Since our mail comes a little sporadically, I have days when I get shipments like this one. This is actually from 4 different sources, but all arrived at the same time. That’s what I call a good day!
But now I have 4 knitting projects and 2 sewing projects to work on. Where to begin? Since it’s supposed to snow (!) this weekend, I guess I’ll start with a hat and scarf set for me. That’s what the rainbow-y Vanna’s Choice yarn in the photo is for. It arrived looking a little more like a rainbow than I had anticipated (it’s really hard to order yarn online), but I think it will work out fine. I just won’t put my stripes in standard rainbow format. And, as Halloween is quickly approaching, I guess I need to work on Laika’s costume. I made a muslin a couple weeks ago, but she’s already grown enough that I need to alter it. Hopefully we will find a puppy-friendly Halloween venue for her to strut her stuff at. Otherwise, I’ll just take photos for my own (and your) enjoyment.
Speaking of Laika, she’s currently recovering from her “sterilization” surgery. We’ve been calling it that because in Russian it’s much easier to say “to sterilize” than “to spay.” And we are all about taking the easy route when it comes to speaking Russian. She’s doing well - a little groggy, but coming out of it way faster than I would like her to. She gets her stitches taken out in 10 days, so we have to try and keep her calm at least that long. When they do operations on animals here, instead of wrapping the stitches or putting a cone on them, they give them little hospital gowns. It sounded really funny when we first heard that, but now I think it’s pretty cute. However, it is a pain when we have to get it off her quickly when she needs to do her business outside - guess they didn’t think that one through completely.
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That’s quite a yarn delivery!!!
The hospital gown really is kind of cute… and I bet a whole lot more comfortable than the cone! Kiddie HATED the cone. She’d freak herself out to the point that she’d become exhausted, then she’d put her head down, causing the cone to suffocate her. Needless to say, the cone lasted about 3 minutes.
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What kind of Knitpicks is that?? I like their yarn - I just used the Swish to make my neice a pinwheel sweater. I also like their sock yarn. How is Vanna’s yarn?
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It’s Knitpicks Telemark. I love all of their yarns - whenever I find a pattern I like, the first thing I do is figure out if there’s a Knitpick yarn I can substitute.
I finished my hat in Vanna’s yarn. It’s acrylic, so it’s cheap (as long as you don’t buy it from the Lion Brand site), but it actually feels really soft and comes in great colors.
I’ll post photos when I get some projects finished!
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