I actually cast this on back on November 30, before my first cataract surgery. It is the first pattern in the 2025 Onling Advent calendar. The pattern is pretty simple, it has an I-cord edge, and the ribbed cables periodically, and increases at the edges and at the center on the right side rows. But the yarn is on the darker side, which made working on it pre-surgery a little bit of a challenge. I was able to work on it after my first surgery (which gave me distance vision in my left eye) provided I had good light, and I was able to work a couple of rows last night after my second surgery (which gave me near vision in my right eye). I’m still getting used to my new eyes, but I’m able to read, and play piano, and work on the computer, and drive, so things are pretty good. Not having any astigmatism any more is also really wonderful. The acuity is amazing. It is also very nice not having the yellow tint changing all of my colors (black and white movies were a little sepia toned).
I had a very interesting experience last week while I was putting up my Bowflex after exercising, part of the equipment perfectly bisected my visual field so that on one side I was seeing with my left eye and on the other I was seeing with my right eye and so I was able to simultaneously see the effects of the no-cataract/cataract on my vision. It helped that I was looking out a window at our snowy lawn, which gave me a pretty dramatic contrast. Things are also brighter, which is also great. It is amazing how our brains adapt to these changes without you even realizing it, and how quickly it adapts back when things are fixed.
The yarn is Onling No. 4, 100% Fine Organic Merino Wool, and it is fingering weight (50 g / 200 m)
Pattern: Fika by Inge-Lis Holst
Yarn: Onling No. 4
Needle: US 4 (3.5 mm)
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