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I’ve been dealing with carpal tunnel for roughly six months now, andmy new interest in knitting small-scale is not agreeing with the crushed nerves in my wrists.  Perhaps I’m not knitting correctly.  Tension problems are common for new needleworkers.  I’ve seen the problems of crocheting too tightly in a couple of the people who have asked me to teach them.  Being a newbie knitter doesn’t go as easily if you don’ know any more skilled knitters to deffer to in times of doubt.  If my mother weren’t so very far away, I’m sure she’s sort it out and tell me just what I was doing wrong that makes knitting so painful.  So, in my aching defeat, I will return to sewing.  It was just a tiny little red cotton scarf I was knitting, simple garter stitch beginner stuff made more challenging by tiny needles and thin cotton yarn, probably nothing that my doll, Loolu, would wear very much, but it was something to keep my hands busy while I watched television.

In other news, there’s a very interesting site I’ve found called Swap-Bot.  While I just did my first organzied swap on the site, I’ve been a member for a while.  The one-on-ones trades message board always got me distracted, it’s quicker than waiting for a organized swap deadlines.  I felt bad, my part of the swap went out a bit late, but it was well-recieved.  I got my package just the other day, some nice stickers and starter bits to nudge me towards some paper crafts,  not my usual tastes, but it’s fun to try new stuff.

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