Knitty Couture

A group of us gathered at the shop Friday evening to begin our cast-ons for the Knitting Olympics.

To set the mood, we played the most inspiring training music. That’s right, baby: Eye of the Tiger. Click here for the original.

Imagine customers’ surprises to have walked into a knitting shop full of lovely women (and man) knitting with the Rocky theme song blaring from the speakers.

Believe me, it was truly a scene.

While everyone had already casted on and were well along on their projects (e.g., Eileen), I was still flipping through books and magazines to find something to knit.

I finally landed on a kidsilk haze garment set (i.e., camisole and cardigan) from its pattern book, but became indecisive again while swatching. Toward the end of the evening, I remembered being inspired years ago to knit a cable semi-sweater I saw on a friend.

I immediately drew up the sketches and have now begun. My project will be an airy cable short-sleeved sweater out of Rowan kidsilk haze. As of right now, I’ve frogged the piece once and rewritten the pattern.

I’ve also cursed myself for starting such an ambitious project that needs completed in two weeks. My pace is about an inch per two hours.

If you’ll excuse me, I need to get back to work. Or as I told the hubby when he called to ask what I was making for dinner tonight, “I can’t. I have to get my game on.”