FO: Olympic Red Mittens Vancouver 2010
Today I brought the finished Olympic Red Mittens with me to a FIRST LEGO League (FLL) practice tournament. There were lots of little ones from the W.A.F.F.L.E.S. team eager to try on the small mitts and smile for the camera.
I found several large handed people to try on the adult mittens
The tallest guy I saw all day.
J from Finland
It’s always interesting to see what people will do if you hand them a pair of mittens and ask them to model.
Some pose
and some even do ninja moves
I even found a future Olympian to wear the mitts. She’s an archer who is on target to get to the Olympics someday soon!
The LEGO tournament was great fun! Teams of elementary school students (ages 9-14) have been working since September to build and program LEGO robots to accomplish several missions on this playing field. Students also did a research project, and answer technical questions about their robot and design process.
They showed great sportsmanship and cooperation, and left this practice tournament better prepared for their regional competitions later this winter. Some lucky children even got to make friends with a big blue bear!
I took a break from the LEGO action to visit a craft sale across the street. There I met Kristyn from Pleasurecraft (blog) with her little one who also wanted to be a model.
She makes some gorgeous thick handspun yarn in white, pale colours, or bright vibrant combinations. I wish I could spin like this!
As I write this, Queen’s has just beat Laval in the Mitchell Bowl! They are heading to the Vanier Cup!!! GO GAELS GO!! The superfan will soon be on a road trip to Quebec. I wish I could have been at the game. Wishing them all the best at the next one!
Tags: art every day, FO, knitting, knitting olympics, mittens, robotics, vancouver 2010
