Knee surgery

[Catrin]

....well there seems to be a 3 character rule for posting....but then more smiles are good

Yes they are

[Pax]

Glad you're on the road back to normal!

[Crankin]

Glad things are progressing well. You've done a good job of "following doctor's orders."

[Catrin]

Glad things are progressing well. You've done a good job of "following doctor's orders."

Better than normal I HAVE pushed the envelope a bit, but cautiously. I've not thrown caution to the wind at the first sign of improvement and THAT is probably a first in my 54 years

[Helene2013]

That is good news. Glad things are looking good.

[Catrin]

Back to work today!

[OakLeaf]

Good luck! Glad you're starting to get back to normal!

[rebeccaC]

YAY!!!....more steps towards full recovery......hoping the day brings you lots of good feelings!!!!!!

[Catrin]

Now I want to strap on my hiking boots...now remember that I still have the THINK about walking properly so it's too early. Hopefully I can in 2 weeks, at least for a very short hike. I really need those boots for off-pavement due to my arthritic feet.

[Catrin]

Thanks to all for hanging in with me this last month or so. Things are improving, though I still haven't quite mastered stairs - especially going downstairs...

So here is an image of the wrap I just completed blocking, it took a solid month of knitting to do it but I didn't have much else to do. I read in the morning and started knitting in the mid-afternoon. Yes, it IS that long - ~76 inches long and about 14 inches wide. I blocked it to be 17 inches wide but the tight stitches pulled it back a bit, I suspect that is why the designer stressed the need for "extreme" blocking and gave such huge dimensions to block it do. Hard to see the detail, so the second image provides a small snapshot of a couple of the pattern blocks. Not bad for only the second knitting project I've ever done, am quite surprised at how nice it turned out!

Sorry, the images don't seem to be clickable, so I've provided another link that will hopefully allow details to be seen if you desire to see more.


(detail link here)


(Full image detail link here - quality isn't as good as I would like)

[Pax]

That is really nice! I don't know what blocking entails but it does answer a question I've always had about knitting, how do you make things square again.

[Catrin]

That is really nice! I don't know what blocking entails but it does answer a question I've always had about knitting, how do you make things square again.

If it is wool, basically you soak it in water for 30 minutes or so, squeeze out as much water as you can (no wringing!!!!), and lay it flat until it dries. Depending on the article it may need to be pinned into the proper shape. THIS project required wires that were inserted through every little stitch on all four sides, then the WIRES pinned into place to assure the proper dimensions. Normally wires are only used for blocking lace, but also for other projects with straight edges that need aggressive blocking. It took me quite some time, given I can't get on the ground or crawl around on my knees yet

[rebeccaC]

Thanks to all for hanging in with me this last month or so.

isn't that called sisterhood

the wrap looks great and like a warm addition to winter days/nights at home!!!!!

i see a successful esty site for your selling beautiful knitting

[Catrin]

isn't that called sisterhood

the wrap looks great and like a warm addition to winter days/nights at home!!!!!

i see a successful esty site for your selling beautiful knitting

Yes it is, and that sisterhood is still while I'm still around even though I can't ride any longer!

I've looked at Etsy, and many of hand-knitted wool items I've seen there are asking prices that MIGHT cover the the cost wool (some of them not at all), never mind the many hours it can take to knit an object. My magic power is pretty cool (string and then waving 2 connected sticks around a lot to create lovely warm items), but it isn't quick - unless you are at home for a month recovering from knee surgery There are some nice knitted items on Etsy, and they all aren't at bargain basement prices.

[OakLeaf]

Wow, very nice!