Working on the second fetching. past the wrist and working on the hand. Got distracted today trying to plan out what I want to do for a sweater for myself with the yarn mom got me for bday (after I screwed up the Stitch n' Bitch book). I want to make the sweater on the cover of Melissa Leapman's Knitting Beyond Scarves. However, I don't want it to be striped or garter stitch. (does that make me a real Knitter? changing it up but saying that's what I'm knitting?) I just like the shape of it and the book has the pattern drawn out with measurements and I am going from there with my own stitch pattern. Or at least that's the plan so I was trying out some stitch patterns today and figuring out my gauge (and which stitch patterns nicely divide into my gauge...) Anyway, most of knitting time was spent playing with the swatch.
Also, I've got a Florida friend who crochets but has carpal tunnel issues so had to stop. She's thinking of taking up knitting but worried it would aggravate it. Anyone got any ideas or experience with this?
In other news.... Mojave Sis just got herself kittens out of her tiny stray cat. Sis did not even know cat was pregnant until this past Saturday (that's on blog) and now she's got mama and baby kitties! I won't spoil and tell how many... I'm sure she'll post on the blog and hopefully with pictures! Luckily for all felines, Mojave Sis was taking excellent care of pretty Misty and so everyone seems to be healthy.
Night everyone!
-DFly
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And yes I have added a pic of Misty with her babies....
I knit with numb hands all the time, or the shooting pains from wrist to elbow... all the time. Posture is everything, and those squeezy glove-things can help sometimes. Changing the way she sits, carries a shoulder bag, hoists groceries... all can affect how bad the ct gets. My prob is worse when I sleep, because I fold my hands under my pillow 'funny' and I'm *asleep* so I can't help it. arrgh. Cami p.s. congrats to sister-in-the-desert for her new offspring!
I've been having problems in one wrist since I had a little one (babes-in-arms do not need to start out so darn big!!!), and occasionally my knitting will make it worse. Heavy projects like blankets, and project made with fingering and laceweight yarn definitely don't help.
I didn't realize I folded my wrists over when I slept until I wore wrist braces at night. It's hard to get comfortable with them on LOL. Then I had the added joy of waking up with the velcro stuck to my hair. I swear, I just can't win.
I poked around a bit today in a few craft stores, but nothing inspires me. I am trying to find an easy pattern my mom used to make with hearts in the squares.
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