Rain, rain, rain

Lots of it lately, and wind and cooler temps.

Finished the Duchrow. Haven't washed or blocked it yet, its really big, and will be even bigger after stretching.

Fall!!!

Not quite technically yet, but the weather is beautiful, sunny and around 80. Spending as much time outdoors as we can before it gets cold and sloppy.

Nothing new on Mellow, he still has the sore, vet wants to give it a few more weeks to clear up before taking biopsies, but so far it hasn't changed at all. Doesn't seem to bother him. Bothers me.

Started another pattern from Knitted Lace Designs of Herbert Niebling by Eva Leszner, this pattern is a Christine Duchrow according to the editor of the book who is a member of Ravelry and has been really helpful with corrections and other questions about the book.

Am a lot further along then this picture, its going to be large, not sure where I'm going to find the room to block it.

Another done

Finished yesterday, pretty, the old lace designs really are gorgeous. I've made four in the last six months, all out of Southmaid Crochet Cotton size 10, of which I have an enormous amount stashed. Working on another design out of the same book, again with the Southmaid, I have so much I really feel like I have to make a dent in it before I splurge on really good thread.

Started a retirement countdown, 7 years, 10 months and 26 days, forever, lol.

Where is the time going

Just flying by, and not getting much accomplished. Decided to delay the decision on the shawl - start over or rescue, and started another project, a tablecloth from Kintted Lace Designs of Herbert Niebling by Eva Mara Leszner.

The projects in the book aren't named, so call this one Page 23. The pattern has some errors, but pretty easy mostly.

Mellow was at the vet a few weeks ago for his rabies shot, but nothing is ever simple anymore, the doc found a sore in his mouth. He's been on antibiotics for two weeks in the hopes that its just an infection and will clear up, he goes back tomorrow to be rechecked. If the sore isn't gone then we'll have to do biopsies. Infection makes sense though, all summer they've been reroofing around here and all kinds of strange things have landed in my yard, as much as I tried to keep it picked up I could have missed something. Mellow misses nothing, easy to imagine him getting ahold of a nail and puncturing his mouth resulting in infection. So fingers and paws crossed.