Remember when I fell off the wagon and bought that lovely turquoise silk/cotton? I felt really guilty about buying that yarn, even though I knew that buying such an item helps someone who is running her own business. I have so much yarn and succumbing to the temptation is sometimes a little embarrassing.
Especially when I buy it on a whim and then it sits in the stash for years.
Not this time. This time, I left the box on the stairs and looked in on it occasionally and when the Yarn Harlot decided to head up the Knitting Olympics again this year, I was ready. The sweater or item we choose for the Olympics is supposed to be a challenge. Since I hate knitting sleeves and bobbles, this was the sweater for me.
After 17 days of some serious knitting, I now have a lovely sweater that was cast on during the Opening Ceremonies and finished by the time of the Closing Ceremony. I don't know what I would have done if school hadn't been canceled two days in a row, but I consider that time a gift and I won't look it in the mouth.
Here it is: the Debbie Bliss Yoke Detail Pullover. Well, darn. Crappy photo. I'll take another when I wear it tomorrow. It really is truly lovely--and I'm just so darn proud of myself. I think I'll have a beer and a cigar.
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