Yep, I’ve gone and joined it.

Why? I dunno. I know there’s some kind of prizes handed out when the Olympics are over (if you’ve finished your project) but I haven’t really paid attention to that. I think the reason is because I’ve been wanting to do something really challenging, and a sweater would be just that. I also work very well under pressure – when I have a deadline, it’s some part of my system that not only do I have to have it done by that deadline, but I have to have it done before that deadline.

I’ve never knit a sweater before. The Olympics last 17 days. 1 sweater in 17 days.

I’m nuts.

But I’ll be damned if I’m not gonna try!

My husband is way excited about me doing this.

My husband is actually a little excited by this. even thought his friends said to him that they didn’t know he was married to an eighty-year-old woman. (haha – because I knit and sew, and I even knit while I’m in a rocking chair, etc. etc.) Probably because of the choice of sweater. When I first saw a picture of this pattern, I immediately thought of him – it’s just his style. Even the color screams “Mike! You want me!” So I bought the pattern and tried to knit it, and couldn’t. It just wasn’t doing it for me. Maybe it was the yarn I’d originally chosen for the project. But when I saw the Ravelympics were coming, I figured what better chance would I have to force myself into this? So I ordered the yarn, I’ve been getting it ready to go, and on Friday at 9pm EST, I’ll be casting on and knitting it for 17 days.

At the end of the 17 days, he’ll put in the kick-ass sweater and wear it to work, so he can rub what his 80-year-old wife made for him by hand (I need names too – so when we have parties where I cook, I’ll make sure to create something nasty for them!)

Anyway, I’m a little excited about it, and I hope it works out well. First attempt at a sweater – will I go insnae? Or will I actually do it?

We shall see!