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norobsessed

What a surprise, another project out of Noro.

This is a project I've been thinking about for a long time. I think I've finally worked out the design that want, now the difficulty is in the realization. I've got a front, a back, and part of one sleeve. Things are more or less right, but the armscye may be turning out too deep. It's probably too early to tell. Things could close up considerably once the arm is sewn in. I will forge ahead.

silk garden mitts

Autumn must be here. I've been getting a lot of hits on my fingerless mitt pattern.

The originals were knit with Noro Kureyon. Last weekend, I whipped up a pair of the garter-edged version out of a skein of Noro Silk Garden.

I don't find Kureyon particularly scratchy (espcially after washing); however, if you'd like to start out with a softer yarn (except for occasional, random plant matter), Silk Garden is a good yarn sub for these.

[Sorry about the slightly inaccurate photo. The mitt on the bottom was supposed to show the palm shaping. Instead, it shows the back of the hand and the mitt rotated so the thumb is showing. This picture was taken last weekend, which is likely to be the last sun we see for the next five months, so I doubt I'll ever fix it].

frankenkitty

This is Molly after her surgery last week. She got her stitches out today and her fur is starting to grow back, so she doesn't look quite as scary anymore.

The operation she had was a thyriodectomy to remove an enlarging gland in her neck. While not immediately life-threatening, this was not a good thing.

Ironically, it was her recurring urinary infections brought on by the stress of moving that led to the discovery of the lump. During a visit, the vet felt a lump, and by the time we returned for our next visit, it had grown.

The histology came back that it was a cyst and non-malignant. So, it looks like she'll be sticking around a little longer.

She still can't quite purr.