to go! (I just can't win a new set of Kniffty Knitters if I mail after 2/28!) :)

As I said ~ A valiant attempt. I shall strive to win the next go round. Not sure the summer olympics will be the next go 'round. I tend to really slow down on yarn work in the summer...

We shall see...

Carry on...

No broken backs or twisted ankles, but a slow down nonetheless!

As the weekend approaches, I must admit I have fallen behind in my quest for 23 crocheted or loomed items by the Closing Ceremonies in Torino!

( I hope that means the TELEVISED version and not the actual Closing Ceremonies... given the time difference and all! )

I have not given up hope... all is not lost! My son got free lift tickets to go to Ski Liberty with his friend on Sunday. Well, his friend got the free lift tickets provided I could provide transportation. Have bag of yarn, looms and hooks, will travel! I plan to crank out the rest of the booties and a couple of hats and slide to the finish in Golden Glory!

Now, while I have fallen behind in the Olympic event, I have been practicing my craft with a non-Olympic baby blanket. Unlike those athletic Olympic Team members that got injured by participating in non-Olympic sports and may be out of the running for medals - I was not injured and may be able to make up lost time. All for a good cause, too! My non-Olympic event is a simply lovely, delicate shell/trellis afghan for my friend's new baby girl. Had my friend had a boy, there would have been no sidetrack, at least not a very LONG sidetrack. I have a completed, except for border, turquoise shell afghan more appropriate for a boy child! Ah, well, her world is now a prettier place and the afghan will be finished tonight - or early tomorrow evening - then back to my Olympic event!

Other non-Olympic, non-Yarn activities took me away from my Olympic Dreams as well. My mom will be 70 this year. My sister and I are planning a party. My sister lives 800 miles from me. My mom lives in my house (except when she is a snowbird in FL, as she is right now). So, I have the addresses and contact information for all the family and friends. The invitations were mailed this morning. NO crocheting or looming was accomplished yesterday - except for the 1/2 an hour I waited for my younger son's bass guitar lessons to be finished - as I prepared said invitations. I have a few more to send tomorrow, but the bulk went out today. I now have a break in PARTY Planning until next week when the Clean-Up Countdown commences!

Sorry, no pictures today. Back to work!

A Quizilla Knitting Quiz and My Results!

You are interchangeable.

Fun, free, and into everything, you've got every eventuality covered and every opportunity just has to be taken. Every fiber is wonderful, and every day is a new beginning.

You are good at so many things, it's amazing, but you can easily lose your place and forget to show up. They have row counters for people like you!


What kind of knitting needles are you?
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