Caesar Augustus Bobicus, our Master of Ceremonies of the First International Ravelympic Games, Summer 2008, hereby declares Zarah a GOLD MEDALIST! Congratulations!
Bob also extends his best wishes to the runners-up, who gave their knitting a valiant effort but were unable to finish on time.
(They are sad. My brother-in-law is also a VERY good sport.)
Project Specs: (I'll get some better pictures in a day or two)
Pattern: February Lady Sweater, by Pamela Wynne
Yarn: Dream in Color Classy, 3 skeins, colorway In Vino Veritas
Needle Size: Size 6
Pattern Modifications: Shortened sleeves to make body of sweater longer. I used every last bit of those 3 skeins of yarn - I'm guessing the pattern is written for someone shorter than me, so they can use that extra yarn for the sleeves and not the body of the sweater.
Time to knit: 16 days - I think I might have been a little off from the "official" Olympic start and end times, but adjusted for the Central Time Zone I really did knit this within the span of the Olympic Games.
Final impressions: Very cute and wearable sweater. I think I will wear this a lot this fall. And I love the yarn - I will definitely be getting more Dream in Color Classy for sweaters in the future.
Glad to see you made it home! Yep, the sweater is a winner as are you! Congratulations!
Congrats!!! I love that you had a medal ceremony!
Awesome! Great job on the GOLD!