A Little Yarn On The Side

As of tonight I have used up 80 yards of yarn from my stash so far this year. YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OK, technically I'm counting this as a "used up" skein but if you knew how much I didn't want to work on this, you'd understand that I need all the encouragement I can get. After all, tonight I have buckled down & worked on my second entry for Ravelympics--the poncho. We started out here: An "L" of loopy knitting, then I sewed one bottom edge to the other panel's side to create a funnel shape, then added the top border. It's a bit long right now, but I think I just need to wash it as I stretched it a lot while working with it, and as it's acrylic it won't stay that way. Tomorrow night the bottom border and WIP #8 in a row will be done!

Our WIP marathoners--me included--are slowing down a bit, and some are struggling to stay motivated with all the new projects and yarns facing them on a daily basis. As everyone has been great about supporting and encouraging each other on Ravelry and through each other's blogs, I have decided to alter the contest slightly. Any of the WIP marathoners who can finish 10 WIPs in a row (without casting on any new projects) will receive a new personalized knitting bag. There will be an additional prize for anyone who finishes 20 in a row, though I think I might be the only one who had over 20 to begin with. Still, if I finish at least 20 before casting on, I'll be rewarding myself as well--and reviving those who have fainted in surprise. Onward fellow WIPpers!!!!!!

At the risk of Google including me in some very strange searches, I'm getting ready for the Ravelympics , which in my time zone starts at 6:00 PM this Friday. For the uninitiated, it does indeed coincide with the 2008 summer games, but unlike the summer games, those of any age can participate, no one is going to be tossed out for supporting humanitarian causes, and lots of wool is involved. Our events are: Afghan Marathon Amigurumi-n-Toys Toss Baby Dressage Bag-n-Tote Backstroke Balance Beads Cable Steeplechase Colorwork Cross-Country Cowl Jump Designers Discus Fantasy DecKnitathalon Felted Freestyle Free-For-All Freestyle Fleece to Finished Fencing Glove Decathlon Gift Knits Pentathlon Hand-Dyed Hurdles Handspun Heptathalon Hat Dash Holiday Handbal l Home-Stuff Hammerthrow Itsy Bitsy Bikini Breaststroke Laceweight Long Jump Mitten Medley Pets Pommel Horse Scarf Stroke Shawl Relay Sock Put Sweater Sprint Synchronized Flirty Skirts Vest Vault WIPs Wrestling I was all for the Sock P...