I had hoped to have Creep ready to show you today, but that has not come to pass. I did finish knitting it this weekend, but as of last night the blocking board was still not available so Creep just had to wait. I washed a couple of sweaters Saturday afternoon and laid them out to dry, but the weather is cooler now and the sweaters simply take longer to dry than they did even a few weeks ago. This despite the ministrations of my sweater-drying assistant.
I present the assistant dryer of sweaters, otherwise known as Sam. Shortly after I laid the sweaters out on the blocking board Sam jumped up to take a nap in the sun. Apparently a wet cashmere sweater was no impediment to a good nap. In fact, the part of the sweater which served as Sam's bed is actually dry, unlike the rest of the sweater. I am now wondering if there is some way I can get Sam to move around on the sweater in fixed intervals, without disturbing its position of course, in order to speed up the drying process.
In the interest of fairness, here is Moisés. Moises is sitting exactly in the place I tend to sit in the mornings when I put my shoes on. This explains why, if I don't remember to brush the furniture first thing in the morning, I spend the day with gray cat fur on my back. Perhaps wearing more gray is a good thing after all.
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6 responses to “Drying Sweaters”
Awww! A soft sweater in the sun, irresistible. A beautifully-marked tabby is one of my favourite cats.
Good morning Sam and Moisés. You both look like very happy and well cared for kitties. I love the idea of Sam assisting with blocking :).
Speaking of kitties, we had a kitty emergency yesterday. Our feral kitty Gray doesn’t usually let me touch him but yesterday he did and while petting I noticed an abscess on the side of his face. The rest of the day was shot getting him required medical attention and shopping for and setting up a large indoor cage etc so he can recuperate indoors over the next several weeks. He’s sleeping peacefully now, all is well.
Critters bring joy, and sometime worries.
Sam is mother’s little helper!
Do you hand wash all your wool and cashmere knits? I dare place some in the washer with the gentlest program, not the cashmeres though.
Then I place them inside a terry towel and squeeze the water out from them. Next let them dry flat on top of a dry towel in an airy and dry space. They seem to dry quite fast.
I know, cat fur is very difficult to remove from textiles. Dog fur comes off easily.
Luckily, wool and cashmere does not need frequent washing. I hang mine out on the balcony for a while, good as new!
Grey cat hair goes with everything. When you own a Russian Blue, you learn that very quickly!
I think Mlle. Zouzou would happily sleep on a wet cashmere sweater, if it were in a sunny spot. Heck, she’d probaby sleep on a cactus in a sunny spot…
Your pets are so much more useful than mine!