Olympic crafting and spring
I didn’t sign up for any of the Olympic crafting challenges just because I had enough pressure preparing for my first workshop presentation. My personal challenge was to enjoy the Olympics and craft whenever I felt like it.
The first week, I knitted almost exclusively on Bryan’s mittens. They still need a thumb and to be stitched together across the top.
The second week, I worked on the saddle shoulder cardigan doubling the length of the first sleeve. One day when it’s sunny I will get a good photo of the sleeve and body of the cardigan.
Several evenings when I didn’t feel like knitting, I worked on a quilt that I started several weeks ago. I’m two strips away from finishing the top. Later this spring, I’m taking a machine quilting class and am excited to learn free-motion quilting. I know how it works but am not sure enough to use it on a quilt.
The last day of the Games, it felt a bit odd to plant seeds for our garden. As the seedlings have come up and the weather has turned a bit warmer. I am looking forward to spring more than ever.
I love the Winter Olympics but am so relieved when spring is around the corner. It’s been a rough winter for us, though I know some had it much worse.
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