“IN FEBRUARY, 2012, INDIANAPOLIS WILL WELCOME THE WORLD AS IT HOSTS NFL SUPER BOWL XLVI AT LUCAS OIL STADIUM. Staging this game – and dozens of related community events – will require the efforts of nearly 8,000 energetic volunteers. In an effort to show appreciation for each volunteer’s good work, the Indianapolis Host Committee is asking the community to hand knit a scarf for each of them. This personalized memento, aside from being part of the Official Volunteer Uniform, will serve as a warm “Thank You” for their service, and provide an instant connection between the scarf makers and volunteers. Indianapolis has a rich tradition of volunteerism so let’s continue that history with the Super Scarves Project!” Indianapolis Super Bowl Host Committee
This announcement was made just before the 2010 Super Bowl and it sent ripples through the Indianapolis knitting community. Each of our local yarn shops, as well as the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library, are serving as suppliers of yarn and collection points.
No matter how you look at it, 8,000 is a lot of scarves!
Of course I committed to doing my part and have been working on a seed-stitch submission which is almost complete. While people select and work their own patterns, each scarf must be in the standard blue and white of the Colts and be at least 6×76 inches. To get that much done, the scarf has been with me quite a while – it’s been to Las Vegas, Chicago – twice!, down to North Carolina and the Dragon, to the Geocaching Spring Picnic and back and forth to the office numerous times.
And it’s finally in the home stretch! At lunch today I finished up the last of the white stripe so only have about ten inches of blue and some decorative fringe left to do. Whew!
If YOU have interest in participating in this project, check out the link above. You have until November 2011 to get yours done!
Knowing I’m almost done with the scarf, I started a new pair of socks for Bruce over the weekend. Had some wonderful Jitterbug yarn in Slate we picked up at the Garden District Needlework Shop in New Orleans over Christmas. It will be perfect for ‘back to school’ – better not say that too loud as today’s the first day of summer vacation! : )
