Monthly archives: August 2008

Pattern: Ariann from Chicknits
Started: March 2007
Finished: August 16th, 2008
Yarn: 13 skeins Knitpicks Wool of the Andes in fern

One WIP Wrestling project down for the knitting olympics. Unfortunately I woke up this morning with a terrible pain in my right hand, and I have no desire to work on anything else at the moment. I probably won’t be able to finish another project before the deadline, since I’ve decided to give my hand a rest, but I am glad that I finished this sweater up.

Sam turned 1 year old last week, and Vala turned 1 about a month ago. Since we adopted them from an animal shelter, the actual dates are unknown. We got birthday cards for both cats from the vet, which I thought was really cute and nice of them.

The craft table is Sam’s new favorite spot, and in typical cat fashion, she either lays on everything or pushes it out of her way.

I meant to post about the start of the Knitting Olympics, but I didn’t get any knitting done on the first day. I completely missed the opening ceremonies, but I did find a great barbecue restaurant.

Day 2 was more productive. I finished the first sleeve of Ariann, and attached it to the body.

Day 3 I started the second sleeve, and also caught a really nasty cold.

Day 4 I continued on the second sleeve, but slept most of the day.

Today- Day 5, finished the second sleeve and attached it to the body, and I’ve begun the raglan decreases.

The WIP wrestling event has been a really great motivator for me. This sweater’s body has been done for 2 years, and all but 6 rows of the first sleeve were done! I’m confident I can finish this as well as some other long forgotten projects.

Next up will be the mitered squares afghan. Only 27 squares left to go!