The flame is lit!

Let the knitting begin! Does the flame look vaguely knitting needle-ish to you???

(Welcome to Team Sacramento, Emily and Elizabeth!)

We're ready for Opening Ceremonies!

Team Sacramento is now listed as Official Knitting Olympics participants! Lizette, Cindi, Emmy, Betsy, Sandi, Elizabeth, and I are polishing our needles, patting our yarn, and eyeballing our patterns -- ready to cast on and Go for the Gold.

Or Knit for the Gold.

Or Just Knit.

Join us -- there's always room for more Sacramento-area Olympic Knitters!

Team Sacramento

OK, California is just too darned big for one knitting team. Sac Knitters, feel free to steal this button and join Team Sacramento with an entry in my comment section!

Knitting Olympics

In an effort to break my addiction to knitting Stitch Diva scarves and the accompanying compulsion to match every yarn I own with two other coordinates, I am hereby declaring for the Knitting Olympics. Go, Team California! ( Found the Team California button here.)

I'll be knitting a long-promised cable sweater in the Olympic spirit: lots of "toe loops," "camels," "triple axels," and I'm sure some other winter sports-related metaphors that will occur to me later.

As my reward for the successful completion of this event, I have three yarns selected to become my next Stitch Diva scarf.

Let the Games begin!

Switchmarker Swap 2

I have been remiss in not thanking my November "Switchmarker 2" pals on my blog. So, THANK YOU, Zonda and Ari!

Both of these sets are so clever, and show that the makers put a lot of time and thought into creating them. Zonda sent the set on the right, which includes different flowers and a little frog -- how cute is that! :) Ari's set is in dreamy blue and green, and one has a special charm on it that says "Made with love."

Both of these stitchmarker sets are headed for projects this week, where they will be hard-working and much appreciated with every round I knit. Thank you again, Zonda and Ari. And thank you, Jenn, for organizing this fun activity.