…a little over two years ago, I didn’t think I’d ever be able to knit or spin or even carry my own friggin groceries ever again. My wrists were in serious trouble, and I didn’t know what to do to fix them. I did everything as ergonomically as possible, and even stopped doing lots of things.
I couldn’t grasp anything – not even spinning fiber – and it was starting to look like it would be a permanent problem, so I sold my wheel. Not because I didn’t want to spin any more, but because I was sad every time I looked at it.
Fast forward two years…
It was the push ups! Friggin push ups derailed my crafting and ability to open doors for myself and carry things. I even got myself some push up stands, but to no avail. My wrists were still wrecked. It seams if all I do is add in a few push ups, my wrists are a mess again, but if I add in a whole crap load of knitting, they’re fine. So there you go. Push ups are bad, m’kay?
Here’s the thing – money is crazy tight right now, so even though I am able to spin, I can’t afford a new wheel until my fortunes change a bit, so I’m renting a spinning wheel from Sweet Georgia Yarns. It’s a Schacht Ladybug. It’s so nice to spin again, and it looks like I haven’t forgotten how, even though it’s been more than 2 years.
Remember how I said that the second I spun on the Lendrum, I knew that was the wheel for me? I stand by that. The Ladybug is not ‘my wheel’. You know what I mean? It just doesn’t feel the same. So, I’m still looking forward to buying a new Lendrum at some point, but spinning on the Ladybug is better than not spinning at all.
Anyway, I’m working on some superwash merino from Sweet Georgia in the Darkshore colorway. So pretty!
I can’t wait to move onto this though -
So pretty!!
In other news, I have seriously wrecked my knee, and have dr’s orders to be a ‘couch potato’ which is driving me INSANE!! I just hope it’s a problem that can be fixed with physio and nothing that involves surgical measures.
I also have a temp job that I started on Thursday and runs for the next two weeks. I’m a little bit bummed that it’s not something I could do on a more permanent basis, but such is life. I’ll enjoy it while it lasts. It’s been so nice to work somewhere where there is no yelling, crying and general fear based management (random firings, people throwing things, stomping around, etc). I didn’t realize how bad my previous work environments were until spending a few days in this new one.
I’ll try to do an update on my knitting later this weekend – there has been lots of progress – and I’d do it now, but I’m heading out for some yarn shopping! Happy long weekend to my fellow Canadians!
