I, a knitter of able hands and quick wits, to hereby swear that over the course of these Olympics I will uphold the highest standard of knitterly excellence.
I will be deft of hand and sure of pattern, I will overcome troubles of yarn overs and misplaced decreases. I will use the gifts of intelligence and persistence (as well as caffeine and chocolate) and I will execute my art to the highest form, carrying with me the hope for excellence known to every knitter.
I strive to win. To do my best, and to approach the needles with my own best effort in mind, without comparing myself to my fellow knitters, for they have challenges unique to them.
While I engage in this pursuit of excellence and my own personal, individual best, I also swear that I will continue to engage with my family in conversation, care for my pets, speak kindly with those who would ask me to do something other than knit, and above all, above every stitch thrown or picked, above every cable, every heel stitch, every change of colour, I swear this:
That I will remember that this is not the real Olympics, that I'm supposed to be having fun and that my happiness and self-worth ride not on my success....but on my trying.
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And, I am trying to knit our wedding chuppah!
Light blue laceweight yarn I bought in China in 2008
#4 US needles
Elizabeth Zimmerman February square "recipe"
To see the other "athletes", click here ... there are over 2000!!
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2 comments:
That sounds like quite a serious project!! I'm sure you'll take home the gold, though - can't wait to see it! Just don't knit too near the Olympic Torch...
And I'm so glad your mother didn't die. That Joannie Rochette was hugely brave and inspiring, I thought.
Happy knitting.
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