Olympic Knitting!

Aaaaand….they’re off! So begins a solid three weeks of weeping over sports. I’ve just shed my first few tears while watching pairs skating and doubtless will maintain moist eyes until the hockey final.

Tomorrow at 11am EST, we’ll be casting on our projects for the 2014 Ravellenic Games. Since I’m leaving next Wednesday for New Orleans where it is Carnival time, my project had to fit a number of special criteria; it must be portable, it must be easy enough to knit while watching TV, knitting in bars and, most likely, under the influence. I know I’ll be spending the bulk of my Mardi Gras time sewing, so it had to be a fairly quick project. Though we’re not allowed to use the Olympic Rings, torch or any other icon associated with the IOC, I wanted my project to incorporate many different team colors. Using up some stash was a requirement too, so I pulled out some worsted weight left-overs…

…and will augment with, I think, a royal blue and a golden yellow to make this:

This is an image I pulled from Pinterest and though I certainly didn’t invent it, it was not associated to an existing  pattern. I think I’ll clean up the edges a bit using this edge stitch. Also, I’ll use a provisional cast-on (Judy’s Magic) and kitchener stitch it together for a seamless join. Pretty fun, eh?

A few years ago, I made this scrappy scarf and gloves and have worn them to death so I’m sure this multi-colored cowl will remind me of Winter 2014 for many years to come!