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crocheting
Aug. 27th, 2007 05:14 pmA while ago I wrote about my visit to Dr. May, my orthopedic surgeon who had done the surgeries on my hands when I was very very young. (This was a friends-only post, but most of what I said in it isn't important for understanding this post.) He told me that I might have carpal tunnel, and gave me a wrist brace to wear while sleeping so I don't bend my wrist in the wrong way.
While I was in his office, he had me knit for him to see whether or not I was pinching the nerve/blood vessel/whatever you to do cause carpal tunnel. And it turned out I was fine there...
Of course, he didn't have me crochet. I was watching myself crochet yesterday, working on the blanket I'm making for Ben and Jenny (which they don't know about. I don't think Ben would ever read my live journal if he even knew it existed. So I don't mind posting this, though if in the unlikely event you run into him (not that any of you even know him) don't be like "Hey, Ben! Rachel is making a blanket for you and Jenny!" I would be very amused, though, if he was secretly a blogger.) This is being made with a normal sized yarn (i.e. worsted) and crochet hook (H). When I crochet, I bend my wrist in the way that I'm not supposed to.
Thus, I have decided that whenever I crochet, I will wear the brace. I'd rather wear it then than at night, since it gets uncomfortable to sleep in. Though I could always wear it both while crocheting and at night.
But this also means that crocheting is bad for my hands. This was relatively easy crocheting mind you. So imagine the kippot, with their tiny thread and tiny crochet hook....
I'm thinking of giving up kippot. I will try to finish the commissions before I give up kippot. Even this will be a challenge. But I must do it. I might switch order and start with the easiest one to make. The Jerusalem one for the OCP auction is the one closest to being finished, but there's the one from *last year's* OCP auction that I can do with the medium sized thread.
Maybe I'll not give up medium-sized thread kippot. These aren't as popular as the small-thread ones, but they are infinitely easier to make. And people will just have to deal with the fact that I can't make the small kippot.
Part of me is sad about this, especially since kippot are the items that I can sell for the most money as of now. And I really like being excellent at making them. It's the one thing that I really am better at than everyone else. I make amazing kippot. I am an average knitter and crocheter. I can make average scarves and blankets and hats. I just happen to have good taste in yarn and patterns. That's it. The kippot are more creative since I usually make my own designs.
While I was in his office, he had me knit for him to see whether or not I was pinching the nerve/blood vessel/whatever you to do cause carpal tunnel. And it turned out I was fine there...
Of course, he didn't have me crochet. I was watching myself crochet yesterday, working on the blanket I'm making for Ben and Jenny (which they don't know about. I don't think Ben would ever read my live journal if he even knew it existed. So I don't mind posting this, though if in the unlikely event you run into him (not that any of you even know him) don't be like "Hey, Ben! Rachel is making a blanket for you and Jenny!" I would be very amused, though, if he was secretly a blogger.) This is being made with a normal sized yarn (i.e. worsted) and crochet hook (H). When I crochet, I bend my wrist in the way that I'm not supposed to.
Thus, I have decided that whenever I crochet, I will wear the brace. I'd rather wear it then than at night, since it gets uncomfortable to sleep in. Though I could always wear it both while crocheting and at night.
But this also means that crocheting is bad for my hands. This was relatively easy crocheting mind you. So imagine the kippot, with their tiny thread and tiny crochet hook....
I'm thinking of giving up kippot. I will try to finish the commissions before I give up kippot. Even this will be a challenge. But I must do it. I might switch order and start with the easiest one to make. The Jerusalem one for the OCP auction is the one closest to being finished, but there's the one from *last year's* OCP auction that I can do with the medium sized thread.
Maybe I'll not give up medium-sized thread kippot. These aren't as popular as the small-thread ones, but they are infinitely easier to make. And people will just have to deal with the fact that I can't make the small kippot.
Part of me is sad about this, especially since kippot are the items that I can sell for the most money as of now. And I really like being excellent at making them. It's the one thing that I really am better at than everyone else. I make amazing kippot. I am an average knitter and crocheter. I can make average scarves and blankets and hats. I just happen to have good taste in yarn and patterns. That's it. The kippot are more creative since I usually make my own designs.
