I can NOT believe how excited I am! This is incredible! Why am I so excited when I could be cowering under the bed in fear of what I committed to? I am about to attempt to complete an entire adult sized cardigan in 17 days! I must be insane. (It is a happy kind of insanity though, so I don’t think I’ll complain.)
Curiosity got the better of me after reading the comments about the Ravelympics made by so many participants in the Knitting Olympics, and I had to check it out. It is very different from the Yarn Harlot’s Knitting Olympics - a different kind of energy entirely. At first I wanted to back slowly and carefully out of the Ravelympics zone – too much information. I resisted the urge because I really wanted to see what other crocheters might be doing for the Winter Olympics. There had to be more of us out there!
It turns out there are a LOT of us out there. I took the plunge and joined the Ravelympics as a member of Team Flaming Hooks (all crochet folks). There are 116 of us on the team, and we are from all over the world. And. We are not the only crochet team. WOW. This is very cool.
I admit that I am unashamedly fond of my craft, and I admit that I want more. I want to spin my own yarn. I want to knit. I even want to grow flax in my garden and try to produce some linen fiber to spin, crochet, and knit. I want to do all of the above. Can I have it all pretty please - yesterday?
I sincerely hope that I am not breaking any kind of rules by participating in both events. It is just that I am so excited by it all, and I want to see what everyone is doing. I can’t believe there are so many wonderful people out there who will be challenging themselves with yarn and fiber projects for the duration of the Winter Olympic Games. Is it crazy to feel a sense of connection with all these people I have never met?
I made gauge swatches last night, and did the math on the results during my lunch break today. I’m ready. Set. Go!!!!!!
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