A lovey day

[susandennis]

It's been a trauma free day which is nice. Only once did I catch The Smalls almost getting to Biggie's stitches. He wasn't really clawing but grooming and perilously close to the actual stitches. I gave him a little 'me' time and he was fine. Mostly they've been sleeping and doing a little wandering around.

I made Biggie a new pillow collar. I actually made a pattern and then tested out the pattern. It works ok. I caught him with a foot out of the Amazon one. My bad, I did not tighten up the neck part enough. And I figured out how he could lick the bottom of his shaved area. The one I made has a nice hide food and cat hair top cover. And is a little fatter than the Amazon one.



The in between naps is the challenge. Right now Biggie is trying to walk all over this keyboard. Luckily The Smalls is still asleep.

I started to tackle my yarn stash. I have a lot of unfinished projects and samples that just need to go to the recycling bin. I was going to add the current sweater I was working on. It's one made out of very cheap but very soft yarn but it's a pattern that I've kind of made up as I went along so I was sure it wasn't going to work. But, I got to the point yesterday where I could try it on and decide and damn if isn't totally fine. And so soft. So I worked on finishing it up. I have the bottom half of the sleeves yet to go.

I just remembered that I'm out of breakfast burritos. Time to make some more. I pulled spaghetti out of the freezer last night and there's enough for dinner tonight so I thought I was done cooking for the day but nope.

Comments

[jaywil.livejournal.com]

I love your sewing talents! You could sell them! I also appreciate your keeping everyone updated. We cat lovers are behind you all the way. When he was so sick it broke my heart but he is doing so well now. You have done a great job under so much stress!

[susandennis]

thanks!

[lenine2.livejournal.com]

That's a spiffy collar! I second the idea that you could sell them.

Looking forward to a pic of the finished sweater.

[christalin80.livejournal.com]

Love the new collar!

[days-unfolding.livejournal.com]

The pillow collar looks great!

[msconduct.livejournal.com]

Look at that little pillowy face.

I admire your resolve in getting rid of unfinished projects. I'm notmally not bad about thowing stuff out in general, but I have partly finished embroidery projects that I can't bring myself to throw away even though I know I will never finish them. It's not so bad with knitting as I am a recent convert and I've tried to avoid acquiring a stash, although I admit I may have frequented the local yarn shops in Seattle and picked up a couple of garments' worth. I once read somewhere the question of whether you prefer starting things or finishing them. That was an interesting one. I came to the conclusion that I enjoyed starting things but finished them with a sense of relief, which is a very different thing.

[susandennis]

The starting and finishing thing is interesting... it's a different play on my old saw of product vs process. I'm absolutely a process knitter and crocheter and pretty much a product sewer.

I do think that I should make something out of all the half made stuff and I might but probably not.