The Olympics begin on February 12 and end on February 28. 17 days of high paced olympic events. Even if you watch only an hour each night- that's 17 hours of TV- plenty of time to knit an afghan! We have decided to make our Olympic Challenge an Afghan Event!
So why an afghan?
Afghans are often difficult projects to knit- they are usually large, not very portable, and often hard to keep excited about as the project can seem never- ending.
My solution is to keep a large project such as an afghan near your TV chair- work on it nightly- or as often as you watch TV. This will break the project down into smaller, more managable parts- an hour or two a night will not seems like much- but will move a large project along nicely.
If you still think that an afghan is not a doable project in the time you personally have available- consider a double stranded afghan. A baby blanket, or lap robe size throw can work up easily in 8 hours or so. A full size throw can be completed in a long weekend- maybe 30 hours (well maybe 2 long weekends).
With the Olympics coming- we are taking about 17 nights of events- maybe 2 hours a night- thats 34 hours- hours spent knitting a large afghan- not spent just sitting & watching TV. More productive oh yes!
Rules of this event:
Purchase yarn for an afghan between now and the olympics. Knit up your afghan during the olympics. Bring in the finished afghan around the time of the closing ceremonies for all of us to admire (we will take pictures), and we will award you with a
20% off coupon
to use during March 2010. We will also be awarding our own Gold, Silver & Bronze medels- just for fun.
Please join us and get an afghan knitted by the end of this month. Crochetters are invited too!
To help you choose a project- we will have several afghan booklets available free of charge with your yarn purchase. Such as:
Stop by The Knitter's Edge for more details.
You are all aware of all of the adorable toys that Steph has been creating. It is one of her passions. Well she would like to share this passion with all of you. Some of her toys are simple- some are very intricate- like Maxwell here. Come see what Steph has in store for knitters- every Thursday afternoon.
