It's almost time! Coverage starts tonight and I'm so excited. I don't get too jazzed up about the Summer Olympics but I adore the Winter Olympics. I just think the events and the sports are more exciting.
And this year there's the added bonus of competing in the 2010 Ravelympics. The LYS I work at has a team, Team Knitter's Palette, and a bunch of us who work/shop/gather there are "competing". I'm so excited about starting tonight!
For my project, I went around and around on choices before settling on something. I thought about the Fireside Sweater (ravelry link) and bought the yarn (yummy Malabrigo!), but then thought that might be a bit overzealous a goal. Then I thought about designing a sweater that has been kicking around in my head for a couple of weeks. That still seems like a lofty goal as there's always a bit of ripping reknitting with designing. Finally I decided on Catriona (ravelry link), a Debbie Bliss design. I love the unusual yet gorgeous cables!
I'll be knitting my vest in Kathmandu DK, color Ruby. It's a beautiful shade of red, slightly muted, and tweedy. MMmmmmmm tweed. I swatched a couple of days ago and recalculated measurements for my gauge. The Kathmandu DK is slightly heavier than Debbie Bliss Rialto (pattern yarn) but from my math, the XS should come out to fit a 34-35" bust. Just right!
I also charted out the cable panels. They're written in the pattern only - who wants to knit cables without a chart? Not me. I hand drew the chart - thought about doing one in Excel, but this one's already done and I've got it printed on the back of the pattern. Good enough.
Now to just wait until 8 p.m. tonight to cast on while watching the Opening Ceremonies!
