WINNERS!

WE HAVE WINNERS FOR THE OLYMPICS KAL! susan has generously allowed me to draw 4 winners from the pool of finishers.

the winners of 2 balls of crystal palace yarns (susan's choice) are:

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Radka

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Ikkinlala

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AngieK

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BarbaraM

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congratulations to the winners. please email me at carefreekal at gmail dot com with your mailing address and if you have a preference for wool or non wool blends.

but wait!!!! i'm not finished yet. i have some wonderful news about the special cpy drawing! the winners of the special cpy drawing are:

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DenverNash

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Debi

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Jody

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yes! everyone who used crystal palace yarns has won 2 balls of yarn! winners get choice of yarns and colors...so denver, debi, and jody, email me your mailing address and your choice of yarn and two color selections! isn't susan wonderful?!

thank you, susan, for your generosity and for your support of our kals!

ps. sorry it took longer to post this than the olympics lasted. but, hey, good things come to those who wait! and i do thank you for your patience!

Finished!!

I finished the Cable Sampler Scarf during the gold medal hockey game today.

Cast on: 2/12/10
Finished: 2/28/10
Pattern: The Cable Sampler Scarf
Needles: US 6 circulars
Yarn: Tatamy Tweed DK and Little Lehigh Pebbles DK
Yardage: 567 yards
Event: Alpine Skiing (cables)

Everyone's projects look great! Congrats to all the Olympians, both athletes and knitters/crocheters!!

-Cathy

Olympic Finish Line

I've finished my event and written the pattern. I had about 2 yds of MC left as seen in the picture. I'm done with socks from leftovers for now. Five colors were used in this project.

Here's the leg before seaming. I may have shown this before.

more progress pics

Here's another progress pic of my Olympic scarf! I'm past the halfway point!!!

Olympic progress

I bought a pair of display feet, but they are mens size. Not quite what I wanted, but useful and they were cheap. Here's my progress on the Olympic knitting.

Olympic scarf progress

Here's a progress pic of my Olympic scarf. Finished the first 2 cable sections and started the 3rd cable section tonight. So far, it is looking like my yarn will hold out as planned!

Olympic project and another cast on (possibly for March)

I started my Olympic project last night:
Julia Socks (Emily Johnson) in Lang Jawoll Color Superwash 82.0088, 2.5mm dpns.

I'm not sure whether they're a project for ice hockey or nordic combined - do the pulled stitches that form the pattern constitute texture or lace?

I'd also like to post another cast on. I started these on February 1st, but was focusing on other projects and didn't get past the ribbing until yesterday. They might end up being my finished object for March.

Mexican Waters Lattice Socks (Linda Jo Park), Sock Pixie Merino Sock 'Gone With the Wind,' 2.5mm dpns.

Olympics!

We're very excited in my neck of the woods. The first gold medal for the United States was earned by a hometown girl, Hannah Kearney. Did you guys see her awesome moguls performance? She attended the same high school that my boys attend now. Everyone around town is pretty psyched!

I started my Jamaican team socks (in colorwork) last night, February 14. The design is Adrienne's pattern, Tea Time. The yarns are Wollmeise 80/20 sock yarn in Schwarz (black) and Dornrosen (pinks). I'll use about 400 yards for this project. It's SO much fun to knit!

I'm an Olympic Athlete

My Olympic event is intarsia socks. It's my own pattern, inspired by Kaffe Fassett. Suggestions for a name are welcome. I'm using the traditional method of knitting the leg flat.

The yarn is all left overs from other socks.

Olympics KAL

The is the Mini Mochi I won from the Holiday or Not KAL. It is the Blueberry Pancakes shade. I am using a size 9 needle and the pattern is the One Row Lace Scarf by Turvid. Going to be beautiful and soooo soft.

Happy Knitting...

Renee' aka yoyosocksister

Olympic KAL

Here is the start of my Olympic KAL, It looks like a scarf now, but it is going to be a sock. The yarn is the CPY Maizy I won during the last Tour de France contest.

Olympic project

I'm knitting a pair of socks using left over yarn and intarsia. Here's my kit and inspiration.

The socks have about 4" knit. Pictures soon.

Olympic KAL cast-on!

I cast on The Cable Sampler Scarf (from one of Debbie Macomber's books) last night during the Olympic Opening Ceremonies.

This afternoon I am watching the Olympics and continuing to make progress on this scarf.

I am planning on changing colors as the cable patterns change. I hope my yarn yardage for each color holds out for this plan! I am using the yarn leftover from my fair isle vest.

-Cathy

olympics KAL!

to celebrate the winter olympics, we are having an olympics sock/scarf/shawlette kal. cast on at the start of the opening ceremony (february 12th) and finish by the end of the closing ceremony (february 28th). declare a country and pick an event or two! then decide if you want to make a pair of socks, a scarf, shawl or shawlette!

the events:

• olympic spirit: any project knit with crystal palace yarns
  
• team spirit: knit in declared country's colors
• freestyle skiing: your new design in cpy
• alpine skiing: cables
• bobsled: color work
• figure skating: lace
• ice dancing: beads
• ice hockey: textured/ribbing
• nordic combined: 2 or more pattern stitches (ie, lace and cables)
• ski jump: stripes
• speed skating: plain vanilla (stockinette or garter stitch)

prize winners will be selected by random drawing from all finishers. special drawing for projects using crystal palace yarn. limit of one prize per person.

a picture of the project in progress and finished must be posted to the blog by march 2nd to qualify for the prize drawings.

minimum yardage requirement: 300 yds for knitted project/500 yds for crocheted projects.

so, who wants to play? leave a comment on this post!

PS. PICK A COUNTRY!!!

bonus for 12m/12p/12 boy kal'ers: if you knit your project with crystal palace yarns, you can earn cpy project credit. although you will still need a different project for february credit.