G. Monkey Update

So apparently they weren't able to see anything in her MRI, but are waiting for one more blood test to come back. She's still in a lot of pain, and her eye's still being bulge-tastic, but for the moment, it's ok. Her mom and the dick came up to visit yesterday, bearing wygesic. Which she took, but it made her really itchy. Although I'd rather be itchy, with a break in the pain, personally...

She's going to see if she can get a referral elsewhere, to see what her deal might be. I'll know more on Tuesday.

In the meantime- I started working on Samus, but I'm making it in Araucania Nature Wool #25 (a nice warm red hand with subtle variations in the dye- very pretty.) I'm working on the bottom cable right now- about 20 rows into the first pattern repeat- slow going, but it's mostly because I'm stopping every row, staring at it- and saying "Holy shit, I am doing CABLES, yo." and how cool it looks...

I also picked up some laceweight silk/merino for a pittance (a pretty light lavender-y color), so I think I may find a pattern in the Enablers books (She's bringing them to work, perhaps, on Tuesday) or I may modify Branching Out to be bigger and turn it into a wrap... we'll see. Whee! (Anything to avoid finishing that damned tomato stripe scarf that I know I have to finish, but hurts my wrists, and saps my will to live. I HATE garter stitch. Hate. hate. HAAAAAAAAAATE.)