Okay so now I've got this blog thing. I'm not really sure why I have it except that I wanted to post on the Mason Dixon KAL pages and so I figured what the heck I'll start a blog too. I am having lots of fun knitting or really I should say planning to knit the great projects in the MD book. See right now my knitting has been curtailed by a nasty herniated disk in my neck.
About a year and a half ago, Feb 05 to be precise I became passionate (or is that obssessed) about knitting felted purses (yeah the button hole bag was one of them) and I knit three in three days. I wound up with a sore left arm. Actually that's putting it mildly, not only was it sore but it was weak. Primary care doc sent me to an OD who sent me to a PT. The PT discharged me after 8 weeks with little or no improvement. Finally about 4mo later I found myself getting accupuncture which healed this in like 4 visits. Everyone assumed this was tendonitis but now I wonder....fast forward to May 06, trip to Seattle from Boston. I'm like, yay I get to knit for 6 hrs in the plane...BIG mistake! I think the position of my head (down) and the cramped quarters and not taking a break to stretch, damaged my disk. The jelly inside just had no where to go but out the back. So we get to Seattle and I give little cousins piggy back rides etc., get up from couch and OUCH, I thought it was just a stiff neck although it hurt more than any other stiff neck I've had. Two days later, back on the plane to Boston, YUP, I'm a knitting again. This whole scenario added up to NO GOOD news for my neck.
Well that's the long explanation of why I can only plan to knit currently (except for my Wednesday knitting group...I just have to knit sometime!). So I've very carefully and slowly started a pink SnC baby Kimono for an internet friends little granddaughter who as of yet has not graced this world with her presence but is due any time. I'll post pics as soon as I learn how (of the kimono, not the baby, sorry)! I got the yarn to start an Absorba, and I've purchased by web shopping a ton of discontinued Cottonease to start a mitre square blankie. It's on it way and it's all just too exciting. Stay tuned...
Live your life with eyes wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten
1 comment:
Hi Eileen,
Yup, already knitting that way, it's the only way I know how. Thanks for the suggestion though :-)
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