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Go, Team Amiras!

12 Feb
In less than 6 hours, the torch at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver will be lit. At the same time, thousands of knitters worldwide will cast on in unison for their official project (or projects) for Ravelympics 2010.

Team Amiras is proud to be a part of this worldwide event.

Thirteen knitters, all members of the UAE Knitters group in Ravelry will challenge and push their talents where they have not gone before. Starting and finishing a project within the duration of the Winter Olympics is ambitious. And sometimes crazy too if you’re attempting to complete more then one project! *cough-me-cough*

Good luck, Caroline, Lindsay, Ruth, Charmaine, Debbie, Jackie, Preeti, Louise, Yanti, Rain, Madli and Shyma!

Let the games begin…

Ilanaaq

12 Feb
Ilanaaq is “friend” in the Inuktitut dialect. It is the symbol of Canada’s Games. It is also the inspiration for this beautiful multicolour skein from Tina Newton of Blue Moon Fiber Arts.

Dyed specially for Ravelympics 2010, it features all the colours of the official emblem of the Winter Olympics.
Medium repeats of the colours will make for some interesting stripes in a plain stockinette field but can be broken up nicely with some slip-stitch pattern.Wound up, the colours all mix to make a really gorgeous harmony of colours.I cannot wait to knit this up! It will be one awesome pair of socks.

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