Ravelympics 2010- The Pregame Show
Ron: With less than 24 hours until the 2010 Ravelympics kickoff, we're here with one of the contestants . Ms. Sutton, what you can tell us about this year's competition? Toni: Well Ron, to date there are more than 8300 knitters from around the world signed up and ready to compete. Some will be competing on multiple events--such as perhaps the Scarf Super-G as well as Sock Hockey--while some of us are tackling a single, larger project. Ron: So participants have 16 days to complete their events. That's a lot of pressure for what many of us would consider a grandmotherly-sort of sport. Toni: Don't let the stereotypes fool you. Anyone who has ever witnessed the carnage at a 50%-off sale of cashmere yarn can tell you, knitting is not for the timid. Ron: You're signed up for the Sweaterboard Cross and the Stash Compulsory Dance, which--let me get this straight--is an ENTIRE sweater made from stash yarn within 16 days. Is...