the saga began on a cold february day, day one of the knitting olympics. i was ready, i was excited. I WAS DETERMINED!!!
i should have known better. allegations of drug use sullied my reputation. i prayed for miracles. and then i just gave up. i wasn't going to finish.
it was a disappointing day.
a couple of months later though, i was given the ok by the host, to join the knitting world cup. the GOOOAAAAALLLLLL was to finish the scarf by the end of the final.
the fans were great. so supportive. but even the roar of the crowd didn't help.
nor did the power of prayer.
by the end of the tour de france, i still wasn't finished.
but i am now...
i have a lot to say about this horror show that was this project. but this post is long enough. i'll tell you about it next time.
Well, I know you went through a lot in making but.... it looks really friggin awesome!! :)
Posted by: Leah | August 18, 2006 at 07:33 PM
A knit kilt! Brilliant!
Posted by: Cheryl | August 18, 2006 at 07:53 PM
Look at you, finishing horrific projects. Such determination! Such focus! (And it looks awesome!)
Posted by: Kim | August 18, 2006 at 07:56 PM
Um, your model is nice and all, but I want to see this on YOU! :)
Congrats on finishing it!
Posted by: elisa | August 18, 2006 at 08:08 PM
Fantastic! You deserve a spinning wheel!
Posted by: Adrian | August 18, 2006 at 08:23 PM
Congratulations! It looks great. (I didn't want to use awesome again.)
Thanks for the inspiration, I'm still trying to finish my World Cup/Tour de France/Trekking socks.
Posted by: Kat | August 18, 2006 at 08:36 PM
Hooray! Glad you persevered, enjoy your gold medal.
Posted by: Heather | August 18, 2006 at 08:45 PM
Amazing. I hope you're going to celebrate with wild abandon now that it's done! And start something new, that you like more!
That J is a really good sport, I have to say. ;-)
Posted by: Beth S. | August 18, 2006 at 09:24 PM
Congratulations!!
Posted by: --Deb | August 18, 2006 at 09:48 PM
Holy S&%$! Nice hands on your model there! WOW! That is a manpaw for sure! I hope that is your spouse modeling because they scream MAN to me in the best possible way! Someone I like should have those paws to come home to....
Sorry, I am being MUCH too agressive. Manpaws have that effect on me. MANPAWS!
So glad you finished the nightmare of i-cord.
Posted by: suzanne | August 18, 2006 at 09:57 PM
It might be a horror story but it's still fucking brilliant.
Posted by: Carole | August 18, 2006 at 10:35 PM
Good Gad! Well done. Was it a complete bee-atch?
Posted by: meg | August 18, 2006 at 10:37 PM
Woohoo! (Imagine huge marching bands, batons twirling, etc., etc.) Well done!
Posted by: Bron | August 18, 2006 at 11:09 PM
Whoo hoo! Congratulations!
Posted by: mamacate | August 18, 2006 at 11:28 PM
Wow! That looks amazing! I hope you'll take more pictures of it all laid out so we can see the entire thing!
Posted by: Coleen | August 18, 2006 at 11:33 PM
Oh Maryse!...that scarf is beautiful! It was worth waiting for...glad you fininshed it. :)
Posted by: maggie | August 19, 2006 at 02:34 AM
MAZEL TOV!!!!! It looks fab on J. -- you need to crochet him a matching purse :-)
Posted by: Kathy | August 19, 2006 at 07:19 AM
And please, more pictures! Let us see every excrutiating inch of that beauty. And we can put away the Karen Alexander voodoo dolls now.
Posted by: julia fc | August 19, 2006 at 08:28 AM
Very cool scarf! I'm sure it's been worth the wait...
Posted by: Michelle | August 19, 2006 at 09:17 AM
Great post! And, great scarf.
Posted by: colleen | August 19, 2006 at 10:11 AM
Yippee!! It really is beautiful.
Posted by: Martha | August 19, 2006 at 10:29 AM
Horror story or not, it's beautiful! Great colors!
Posted by: Alison | August 19, 2006 at 10:30 AM
The thrill of victory! Congrats. And J looks hot in it as a skirt!
Posted by: Bookish Wendy | August 19, 2006 at 11:12 AM
Congratulations Maryse! Done at last....too bad it was such a pain to do because it's really nice. J is a good sport- "You want me to do what?!" Love the over-the-shoulder-look :-)
Posted by: Manise | August 19, 2006 at 12:43 PM
Niiiice
Posted by: Carol | August 19, 2006 at 02:29 PM