Same. Same.

So this weekend my grandaughter came for a visit. She is currently 33 weeks pregnant and we were discussing her preparations for the baby.

She told me she has been looking for a pink cardigan to bring her baby home in. So I offered to make her one. I am repeating this one I made for her cousin's baby.  

I made another one as well, but she prefers pink and I can only manage this last one for the moment.

My hands are hurting and I have limited spoons due to fibromyalgia, so this last one will be fully crocheted. It doesn't seem to hurt them as much as knitting at the moment.

Although the new one will be fully crocheted, it will fairly similar... very alike. Same. Same.

Keep clicking and stitching,

Glenys 

Perhaps this will help.

You may recall I suffer from trigger finger and arthritis in my hands. It's only recently that I have taken up knitting and crochet after putting it away for a few years.

Today I came across an advertisement for supports for the thumb area that kills us as we knit or crochet.

Here is the link!   I am not affiliated with this company, but just want to pass information on to others who suffer similar pains and who miss being creative because of it.  

Perhaps this will help.

Keep clicking and stitching,

Glenys 

Not feeling creative...

                                  

I have had to pack away the wool and knitting needles for a while. I simply have no spoons (energy) to knit or crochet...

These last few weeks have been horrid. My fatigue and pain levels were so high that I had to have Prednisolone to bring down the inflammation from my Polymyalgia Rheumatica and fibromyalgia.

I have been so fatigued that I  have to have a nana nap after breakfast. Without it I can't even function. So I have had to just do the basics to keep our home clean and keep us watered and fed.

As soon as I feel better, spoons withstanding, I will be back to knitting and feeling creative again...

Keep clicking and stitching,

Glenys 

Not wasting my time

You may recall I was making a red cardigan for my granddaughter's baby. But it has proven to be a time waster.

The yarn splits with every second stitch necessitating backtracking and restitching. With limited energy from fibromyalgia and arthritic hands, I don't want to waste my time.

Also, I am not enjoying working with the bamboo circular needles. The wool doesn't glide over them like when I use steel. 

I discussed this with my ganddaughter and she said not to worry about it. Which was a relief. She will have plenty of others by the time the baby girl comes.

As an avid crochet girl, I have given her the wool to finish her large afghan blanket she's working on.

I have never ditched a project before, but at 73, I just don't have the patience, or the motivation to finish this. I am going on to another project soon. I am not wasting my time.

Keep clicking and stitching,

Glenys 

Some encouragement for you!

 

Not so long ago, I developed Trigger Finger and osteo arthritis in my hands which caused my fingers to not be able to bend or straighten.

I regretfully packed away all my wool and needles and hooks and lamented just another thing that age and chronic illness had taken from me.

Then I visited my twin sister who was busy crocheting baby blankets. 

She too suffered from arthritis in the hands and she proudly flexed her swollen fingers and encouraged me to take it up again. I did.

I suffer with fibromyalgia and it is important to find something to take my mind off pain, and I find knitting or crocheting does that to some degree. 

I believe it is healthy and very satisfying to be creative and I have knitted, crocheted or sewn many gifts for family and friends.

I can actually bend my fingers now. If you are in a similar position and have given up on handcrafts, I would encourage you to try one more time. 

Keep clicking and stitching,

Glenys