Ravellenic Knitting: Part Two

I promised pix, so here they are!  First up, the summer dishcloths art squares for Team Odd (the Oddballs on Ravelry):

A picture outside their new home!

I worked on them for the first part of the Olympics, in preparation for their journey to another state they will call home.  There are flip flops, a ladybug, and a multicolored lovely in a colorway called "Field of Dreams," which reminds me of summer baseball in days gone by!

In the Oddballs, the utterance of the word dishcloth
is strictly forbidden...it just is.

The Homespun Hammerthrow was not my only event...I am also plodding along on a Hat Dash for Team CKW.  I'd like to say that it will be done before the end of closing ceremonies tomorrow, but I haven't even started the flower...but, I have nearly finished the hat part:

Yes, it's being modeled by a melon.  I'm still in my jammies.

So, there you have it, photos of the Ravellenic knitting!  While I'm at it, here's a photo of the bridal shower afghan I mentioned on my Family Blog:

Crocheted beauty from the bride's brother's wife's mom.

Off I go now, to finish that mad dash, and hopefully there will be medals for Pretty along the line.  I really am doing my best to represent!

What did you knit for the Rav Games of 2012?  

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Ravellenic Knitting: Part One

Have you heard about the Ravelympics Ravellenics?  I know I mentioned them in this post, and there was some contraversy over the name...some copyright or trademank issue...and it was kinda outrageous.  BUT knitters are pretty bounce-back-y from such blows to our egos, so we are still having games in conjunction with the actual Olympics!  Our games are meant to challenge our knitting selves with projects that will stretch us as the knit-thletes (and crochethletes) that we are, and I am no exception to that rule!

My projects this year aren't so much about stretching my knitting skills as they are about stretching my knitting time during a transition in our family.  You see, the schedule for the Games (Olympics AND Ravellenics) currently coincides with the time I knew that Sweetie and I would be escorting Mindy and Peanut to their home (several states away) to set up housekeeping and prepare for Mork's return...YAYYYYY! for Mork's return!

Sooo, amid the stuff and the extra lovely people that I have had the honor to host...and despite a cross-country caravan to move all that stuff and all those people to the southern hospitality they'll call home...my goal was a few dishcloths (art squares) for the Homespun Hammerthrow event, and a lace beret for the Hat Dash event.  Have I made any progress?  Well, yes...I have!  Nothing is finished yet, but there has been Ravellenic knitting..and there will be Ravellenic knitting photos in Part Two...sooo, stay tuned!

Have you reached the finish line on anything lately?

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Ready...Set...Go!

Ready, set, go?  But I'm at the finish line already...

I finished this just yesterday!

Wait...is that the letter K?  Big whoop...

I know that one single letter doesn't look like much, but it's more about what this letter K represents to me.  

Even Elmo can see that this is a very Special K!

This letter K is the last letter in my alphabet soup project! Super Yay!  Without a K, I couldn't even spell KNIT, like this:

Now I can KNIT!  Now I can KNIT!

Maybe that's why I was having so much trouble with the mojo.  Yeah, let's go with that explanation!  With this K finished, now I can move on to my projects for the Ravellenic Games 2012 (which coincide with the 2012 Olympic Games, which is more than a mere coincidence)!  I only have small projects planned for the games, some dishcloths and a hat, but the challenge is to start and finish them during the 17 days of these summer Olympic Games...I think I can...I think I can...I think I can...

This little guy (girl?) thinks I can, too!

I missed the mass cast on during opening ceremonies last night, but I'm hoping to get some work in today...and hopefully have something to blog for Wednesday's post...we shall see, no?

What will you be working on to celebrate the Games?

Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health! 

PS - Don't forget to rest and stretch those paws occasionally!  Knit-, Spin- and Crochethletes can suffer overuse injuries just like any other sport!