Yarn for the Knitting Olympics

Yep you counted right, there are 14 colors there. I am using the New England Shetland. They will be knitted into the Fair Isle Hat Sampler from the Interweave winter 2004 issue.

I will be picking up the magazine and winding the yarn on Monday night at my LYS's knit night. Then I will have to start training. Swatch, swatch, swatch will be my training and goal until the cast on can begining. The CO will happen during the opening ceremony party at Lambikin's Hideaway. I can't wait, I am sure it is going to be great fun.

Check out what others are going to be doing at Lambikin's. It looks like there is a really good selection of projects for the Olympics.

If you haven't seen what that CRAZY Sara is doing for the Olympics you should stop Lambikin's and have them show you. I really think she has gone off the deep end. Not only is she moving to a new house, but she is planning on doing this awesome Fair Isle fitted jacket that also includes embroidery. How she will get it done in only 16 days is beyond me, but I can't wait to see it in the process and then finished. GO........... SARA!!!!!!


Yarn for Olympics

The Notorious Frisky Shrug

These are a few pictures of the notorious shrug that has been causing me all kinds of grief. It looks like it will be really cute when it is put all together, but I just seems like it is fighting me all the way.

I still have to finish the sleeves and to add the ribbon yarn border. The ribbon will go around the cuffs and all the outer edges of the shrug. I know that I have plenty of that.

One of these days this will be finished and I will be able to work on something else that will probably haunt me. I guess that I enjoy the hunt, challenge, aggravation and everything else that comes with knitting or I wouldn't be doing it, now would I? Of course my hair is a little thinner than it used to be. :)


Frisky Shrug Back


Frisky Shrug Front


Frisky Shrug Front & Back


Frisky Shrug Sleeves

James' Fair Isle Sweater

Here are a few shots of James' Fair Isle Sweater. It changed a bit from the last pictures I posted of it. Not only have I gotten a little farther on it, but we had to add another color to it.

Since I knit tight I had to make a size 6 sweater to get the size that I wanted and I had all the blue yarn that my LYS had. So Christina suggested to add another color to it to make up for the blue that I would need. I thought that the gray would look nice with it.

I really like the way that it is turning out. Now if I could just get the time to work on it and get it finished I would be happy. Maybe once I get the shrug and clogs finished for my niece then I will have more time for it. Hahaha I am just kidding myself, aren't I.?


James' Fair Isle


Closer Shot

Cargo Pant Picture

Well here is an updated picture of the Cargo pants that I have been knitting for James. I need to knit up another pocket (the first one is to the right of the pants), 2 pocket flaps, sew up the waist band and weave in all the ends. They are way to big for him at the moment, so he will have to grow into them. I have faith that he will be in them sooner than I expect. I think that they are turning out really cute. I just might have to make up another pair in another color. Hummmmm....


Cargo Pants

Few Pictures

I have finally found my card reader, so now I can add pictures. Yeah!!

These are the purple and pink chemo caps that went to a friend of mine at church. She said that she really likes them and she even wears them to bed. I am glad that they are comfortable for her and that she likes them.


Chemo Caps


This is a scarf that I made for a friend of mine. We did a secret Santa exchange and I thought that she might like it. Her two of her favorite colors are blue and green. She said that she loved it and got many complements on it. It made me feel good that other people liked it too.


Blue & Green Scarf

Knitting Olympics 2006

I succumbed to the peer pressure and have an entry for the Knitting Olympics that the Yarn Harlot is hosting. Not that I didn't have the idea of joining back in my head, but my LYS is giving a discount on all items needed for your Olympic project and they are having a kick off party that Friday night. Also at the end they will be giving away a Gold, Silver and Bronze Metal for the top 3 projects.

I can't wait for the party and to be able to cast on and get started. I will be making the Fair Isle Sampler Hat from the Interweave Knits Winter 2004. I have all my yarn, but I am waiting for the magazine to come in. Christina had to order it, since she didn't have anymore in the store. I do need to check and make sure that I have the needles in the right size as well.

This will be a 16 day project. We will cast on during the opening ceremonies and have to be finished by the time they snuff the flame at the end. It is going to be a crazy 16 days for quite a few people.

Wish me luck. I am going to need it.

I've Got It

I have the Frisky Yarn in my hot little mits! I picked it up Monday night at my LYS's Knit Night. Now all I need to do is to get my rear in gear and finish the Frisky Pink Shrug. I need to finish the sleeves and then find out how to block it.

I have never blocked anything before. Not like I have really made anything before that was important enough to have to block it. I want this to turn out nice for her. I am really working hard on it and hope that it turns out well.

I need to get this finished before the 10th of February so that I can concentrate on my entry for the Knitting Olympics. I can't wait to start it, but that is another post.

Stay tuned for more updates on the saga with the Frisky Pink Shrug.

I Think I will Stay with This Name

Ok so my randomness of changing my blog name needs to stop. I believe that Knits Galore is a pretty good name unless I get some other suggestions that I just LOVE better. The other one was pretty much a joke between Kevin and I and it just didn't work well for the blog. I think that the new name sums it up well. I am still open to any suggestions that you might have. I hope that everyone had a great day.

So I ask you to take of the "Y" off the end of "Knitsy" if you have changed my name before. Thanks for your patients in this matter. :)