Back to knitting

I'm able to knit a little better now, not so painful. I am working on the foot of the 2nd sock, and I'm excited to be able to wear them. Several older pairs could use the toes re-knit, out of white yarn, but I'll find "something".

Slowly getting back my abilities

I am slowly getting my my abilities as my rehab produces benefits every day.

I am working a little each day (very little compared to my previous compulsive knitting) on my sock. I am working on the gussett. I love the bright and cheerful colors of this particular sock yarn, they remind me of jungle parrots.

Sunny but restless

So, yesterday's black mood has passed with the storms and today is much sunnier outside and in my self. I'm pushing the pain pills to 4.5 hours instead of 4 and so far, it's okay. I slept well in the recliner last night, see the wisdom of it, because when my thumb slips out of the loop, my elbow slips back, in the recliner it can't go far, but in a bed could go far enough to cause damage. I can do this. I knit 1 round on my sock, as much as I could let myself. can't push it, simply can't. i recognize that my drive to do could be detrimental this time.

Blocking the pink and yellow baby hat. It is the sweetest thing! After the fair I'll sell it, either at the studio or on etsy.

So far this year, I've been a dancer who can't dance and a knitter who can't knit. The lady is trying to tell me something!

rainy day

it's a really glooomy rainy day today. L is out of town with a friend, S is wroking on emergency preparedness project and I'm home alone. I'm out of sorts today. I know that it's a combo of the drugs and the lack of use of my arm and fear for the future, but knowing all that doesn't make it different. I slept fairly well in the recliner last night, better than 1st night, so adapting to life in the living room. Staying on pain med schedule every 4 hours is helping, odd that hospital wasn't careful about that. I did knit 1 round on my sock this am, 1 needle regular and two continental, both had diffuculties, think that as healing progresses I will still lean to regular as C is hard to establish any kind of tension. Photos are Spaz the puppy and Scamper with my shrug.

The Shrug is Finished!

Finished the Lion Brand KAL for the Textured Circle Shrug today. I like it except for the bubble in the back, which is probably my fault for not doing the pattern correctly. I made a mistake and did equal rows of the stockinette and reverse (5 each) instead of 8 and 5, didn't discover it until sleeves were finished which meant 3/4 of the way finished so I left it.

I used Vanna's Choice in Green. Because it's an acrylic, don't think I can block the bubble out of the back. Oh well.

Sweater and Hat

This is a photo of the blue and white sweater I designed. It has small accents of yellow.
The pink hat is a little funny looking, I blocked it over a jar and it's tube-like! I think I'll re block it with a balloon!

I've had such technology issues, computer went down 2x, lost programs, re-installed programs, etc, etc. that it's been 5 full months since I've posted to this blog! Crazy.

No time, no time.

Today, I find myself with time to blog, simply because I have hurt my knee and cannot substitute teach. It's subbing that keeps me from blogging, but it pays the bills and I like it.

My computer is down, so I can't post pictures, not that I think many people look at them, especially when I blog soo infrequently!

I have made a lot of charity hats in the interval, many baby sweater sets.
WIP: socks in Opal Rainforest...an ugly color combo IMHO.
A lace scarf called "Christmas Wreath" for some odd reason, in a really lovely yarn. I don't remember name of it and am unwilling to crutch to the living room to look it up right now!