Socks and Olympics

Ways to Tell I am Very Serious About This Project:

1. I actually took the pattern with me to the store to make sure I got enough yarn (still doubt that I really did but that can be easily remedied)

2. I actually knit a swatch! And didn't frog it afterwards, instead I am using it and I even washed it to make sure it doesn't shrink

3. I GOT GAUGE! And I had extra needles just in case I didn't

So yes, I have finally broken down and decided to sign myself up for the Knitting Olympics associated with the Yarn Harlots blog (http://www.yarnharlot.ca/). Because I have many other things to accomplish during the Olympics I have decided to do something fairly easy, the Champs-Elysees Beret (http://www.popknits.com/index.php/patterns/page/champs-elysees_beret/) so that the only problems I am going to have are the lovely cables and picking up stitches from the brim since I have done neither before.

Here is the lovely yarn that I chose to make my beret out of. I wasn't entirely pleased with the selection that they have at Michaels but going all the way downtown to buy some yarn was far too much of a trip for me today.

On another note. My socks are coming along nicely now that I'm doing them properly. I will be working on them tonight and tomorrow morning, up until 6pm that is. So I will post a picture of how far I get tomorrow since after that I will be working on nothing but the beret for 17 days. Wish me luck that I actually can finish this project!