I told Julie I’d help her with her knitting woes by teaching her how to knit continental style. My theory being that it would put less strain on her arms and not aggravate her carpel tunnel.
To teach her long distance, I made a video! It turned out rather unintentionally hilarious, so I’ll post it here for all to enjoy, even if you’re not a knitter.
adjust your volume appropriately.
do not be afraid of the HUGE HANDS!
speaking of my mental health, if you’ll remember from way back, I am currently adjusting my brain chemistry with various, legally obtained, prescription drugs. The combination of said drugs was only half working. So instead of replacing one I’ve actually ADDED one: lexapro.
She’s keeping me on the wellbutrin, with the thinking that it would tame some of the more unpleasant side effects of the lexapro. Namely, the sexual side effects.
it’s a little distressing to have to go on yet ANOTHER drug, but honestly, I had to do something. While my anxiety is curbed, the depression DEFINITELY is hanging on with both claws. Not good.
So I just started the new drug this morning. We’re hoping that since I’ve already been taking the wellbutrin, the lexapro will kick in a little quicker. Keeping my fingers crossed, because seriously folks, this CANNOT GO ON!
OK…happy thoughts…
***added fun!***
Someone from real life found me! Kind of. The younger sister of someone I went to high school with…who’s now married to someone I was in band with…so I’m hoping the odds of my family finding my blog are still very very small. Unless she mentions it to her parents, and then they mention it to my grandmother, who goes to their church (errr..unless they moved? I seem to remember grandma saying something about that) who manages to understand what exactly a blog is, and then reports to my parents that I have one.
unlikely.
also possible she doesn’t realize who I am and just found me through knitting websites (have I posted anything knitting lately? I’ve flickered them).
I think she might be going to seminary, so uhh…you know..skip over the dirty bits, OK?
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Yay for happy drugs, I’m fond of Effexor myself.
Happy Holidays, and Happy Belated Birthday!!
Trying to knit like that would bug me batshit–but it might help Julie.
it is soooo easy and soooo fast! no unnecessary movements! you don’t have to keep looping your right hand over the needle!
superior to all other knitting styles, IMHO.
I Knit The Other Way. But, I greatly enjoyed Your Video! The Scary Finger Monster was Creepy!
“It’s so big and strong! Rawr!”
Thank you ever so much for being you, ESC.
I was on the Lexapro, and it did help.. but I noticed after about 9 months of it, I was getting diminishing returns. It seemed I got used to it, and it wasn’t kicking in anymore. I stopped taking it recently… things are going well, and it seemed silly to stay on when life had turned itself around.
But, umm, TMI FYI - yeah, didn’t stop me from using my body like an amusement park.
I haven’t knitted since I was a kid and even then I could only manage a normal knit stitch which meant feet after feet of rectangular skinny scarves.
That tree’s missing tinsel too. Each year I think about having an elegant looking tree, but then I end up with a purple and silver overload covered in glitter spray.
Hey, I have a computer question, can you e-mail me?
thanks!
Strong finger! Excellent video, although much too fast paced for a beginner I think. But you guys are definitely past that stage.
I’m still incognito in my corner of the blogosphere, as far as I know. Definitely skip the naughty bits Sister of a Friend Now Married to an Ex-Band Member. Now there’s an acronym, SFNMEBM. Doesn’t quite flow off the tongue though.
Yes, that looked SOOOOO easy. I’ll just run off now and knit a sweater continental style. Though it might end up looking more like a big ball of tangled yarn.
Loved the end. Your finger does indeed look very strong. What other tricks does it do now that it’s been working out?
I also stil get a kick out of “Pull it throoooough” - you sound almost like Julia Childs in that part.
Grrr! Strong!
That was quite funny at the end - love the strong finger
You are so fast and you make it look really easy. I used to knit, well I knitted a scarf once…well it was more like half a scarf and it took a really long time to get that far. Maybe I shoud get back into knitting again. You make look fun.