Cataract surgery has made amazing strides. I was fully conscious. The eye was anesthetized with drops, over in 8 minutes -- and that included the time to wheel me into the OR, and all the other preparation.
I was anxious about not being able to knit during this time. There is a big patch over the eye which keeps me from using my glasses and knitting one-eyed. I found that a pair of magnifiers with straight ear pieces solved the problem somewhat. I can knit, but I would be up a creek if I dropped a stitch or split the yarn. Maybe I should stop . . . fat chance! Pink baby cap here I come.
Speaking of baby caps, I have 5 finished caps in the bag for the NICU, and the 6th is on the needles. Needless to say, I have memorized the pattern. Last night, I emailed my LYS to tell them what I was doing and asked them to select some appropriate yarns for me. After the followup visit with the surgeon tomorrow, Husker and I will whip by there -- minus the eye patch -- to add some yarns to my NICU stash. Last night, I made a lemon-sized cap in Panda Silk, a Crystal Palace yarn. It came out beautifully, but it is so-o-o small. Bless those babies. I will include a picture later -- can't see well enough to do that just yet.
I was anxious about not being able to knit during this time. There is a big patch over the eye which keeps me from using my glasses and knitting one-eyed. I found that a pair of magnifiers with straight ear pieces solved the problem somewhat. I can knit, but I would be up a creek if I dropped a stitch or split the yarn. Maybe I should stop . . . fat chance! Pink baby cap here I come.
Speaking of baby caps, I have 5 finished caps in the bag for the NICU, and the 6th is on the needles. Needless to say, I have memorized the pattern. Last night, I emailed my LYS to tell them what I was doing and asked them to select some appropriate yarns for me. After the followup visit with the surgeon tomorrow, Husker and I will whip by there -- minus the eye patch -- to add some yarns to my NICU stash. Last night, I made a lemon-sized cap in Panda Silk, a Crystal Palace yarn. It came out beautifully, but it is so-o-o small. Bless those babies. I will include a picture later -- can't see well enough to do that just yet.
