Eye Surgery
I started the eye drops for my second cataract surgery today. The misery is from the dilating drops that have to be instilled four times a day for three days before the surgery. I'll be wearing dark glasses for the duration.Musings
On the way to work this morning I was thinking about my tote bag. It's really more of a tote sack I bought it at Costco of all places from one of the guest vendors. It was made in Rwanda and the bag is signed by a woman named Eugenie. I think about her sometimes and wonder how her life is and if she ever thinks about what happened to all the bags she has made. I know she has made lots of them because the sewing is perfect. Putting in a zipper on a curved edge is not easy.
Knitting
I'm currently working on October Frost from A Fine Fleece. I have a love/hate relationship with this book. I love the patterns and I feel I'm an experienced enough knitter to substitute yarn but the gauges in this book really throw me for a loop. I am a loose knitter and always try swatching with a needle size smaller than the pattern suggests. With these patterns I'm either using the suggested size or a size larger.
I'm knitting my October Frost from "Orchid" an unfortunately discontinued yarn from Harrisville Designs. It's a blend of wool, mohair and cashmere in a heavy worsted/ Aran weight. The color is Juniper which is a wonderful shade of blue green. Pictures this weekend I hope.
