Sunday, December 08, 2019

Hanging in there... barely

Pre-op prep for hip replacement surgery includes a 10-day moratorium on any useful pain reliever one has found. In other words, I'm down to Tylenol and Icy Hot, which quite frankly is not enough. My daughter came over today to vacuum and mop, clean litter boxes and pick up dog poop, but I keep finding little extra things she did along the way. Tomorrow my SO will help me prep the house and run a few errands. I'm so thankful to have help!

Knitting: I am back to the shaping bit for the L-Bag, and with the correct number of stitches this time. Whoo-hoo!
Spinning: I'm continuing to spin the light grey Shetland and have 3-plied two skeins. It is turning out nice but I need a LOT more to do the Main Squeeze Cardigan.


Needle felting: Dill has four legs now, needs just a tail. Then my granddaughter will add the green skin and markings.


Weaving: I decided to treat myself to an online tapestry weaving class, to distract myself while I recover from the surgery. This particular class has three parts, but I purchased only part 1, to see if I like it. I also refrained from investing in a Mirrix loom ($$$) and from purchasing the recommended fiber. Instead, I will use the PVC pipe loom from the tapestry class I took at the Michigan Fiber Festival and fiber I already have on hand (and there is PLENTY of that!)

Besides fiber arts, I have been reading a lot and watching some Netflix. I highly recommend Abstract: The Art of Design. It is very inspiring.

1 comment:

Mereknits said...

I hope all goes well wit the surgery. You are in my thoughts and prayers.