The Playground.

I think it's a universal phenomenon... ...get a large enough group of elementary school-aged girls together, and one of them becomes the leader, even if no leader is needed... ...said leader issues missives about what is and isn't appropriate game to play/clothing to wear/food to eat/toys to own/nickname to have, and so on... ...she sometimes selects ladies in waiting from amongst the syncophants while those who do not fall under her spell are labelled weird, and are often shunned by the others... I plan to knit myself a Tuscany shawl; I'm going to cast on August 8 when the Beijing Olympics begin, and hope to cast off by August 25th when the Olympics end. But apparently I cannot call this a Knitting Olympics project. Because Someone Has Deemed Knitting a Winter Sport, and thus "The Knitting Olympics Will Only Occur Every Four Years". But you know what? Even though people can devote large amounts of , effot and money to it, and even shed blood, sweat, and/or tears as a part of it, Knitting isn't a sport. It's a hobby. It's an art. It's a craft. It is a means to make a living/express one's creativity/relieve stress/pass the time/do something charitable/whatever. But it is not, and in it's current manifestation, never will be a sport. Neither is NASCAR, but that's a different discussion altogether.