Free at last!

After watching her curl herself up into a little ball and leverage the cone against her belly so she could reach her incision, I decided to remove the dreaded/dreadful cone.  After all, if she could reach the incision with it on, there's really no point to her wearing it.  Poor little thing!  What a relief to be able to scratch her neck and wash her face, as well as the rest of her body!  She was so happy.  And this morning, her incision looks clean and healthy.  No more conehead!  Here she is sitting on the monster rug that I finally finished last night:

I got the idea for the rug from a book called Mason-Dixon Knitting.  It's made from those loops that are used to weave potholders (remember, on those square looms?)  I had a bunch of them that wouldn't stretch enough to fit the loom, so I figured, why not?  The rug ended up being really thick and it weighs a TON.  Heaven forbid if I ever need to wash it.  It measures a little over 2' x 4'.  I could have made it bigger, but it was so heavy that it became uncomfortable to work on.  I have no idea where I'll put it (a giant bathmat?  indestructible kitchen rug?)  And I can make more because my supply of potholder loops is inexhaustible!  But I probably won't...