There is an event on Ravelry called Ravelympics. It lasts for the duration of Summer Olympic Games and we are supposed to knit/crochet/spin/etc. something challenging. Participants can belong to a team and take part in events if they so choose. It's great fun.
I belong to two teams: Team Ankh-Morpork Knitters Guild and Team LSG. I chose to take part in WIPs Wrestling for Team LSG and events Shawl Relay and Laceweight Longjump for Team A-M Knitters. The shawl I chose for these events is Seafoam Shawl, a free pattern accessible on Ravelry only at the moment.
I must have cast on for that shawl at least 7 times before I got it right. It's not that the pattern is complicated, but it does not have a diagram. I am very visual and need to "see" how it's supposed to look. I graphed the pattern yesterday and have made some progress.
I finished two of my WIPs (works in progress) for Team LSG when I took breaks from starting and ripping out the shawl. The first one finished is a baby raglan sweater for my friends' baby.
The light was fading and the photo came out worse than usual.
Here's a detail of the sleeve, the colour is more accurate, it is dark chocolate brown.
For each completed item the participant gets a special Ravelry avatar and a medal. Here's mine:
I finished seaming and weaving in the ends of the green baby jumper after the sun had gone down, so there are no pictures yet. I also need to find buttons for it before officially crossing the finish line with it.