All thumbs.
Yes, my endpaper mitts are finally nearing completion. I just need to bind off the second one and knit the thumbs. Yes, I’m redoing the thumb on the first one. I am nothing if not a Virgo to the core. But don’t look at my bedroom, which is a mess. And somewhere in that mess my Chibi case is buried, with all seven of my tapestry needles. I obviously can’t finish these babies until I find them. Cue desperate search in which I discover everything that’s missing in my life, except the needles. I will not buy new ones. I know the second I do the originals will turn up; that’s how I ended up with seven of them to begin with.
My own thumb, however, currently looks like this:
because I knit too much. No, that is not a typo. I have DeQuervain’s Syndrome from too much knitting (well, and typing, and piano playing.) Normally I don’t have to do much beyond wearing the brace at night, and taking it easy on the typing, but yesterday I brought a stockinette sock with me to class, and ended up knitting quite a bit in just a few hours.
Which left me with ridiculous wrist pain last night/this morning. So on with the brace, and no knitting for two days. Which will really help me finish those endpaper mitts. heh. Oh well. Maybe this will give me a chance to catch up on some homework that I’ve been ignoring.
preita said,
25 September, 2007 at 3:46 pm
The endpaper mitts are lovely! I really am going to tackle this again some day. Color work and I don’t get along very well. But I think if I blew up the chart bigger it might help. Love the colors you chose. That sock yarn is beautiful. I hope that your wrist gets better soon!
orata said,
25 September, 2007 at 4:05 pm
That blue is gorgeous! I hope your wrist feels better soon.
Sarah the DomesticOverlord said,
25 September, 2007 at 4:26 pm
Ooh! Your mitts are very nice. I bought yarn for a pair but read the how to for the cast on and then nothing ever happened. Colorwork scares me.
chemgrrl said,
25 September, 2007 at 4:50 pm
Stinky wrist! Oh well, you’d better take it easy. Don’t want to do any permanent damage.
The mitts are looking nice.
bezzie said,
25 September, 2007 at 8:20 pm
Those EPM are pretty! The different shades of blue make them sparkle. That sucks about the too much knitting!
Christy said,
25 September, 2007 at 9:14 pm
does weaving in ends count as knitting? if you ever find the Chibi, at least you could do that while taking a break.
I agree with Bez – the varigation makes them look like they sparkle – love it!
what yarn is that for the sock? love the colors of that too.
Jo said,
27 September, 2007 at 12:43 pm
The mittens are gorgeous – but I’m sorry they have put you in pain!