Meet the Blue Jays fan knitting a post-season sweater while watching the playoffs
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One Blue Jays fan is combining her love of baseball and knitting to create a special sweater, marking Toronto's historic playoff run.
As the Toronto Blue Jays get ready for the World Series to begin Friday night, one fan has travelled from the United Kingdom to show her support for their playoff run.
“This is a big moment for the Jays and it’s a big moment for me, so I had to come home,” Karla Courtney said.
Having grown up in Toronto while spending summers in Newfoundland, the Blue Jays represent ‘home’ for Courtney.
“I think I want to be in Toronto for the energy, right? It’s really exciting; these things don’t happen that often,” she said.
Courtney shifted her sleep schedule while across the pond to make sure she never missed a Jays playoff moment.
To keep herself busy while watching nerve-wracking games in the middle of the night, she began knitting to ease the tension.
Her first project: a Blue Jays sweater for her good luck charm knitted lobster to wear — but that wasn’t enough of a challenge.
Courtney challenged herself with knitting a Blue Jays post-season sweater — which could only be worked on during game days.
