I partook in the Ravelympics this year and my main project was this Celtic Cable Scarf. I was bound to finish it so that it would be done for Christmas. The scarf and I got off to a rocky start the first time I tried to knit it back in March of 2008. The Ravelmypics was just the kick in the pants I needed to get going on this scarf and get it done. I changed the needle size this time around and it stopped hurting my hands so much and the cables were a lot easier to execute. I am quite happy with the outcome and I am hoping the recipient is as well!
Description: Celtic Cable Scarf
Pattern: Celtic Cable Scarf by Vanessa Lewis
Yarn used: 2.52 skeins of Dark Horse Yarns Rhapsody 516.6 yds total. Colorway 54 Royal Blue (100% merino ) 100g / 205yds.
Care Instructions: Hand wash
Needle Size: US 8 (5.0mm) - I originally started this on a US 6 (4.0mm) as the pattern recommended but the cables were very much flattened out.
Modifications: No mods. Just knit it forever until it was long enough. 
Finished Size: It is somewhere in the range of 73+ inches. I know that when I held it next to the boy last night it dropped down to the floor and folded a little. Still can’t find my tape measure…it’s neon green, have you seen it?
Date Started: 8/8/2008 cast on at 8am EST in accordance with the start of the Olympics
Date Completed: 8/19/2008 finished weaving in ends at approximately 23:45 EST
Notes: The cables worked out really well. I am hoping the recipient is a big fan!
Tags: FO, Knitting, Ravelympics
Today I knit two more repeats and bound off. The scarf is done. FO post to come tom’w or Thursday.
How fitting was it that I bound off while watching the women’s balance beam medal ceremony? Shawn was totally on tonight. It made me happy to watch her performance.
End of day - 2 repeats. Total repeats umm 27? I have lost count. C’est fini.
Tags: Knitting, Ravelympics
I am back home and at work so my knitting time has decreased a bit. I still managed to knit two more repeats today. Alas, the general consensus is that it is still too short. Blast this thing will never end. Some day soon it will be done.
End of day - 2 repeats. Total repeats 25. 2-3 more repeats to make it 72″ long.
Tags: Knitting, Ravelympics
Today involved driving up to my grandmother’s house with my mom and youngest brother to figure out what else we wanted to take from the home. We borrowed the boy’s truck and headed out on our mission. I didn’t get much time to knit today so I only completed one repeat. Thankfully I am ahead of the game overall. I tried the scarf on the model tonight and it needs two more repeats. Hopefully I can find time to knit those tomorrow. Have a good night
End of Day - 1 repeat. Total repeats 23. This was the original end game, now I need 2 more repeats.
Tags: Knitting, Ravelympics
This morning I started off with a little bit more stupid knitting. However, the airlines did not fail me and yet again provided me with extra knitting time - some folks might call it a “mechanical delay”. I knit at least one repeat waiting on my flight and maybe another 3 (?) in air. I had intended to knit up the rest of the ball of yarn I had with me but instead it mocked me leaving about another repeat’s worth of yarn as I landed.
My dad picked me up at the airport since the boy is at the Michigan race this weekend. I hung out with my parents and brother for a bit. Once they dropped me off I went to the man cave to knit and watch some TV. The boy has clearly done nothing but watch the Olympics all week because as I turned on the TV it was already tuned to NBC (not BBC or G4TV or Spike or any of the usual channels). I decided to leave it on and I was treated to watching the end of the women’s marathon, the women’s medley, the men’s medley and the men’s 100m dash. I may have gotten into the speed of the men’s medley so much that I swear I was knitting faster. 
It was very exciting and very cool to watch Olympic and world history being made. Phelps’ performance is phenomenal AND might I add that boy “Lightning” sure does run fast! I suppose this is why they are competing in the Olympics and I am not.
End of day - 5 repeats. 22 repeats total. Original goal was 23 repeats. One more repeat tom’w a quick spin on the model, binding off if the length is good and my first Ravelympics project will be completed. Huzzah!
Tags: Knitting, Ravelympics
