do not taunt the honey badger
Sep. 19th, 2012 04:18 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ironymaidenmy inner teenager is always just under the surface.
i had two separate people warn me about fatigue and pain from knitting with tiny circular needles; you stay in the same position for a long time and it's easy to overdo. well, that wouldn't happen to me because i am a special snowflake.
of course i charged ahead and completely wrecked my hands. as in it hurt to pet the dog.
yes, i have sought treatment. basically i need to rest and listen to my body. if i'm still in pain at the two-week mark i have real trouble.
i've been not-knitting for a week, and it is driving me bonkers because it turns out everything i like to do (and my job) requires my hands.
these are the offending socks.
i'm quite proud of them since i learned multiple new techniques in the process: sock blank dying, magic loop, toe-up construction, and two-at-a-time knitting. and to put my work down more often.
i had two separate people warn me about fatigue and pain from knitting with tiny circular needles; you stay in the same position for a long time and it's easy to overdo. well, that wouldn't happen to me because i am a special snowflake.
of course i charged ahead and completely wrecked my hands. as in it hurt to pet the dog.
yes, i have sought treatment. basically i need to rest and listen to my body. if i'm still in pain at the two-week mark i have real trouble.
i've been not-knitting for a week, and it is driving me bonkers because it turns out everything i like to do (and my job) requires my hands.
these are the offending socks.
i'm quite proud of them since i learned multiple new techniques in the process: sock blank dying, magic loop, toe-up construction, and two-at-a-time knitting. and to put my work down more often.
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Date: 2012-09-20 08:03 am (UTC)And I can do something for your hands.
But baring letting me work my magic, and not having seen the problem first hand (sorry); ice, followed by heat, then ice again. Start with cold, finish with cold.
Long term, stretches while you are knitting will also help keep the circulation going and help avoid the issues.
Really beautiful socks.
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Date: 2012-09-20 01:41 pm (UTC)Is it the part between your thumb and index finger that hurts? That's what got me on sock-circular knitting. I hope you heal up soon! I had to take almost a month off knitting due to (non-knitting related) wrist pain this summer and it was annoying. I did discover about a week in that spinning didn't aggravate the hurty bits, though. That helped >_>;
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Date: 2012-09-20 02:52 pm (UTC)I have heard rumors that continental is less likely to cause RSI than English. Don't know if it's true. Also, your work is likely compounding your knitting. so first, I"d quit work. :)
Whilst knitting the vest of astonishing beauty (now complete) on size 19s, my hands got quite sore for a few days, but then seemed to adjust. I'm a big believer in hot water.
There are some useful suggestions here: http://www.tricksyknitter.com/pages/posts/knitting-health-repetitive-stress-and-you-300.php
Most of which I ignore because I am immortal. (Those times I discover I'm not immortal, I get really pissed.)
May your hands heal quickly.
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