Qiviut: I don’t know how long you have been knitting, but having been through the Carpal Tunnel surgery for similar symptoms caused by extensive computer use at work and then knitting in the evenings, I totally understand what you are going through and hope your symptoms improve with Bacon Therapy and some good rest.
Your mitten projects sound great. Have you ever seen this pattern?
https://www.allfreeknitting.com/Knit-Fingerless-Gloves/Spanish-Onion-Mitts
I haven’t tried this one yet as it looks beyond my skill and patience level at this time. Just love the colors and complexity, though, so do plan to give it a go after a few other projects are complete.
Happy New Year, Fellow Fiber Friends - hope your 2020 holds much love and joy!
Sioux
I taught myself to knit as a teenager & had terrible hand position - “thrower” with the right hand & very slow. I basically gave it up & bacame a crocheter, but always loved the look of knitted projects. Recently, I’ve picked it up again & started working on “flicking” & my speed has at least doubled, maybe tripled ... in knit stitch. The purl stitch is still very awkward & that is what is causing tension in my right hand (plus hours of knitting rather than taking a rest!). The mitts have K2 P2 ribbing, including 16 rows at the cuff which is a long slog & lots of purl stitches. I need to work on purl technique with a ‘swatch’ where if I drop stitches or screw up, it won’t wreck a project.
Today, I took some ibuprofen & the plan has been to knit an hour, then rest for at least 15-30 minutes. Bacon therapy gave me a rest of at least an hour. No ‘cramping’ so far today & when I get the 2nd mitt done (working on it now) for the Christmas present that is “due” this weekend, I’ll probably take a break for a couple of days. Hopefully, since this is the first time I’ve had this issue, it will resolve. I got my new needles on Saturday & I’ve pretty much been knitting non-stop since & I’ve well & truly overdone it.
Took a look at that ‘onion’ pattern - it really is beautiful & the variegated yarn makes it even prettier. I’ve saved it for future reference. Thanks & Happy New Year to you!
Here is a fingerless wrist warmer pattern that I really like - NO purling!! The honeycomb pattern is really pretty, too.
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/honeycomb-wrist-warmers-knit
I downloaded the pattern from Ravelry. If you aren’t on Ravelry, I think you can “buy” it from her shop (price is $0.00)
https://pinkbrutus.com/pattern-shop/honeycomb-wrist-warmers
I have made one mitten from this pattern - used the size 6 needles called for, but with the yarn I was using (slightly lighter/thinner), the mitten is a bit on the small size. I’m going up at least one needle size. Also, I did the mitten on circular needles rather than DPNs & it worked out just fine.
Here’s another pattern from this designer that I’d like to try - looks pretty easy:
https://pinkbrutus.com/blog/2012/3/2/zip-mits-a-pattern-casually.html