Back to the 2010 Ravelympics!
Bob: We're here at the 2010 Ravelympics and the Sweaterboard Cross Event. One entire sweater knit in 17 days--that's quite an undertaking. Ron: It is indeed, Bob! This is the kind of knitting that tries women's souls. Knitters must dig deep into their background--their training--to compete at this level. Bob: We've been watching Ms. Sutton in her first Sweaterboard Cross event. Do you think her training will allow her to go the distance? Ron: Well, as you know Bob, Ms. Sutton spent her formative knitting years in the late 70s and early 80s with only Red Heart worsted to train with. That was a tough, ugly way to begin, but being part of the pom-pom era can really only strengthen a knitter. Bob: Too true, Ron. Growing up on the wrong side of the sheep can definitely toughen up a knitter. But what about the project monogamy required for this sort of marathon knitting? In the past, this has not been Ms. Sutton's...