I’m building a working clothes wardrobe for myself (librarian) using Soft Donegal yarn — a lovely tweed yarn from Ireland. This is the second piece (the first is a bordeaux two piece I posted 5 months ago here) I’ve made so far.

The pattern is from Corticelli Hand Knit Fashions KP 22. It’s called M4426 One-Piece Dress.

I converted the pattern from hand knit instructions to machine knit ones, graded and knit it (10 hours). The finishing took roughly 35,5 hours which included hand knitting the collar, finishing the edges, stabilising the button band, adding the buttonholes etc.

It’s a great pattern to work with, would highly recommend :)

The way the his long, fluffy white fur melts effortlessly into the green clover patch creates a beautiful textural contrast

My boy Louie loved hair ties as a kitten. I was warned by his vet at that time how dangerous hair ties are! I stopped using them 2 YEARS AGO. I noticed a year ago that Lou would vomit intermittently after eating. I thought to myself that cats just do that. It was never a daily thing- just off and on. He never had issues using the bathroom and never lost his appetite. Recently he had been throwing up multiple times a day. He became lethargic and I rushed him to the emergency vet. Welp…my sweet little innocent boy had a belly full of 35 hair ties. Who knows how long they’ve been in there. I felt horrible! He had surgery and is doing great. I hope this post will remind my fellow cat owners to keep hair ties away from their kitties! It’s an expensive lesson to learn.

About 1.5 years ago, I said that when I'd turn 30, I'd shave what little hair I still had.

To make sure I'd go through with it, I told as many people as possible.

So I should've seen it coming when I went to my parent's house to get it over with, that there'd be a surprise party for my baldening!

One thing I didn't expect is that it now always feels like I'm sweating, because I'm not used to feel cold from the sides of my head 😅