Tuesday

The cat is completely out of food and is getting all lovey, trying to remind me to feed him. He ate last night, and he has enough fat (so says the vet) to live on for at least two more months hours until I can get to the store. In fact, he is supposed to be on a diet.

And I’m taking my little bichon in this morning for a trim. He probably suspects something because I brushed him out yesterday, and that always precedes a trip to the groomer’s.

Right now my dog is dozing in his bed beside my computer. When my grown son clomped down the stairs this morning, the dog barked like it was an intruder, but he never budged from his bed. Some watch dog he is! My son said the barked message was, “Whatever you do to her, do it quietly; you’re disturbing my sleep.”

I have been knitting a side-to-side sweater. Unfortunately, my gauge tightened during the knitting, which bodes poorly for a cardigan that buttons together in front. One edge was much longer than the other until I blocked the daylights out of it and got them more even.

Sweater partially done, before blocking

Then I started on the sleeves, and the sleeve hem circumference was huge – at least 2” too large for my wrist. So I frogged it and am now knitting a smaller size sleeve.

Unfortunately, there were so few stitches on the cable that I had to readjust the knitting every four stitches. The knitting was going unbearably slow.

So I frogged it again and am now knitting the sleeves flat. I have a sewing background and don’t mind seams, so knitting the sleeves flat (because the knitting is faster in this case) makes sense to me.

I also finished a Just Enough Ruffles scarf for my daughter.

Just Enough Ruffles Scarf

And after the sweater is done, I’ll pick up this project again, Birthday Cowl. It should be finished in time for spring, when I won’t need to wear it anymore.

Well, the color is off, but you can see the nice pattern, at least.