things by t.

closer and closer

In preparation for the big event starting Friday, I have practised figure-eight cast-on. Very interesting and unusual. Also quite tricky, but it seems to do the job. I thought the Hat-heel socks would use Emily Ocker's circular cast-on, but this is much better. No hole!

I can't wait.

I'm just wondering when exactly I'm supposed to start my project(s). Whatwith the time difference the Olympics won't start until 3am and I'm not getting up to cast on any stitches at that time on a Saturday morning, believe you me. Maybe I can just start any time on Friday?

failure

While Sweden keeps winning medals in the "real" Olympic Games, I'm afraid I will fail miserably at the task I set before me. Well...I'm in Team Wales, anyway. I don't have to win. I suppose.

But still.

My excuse? I'm moving in a few weeks, so I have to get the flat ready for selling purposes and eventually me moving out. There just isn't time to sit down and knit this week.

going for gold

Progress report! I have now knitted about 25 cm of my Olympic knitting, design no 13 in Vogue Winter 05/06. The yarn is Bartlett 2ply, a rather coarse yarn. Tough to work with, but with a lovely woolly smell. I can't wait for the whole garment to be finished so that I can wash it and see it transform. Or at least, I hope that's what it's going to do.

metro...knitual?

...Can anybody fly this thing? Before my head explodes or my head starts to ring...(Coldplay - High Speed)

The Stockholm Swedish (!) issue of free morning newspaper Metro today. Me and myra knitting away. Neither of us holding our Olympic knits, of course. One of us not even in the Olympics... But it's all about the spirit!

Croeso!

Croeso i flog Tove a Gêmau Olymppaid!

Originally I had planned to knit the Eris cardigan by Girl from Auntie, who is responsible for the Rogue craze. But the gauge sample I was knitting while watching the Olympic inaugauration ceremony last night just would not produce the correct gauge. So a quick decision landed me on -

Tadaa! No 13 in the latest issue of Vogue Knitting. There are cables, there is raglan shaping. What more can you ask? I'm knitting in the round instead of the back/front design they've used in the magazine. (What is it about new knitting design? It's so much easier to knit in the round!) I'm using Bartlett's 100% wool yarn in colour Blueberry from Kpixie, my favourite online store, circular knitting needles 5mm.

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And a little note in Swedish.

Ännu en gång ett stort tack för alla positiva kommentarer om mitt TV-framträdande. Det var väl cirka 10 minuter, så enligt en viss konstnär har jag 5 minuter till godo i mitt kändisliv. Kanske kan man räkna en liten artikel i gratistidningen Metro som det? Den ska tydligen komma på måndag i stockholmsupplagan, i alla fall. Med på bild ska även Myra vara.

När det gäller programledaren Ingela Agardh, har jag inga särskilda åsikter. Under intervjun hade jag inte riktigt tillfälle att känna efter så mycket huruvida hon var trevlig eller ej. Jag var så koncentrerad på att inte få panik - haha.