Polaris is currently on temporary hiatus as other projects have distracted me. I did get the batting and backing organized before I set it aside.
First up, it is time for the winter Olympics. I live in a winter country so, yes, I watch. Snowboarding is my favourite sport, a long with free style skiing. I have actually never gone downhill on a board. I have done Xcountry skiing, but not in a long time.
Olympics require a knitting project. It needs to be sufficiently interesting to fill the times between competitors' runs. So I chose a yarn that was waving at me from my stash, and cast on a shawl.
The yarn is from Fireweed Fibre in Winnipeg. It is Sweet Pea Sock, in the colourway "32 Is The New 23".
I am knitting another Through the Witch's Garden Shawl., by Melinda Measor.
I got this far, yesterday, watching Big Air.
My partner for watching the Olympics is my new puppy, Princess Daisy.
She is about 10 weeks old, and arrived at our house on Saturday. She came a long way, from the North of Canada, North of Iqaluit. She took a plane from her community to Iqaluit and another plane from Iqaluit to Ottawa.
Northern communities often don't have health care providers for their animals, and might get a visiting vet once or twice a year. So they have a puppy problem. Daisy's mother and her entire litter came to Ottawa through a rescue organization. Mom has been spayed and returned to her loving family and the puppies are now up for adoption, here.
I saw her on the website, and I knew she would be a good fit for our house. She loves snow and enjoys watching snowboarding with me.
A new addition to your family, from SO far away, I wonder what went through her mind as she flew all those long trips. Beautiful shades in your yarn, perfect for cold weather knitting.
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DeleteDaisy is a little cutie, and cold weather won't faze her in the slightest. I can see why your yarn is called 'Sweet Pea', with those colours.
ReplyDeleteI just saw the report of the shooting at Tumbler Ridge, B.C. not too far from where our grandson was at McKenzie, and it brought me memories of the shooting at Montreal targeting the engineering students. A sad and tragic time for so many families, changing their lives and those of the students forever. Thoughts with every family there, from NZ.
ReplyDeleteThat looks like the perfect Olympics project - and fun new partner. x
ReplyDeleteLove the projects, I watch the skating! Welcome to the family, Princess Daisy!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute pup! (High praise from a Certified Cat Person! ;-) ) And that shawl is going to be a beauty with that yarn. I confess I've not watched much of the Olympics, though I *am* a fan of the ice dancing and figure skating. I got to see the pairs short program and the women's short program -- when Elizabeth Manley broke through her slum and later won a medal -- in Calgary in 1988. A real thrill!
ReplyDeleteHow sweet your little princess Daisy is! I wish you lots of joy with your new little companion.
ReplyDeleteI'm also a huge Olympics fan, both the Summer and Winter Games. It's so wonderful to see so many different sports all in one place. There's always something new that fascinates me; in the summer it was surfing, and now it's freestyle skiing... but I also love figure skating and the various cross-country skiing races. The athletes are simply amazing.
Hug and joy for you...
I watched a little bit of the winter Olympics - mainly the snow boarding, ski jump and a ski race, I think. I was thinking the Caucasians with super long legs stand a higher chance of winning. I was also very intrigued by this competition where there's skiing and then a pause to do shooting. The women looked so cool. I still haven't experienced snow so I can only imagine the cold. As for knitting, I still don't have the capacity to keep going as I lose interest mainly due to the heat. You can't knit when it's hot.
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