It's in the wash

The puppet cat or mouse (I can't tell yet) has been through 1 wash cycle and needs a couple more to shrink it up. A little ear surgury may also be necessary to reattach an ear that doesn't look quite right yet. The wash cycles do change things so I have to be patient.

I cast on to knit a mermaid from the British "Knitting Simply" magazine. Alan Dart is the designer and I'm loving the pattern so far. The shaping in ingenious and looks like a flat sock with multiple heels. I couldn't find the yarn called for in the pattern so am using Bernat Satin.