Spinning cotton on a tiny drop spindle

A new baby blanket, crocheted

I was browsing the latest Mary Maxim catalog and saw this afghan pattern kit. With the free shipping, I ordered the kit. this is how much I've done so far:

The yellow yarn was not part of the kit. Without it, the whole thing looks blah. I think it was an improvement.

Nothing to do with knitting but I thought this was cute. When my daughter showed me the picture online, I didn't think it was a real cat. Upon research, this breed is called a flat-faced Persian .