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14 November 2016 | Comments [0] »
This post was originally published on July 9, 2009. It came to mind because this weekend, when the afghan in question was actually finished. That’s right, seven years later. Check back on Thursday for a post about that, complete with photos of the finished blanket. And don’t let the seven year delay detract from the message of this post!
It’s the rare knitter who enjoys the finishing aspects of their knitting projects. That’s the weaving in of ends, the blocking (soaking or steaming the knit fabric to size), the seaming.
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9 July 2009 | Comments [4] »
It’s the rare knitter who enjoys the finishing aspects of their knitting projects. That’s the weaving in of ends, the seaming, the blocking (soaking or steaming the knit fabric to size).
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16 September 2008 | Comments [0] »
Several weeks ago, I blogged about my sprint toward the finish line of the Knitting Olympics, where I almost achieved my goal of completing my “Learn to Knit Afghan” during the Summer Olympics. I did complete all the squares by the Sunday the Olympics ended, but the truth of the matter is that I had to re-knit the last two squar
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26 August 2008 | Comments [1] »
I have to admit I haven’t picked up the knitting needles since the Olympics ended. As I’ve written here, I achieved my goal of finishing the lace section of the Learn-to-Knit Afghan. I’d reset the goal to include finishing the entire afghan, but I fell short of the mark.
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21 August 2008 | Comments [0] »
I powered through four squares of my Learn-to-Knit Afghan last weekend, in my quest to finish it before the end of the Olympics. I was aided immensely by the fact that I had two discs (six episodes) of Season Five of The Wire to keep my company. Oh, and the actual Olympics, on TV.
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15 August 2008 | Comments [1] »
I have to update you on my progress with the Knitting Olympics over at Ravelry which is officially known as the Ravelympics. The idea is that you commit to knitting something you consider a challenge during the time of the Summer Olympics. I’m very proud of what I’ve been able to achieve with some focused effort.
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12 August 2008 | Comments [0] »
Deadlines used to rule my life. When I was making my living as a writer, deadlines were absolutely everything. I didn’t start a story earlier than necessary to make my deadline. I don’t think in 12 years (and well over a hundred articles, along with eight books) I turned anything in early.
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11 August 2008 | Comments [2] »
I promise I won’t write about knitting every day during the Olympics. I’m just so pleased with my progress that I have to report it. Tomorrow I’ll try to write something relevant to organizing.
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8 August 2008 | Comments [0] »
The 2008 Summer Olympics started today with the Opening Ceremonies at 8 p.m. Beijing time. That’s 7 a.m. in St. Louis, my official start time for the Ravelympics 2008.
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29 July 2008 | Comments [3] »
In anticipation of finishing the lace squares from the Learn to Knit Afghan for the Ravelympics, I picked up a lace project that I’d abandoned a couple of years ago. It’s the Branching Out scarf, a lovely bit of lace that I knit out of Elsebeth Lavold Silky Wool. I decided that Branching Out would help me train for the Knitting Olympics (which start August 8), so that my fingers and mind would get accustomed to knitting lace.
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22 July 2008 | Comments [5] »
I’ve chosen my project for the Ravelympics 2008 (on Ravelry, which I posted about last Thursday. According to the rules, you can actually work on completing a project you started in the past, one that’s been hibernating awhile. That Event is called WIP Wrestling. I’ll be playing on Team St. Louis.
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17 July 2008 | Comments [0] »
Two years ago, during the 2006 Winter Olympics in , the Yarn Harlot organized the Knitting Olympics, in which participants cast on for a new knitting project during the Opening Ceremonies. Medal winners finished their project by the Closing Ceremonies.
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