Bit of Olympics...

February 11, 3:13 PM Beachside – Episode 2

I was really excited about the Olympics starting (not the Knitting ones; the real ones). I can’t remember being so excited before, but this year, I really was looking forward to them, and I loved watching the opening even though, darn it, I crashed before the final minutes of the ceremonies, missing the Bocelli performance, which I was really looking forward to hearing, and, okay, I didn’t actually see the torch being lit. I tried valiantly, but finally the warm and snuggly toddler body in my arms was just too much, and I found myself dozing while I held him.

After watching the first handful of teams enter, and finding myself once again frustrated with the way NBC was handling the “map” showing each country (can you really tell where the country “is” the way they do it or is it just me?), I realized I was really interested in (and noticing) the outfits being worn by the athletes and, in particular, the hats. Here are a few countries that jumped out at me…

1) Estonia. Did you notice? Now, I don’t know much about Estonia, but I know that it comes up a lot in terms of knitting, particularly in relation to Nancy Bush, right? I’m not off target in recalling the Yarn Harlot using some braided twist on mittens and it being Estonian, right? (I’m not going to go check to find out if I’m right or not. Okay, I did check just to make sure I wasn't imagining it!) So, when I caught sight of beautiful white hats that were widely ribbed on the sides, and featured plain stockinette panels in the front with a beautiful robin’s-egg blue fair isle emblem that was a cross between a diamond and a snowflake, I found it so “fitting” that it was Estonia marching in wearing such beautiful hats. I immediately turned the page in my knitting journal to make a note of them!

2) Germany. They wore great lime, orange, and white outfits. Their hats were ribbed in orange with a lime ribbed ballcap-like brim.

3) Slovenia. Their sky blue knit hats and kiwi green scarves were set off beautifully by their very dapper cream coats.

4) Sweden. As with Germany, it was color that caught my eye. They wore yellow pants with jackets in yellow, white, and blue. Their hats were simple ribbed hats in white.

Okay, that’s it for my Olympic run-down. Those outfits really jumped out at me, especially the wonderful Estonia team hats.