Special Olympics Scarf Done!

Here is my 60" scarf, completed and mailed in time for the NJ deadline!

For the turqua and blue stripes, I knit off 6 rows of each, + 2 "transition" rows (rows where the two colors meet and overlap on the loom).

I also enclosed this note of encouragement, for whomever wears the scarf:

It says - "Whenever you feel down or feel like giving up, hold this scarf in your hands, wrap it around your neck, and remember: someone you don't even know made it just for you, because you are a special athlete. Someone you don't even know is rooting for you and cheering you on. Someone you don't even know believes deep inside of you is a winner, and every time you smile you let the world see the winner in you. Special Olympics 2011"

It was a lot of fun to make, and I may do it again next year. Here's to the athletes and the people who love them! Hooray!

Almost Done!

Here is the Special Olympics scarf at 43" in length; I plan to make it 60".



I already measured it and the stripe design should start again at 53". I hope to complete it by Friday evening and mail it out on Saturday. I'll post another picture before I do!

Special Olympics Scarf Progress

Here’s my progress on the Special Olympics Scarf so far:

Right now it is a little over 20” long, and the required length is at least 53”. This is about 2 hours’ worth of work.

My original design was to create a flat panel scarf and use a popcorn bobble stitch on the alternating bands of blue and turqua. When I tried this, it just wasn’t achieving the effect that I wanted it to. So I frogged it and started over. I decided to keep it simple and straightforward.

They ask for the scarf to be 6” wide, so I knit off on 22 pegs, knowing that the scarf will contract to 6” as I knit it. At first I tried 20 pegs, but it contracted to 5”.

I will be finished with it in time to mail it out for my state’s deadline; it’s due at the end of this week.

It is such a rich color of blue; it reminds me of Christmas because as I child we used to have blue and green tinsel that had that shade of blue in it. I had never heard of Turqua before, but I presume it is a variation of the color turquoise.

A worthy project

I am knitting a scarf for the Special Olympics! Anyone want to join me? I don't personally know any atheletes that are competing, but when I saw the website mentioned last year I decided I wanted to do it. Each state has it's own deadline for when they need scarves, and there are certain colors that they ask you to use. You can read the full details here: www.scarvesforspecialolympics.org . I will keep you updated on my progress, and if you are also doing a charitable knitting project, I'd love to hear about it!