A Little Yarn On The Side

Bob:  With less than one day remaining in the 2012 Ravellenic Games, we're seeing what may well be the final burst of activity from Ms. Sutton with another completed WIP: which I believe is a balaclava, though it does bear a striking resemblance to the "Yip-Yips" of Sesame Street fame as well . Ron:  It does indeed, Bob, and Ms. Sutton is known to be rather a fan of the Muppets, though in this reporter's view, a silk-blend yarn is less appropriate for a Yip-Yip than that problematic stash of Fun Fur Ms. Sutton likes to ignore.   Bob:  She does indeed, Ron, though I think by now most knitters have generally chosen to try to hide or ignore any possible experimentation with Fun Fur and novelty yarns.  Not a proud moment in any knitter's life to admit to possessing any yarn that looks like it was spun from the hair of a shaved toy monkey.  It's a bit like the macrame vests of the 1960s and 1970s--we know of their certain existence, but no one has eve...

Bob:  We're here in the final days of Ravellenics, and it looks like the early burst of speed has definitely faded.  While the balaclava has seen some progress,    Ms. Sutton was seen in the sewing room today, and her dedication may be wavering.   Ron:  It certainly seems that way.  Will she fade entirely, or will she find enough dedication to finish the balaclava or the shrug before the closing ceremonies at 5:00 PM on Sunday?  Or are 6 medals Ms. Sutton's limit?  Keep it tuned here for all the latest updates?

Bob:  We're here at Day 11 of the 2012 Ravellenic Games.  It's been a fierce competition so far--but with 6 days left, it's impossible to predict the final outcome.  Will the WIPs get Wrestled?  Will the hats be dashed?  Ron:  I think we're all on the edges of our seats here, Bob.  Ms. Sutton is showing progress on the second sleeve of the purple shrug, and could be turning in another wrestled WIP any day.  With 4 projects completed or frogged and 5 remaining--with 6 medals already awarded--we could see Ms. Sutton buckle down surprise us with a record number of wrestled WIPs.  Bob:  Or we could see her run screaming from the room as we did with the Yoke-Collar Pullover incident.   I think even in a seasoned knitlete, things can go either way in the last days of the games.    Ron:  Very true , Bob.  In the 1990s we saw early knitlete Ivanna Pearl crack under the strain of the Cobweb Lace Luge and start knitt...

Ron:  Since-- as the knitting world has learned --competitions are for the hawking of products, we pause in our Ravellenic coverage to bring you these messages from our sponsors: For the knitter who has received "helpful suggestions" that she organize her stash,  Organized yarn stickers .  Because stash organization is no laughing matter. And to protect a knitter from rain or overstuffed yarn closets, it's the black sheep umbrella .  The latest fashion in protecting knitters from falling rain or yarn. And for the knitter looking for new ways to suck up even more of her knitting time, it's the   sheep-racing video game .  Bringing you the latest in knitterly distractions.   And finally, for reasons no one has yet to figure out, it's sheep "skins" for electric guitars .  Um........yeah. We now return you to the 2012 Ravellenic games, already in progress.

Ron:  We're here at the 2012 Ravellenics with a late-breaking update.  The recently sighted purple-blobby-tea cozy is beginning to look like it might be a sweater of some sort: Bob:  That's right, Ron.  Unless there is a bigger tea pot in need of cozy-ing than this reporter has ever seen, this is definitely looking sweater-ish.  I believe we can even see a finished sleeve of some sort, which may mean that this is more than 60-65% finished.  Could this turn out to be Ms. Sutton's fourth completed project for the games and seventh sweater for the year? Ron:  Keep it tuned here to the Wide World of Wool for all the latest Ravellenic updates.