Ouch!

I'm not sure what I did. Maybe it's just age. The tendon running over my right index finger is aggravated and causing some pain. I'm hoping this will disappear in a few days and not rear its ugly head again. Then I can refer to it as my old knitting injury.

In the mean time, I was able to buy some size US 17 needles (12.75 mm). I passed over the beautiful wood ($18) version and bought the cheap plastic needles. This size, now the largest in my collection, had decreased the time it takes to make each scarf as described in the last post.

Most of my acrylic stash is used up now, and I'm so glad I got to put it to good use. My favorite scarf may be this red one the is just about six inches long right now. K 2 rows; (K 2, P 2) two rows, repeat until it is desired length. Part of me thinks these big needles are to blame for my tendon inflammation. I didn't do any warm up exercises! Seriously, when I use the smaller needles for socks or sweaters, I've never even had any discomfort in my knuckles.

We'll see how this progresses. It will have some time to heal. I'm not done with Anna Karenina yet (150 pgs. to go). I started reading Bleak House on line. And I have two other library books here at home waiting me for to pay some attention to them.