The pain may be worth it though as I finally have some progress to show on my Celtic Cardigan.
I actually finished the back yesterday! It's not that it is such a slow knit or anything, it's just that I haven't been working on it regularly.
Tuesday, March 01, 2016
Knitting Injury
It's been so long since I've done more than a few minutes of knitting in one day that a couple of hours of knitting yesterday left me with a very sore arm. It hurt enough in the night to wake me several times!
The pain may be worth it though as I finally have some progress to show on my Celtic Cardigan.
The pain may be worth it though as I finally have some progress to show on my Celtic Cardigan.
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I know that this post is late; but I can put you on my reiki list. I hope your arm is better. I've found those marathon knitting sessions can make one quite a bit achy the next day. Your knitting is so lovely though...hugs! :)
It is not too late at all Ruinwen! I'm still suffering with this arm problem. It seems like every little thing I do irritates it. I can't so much as lift a cup of coffee without pain. Pinching movements or lifting of even relatively light objects sets it off. Cutting up vegetables yesterday was nearly impossible.
Oops, hit send too soon. I also wanted to say thank you very much for the offer of being put on your reiki list. I'll take it! Gladly!
Hi. Saw your Monster High dress as I was browsing for a pattern to do for my granddaughter's dolls. Loved the flower embellishment!!! Very elegant. But, my comment for you is more related to your pain. I knit and crochet daily, often for hours. (I have 21 grandkids) I have found that compression garments help tremendously. My problem is often stress to the hand muscles, and I have gotten much relief using Copperfit Hands, which you can find on-line if your local stores don't carry them. They run big. If your issue is more in the arm muscles or elbow joints, I know Tommy Copper, also available on line, has compression garments...sleeves and full shirts, that will support the entire arm, shoulder and pectoral and shoulder areas. The first time I used the compression gloves, the pain relief was immediate, and of course, you can keep them on while knitting and crocheting, etc. I hope, if your issue continues, that you can get some relief with this idea, too. Your work is incredibly beautiful, and I do understand the frustration when you are forced to set aside or limit doing something that feeds your soul. Blessings, Mari(I can be found at Ravelry...Mari Adatha)
Thank you Mari! I appreciate you taking time to mention the compression garments. Sorry it took me so long to respond. Life has been busy and correspondence I don't take care of immediately often gets forgotten altogether!
I may have to look into some sort of compression sleeve. The doctor prescribed and anti-inflammatory ointment but it isn't helping at all. Neither did laying off the knitting. I've knit some more recently, but only very light laceweight yarn that I did not have to tug on like the heavier aran sweater pattern. My arm is still so painful it is hard to sleep some nights. I'm afraid a good deal of the pain is radiating down from the shoulder though so I'm not sure what I'll do about that. Perhaps a visit to a chiropractor is in order.
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