Nerd Wars: The Games Begin

Seeing as how I’ve yet to get started on my Phoenix Jacket that I have had dreamed up for over a year, I’ve decided to take advantage of a little competition to get me going.

Let me introduce you to Nerd Wars. They have their own website, but it’s really a group on Ravelry. Many many teams compete, earning points by knitting to a challenge. Nerd Wars has seen the come and go of one tournament, and I am joining Tournament 2. Each tournament is three months long, each round a calendar month. Each month different challenges are issued, and you must address the challenge in your knitting, and you earn bonus points for including the theme of your team. If you so choose, you may knit a dissertation: a three-month-long project that addresses one of the main challenges. Mine will address the technique challenge.

I didn’t know until today to which team I was assigned, but I had my choices, certainly! I have been happily listed as a Browncoat for this tournament, and my dissertation is the Phoenix Jacket. But first, I must swatch! You’ll see the results of swatches in the following week.

It will be my goal to knit the back and a sleeve in June, the fronts and a sleeve in July. I am leaving on vacation the first days of August, so my finishing work may have to wait until I get back.

Hey, I never said I was sane.