I am so thrilled to report that I can still move my hand and that only the one finger with something different than carpal tunnel issues is more tense than usual. It isn't unexpected, though I had hoped for a bit better. To be safe, I am not going to do quite so much knitting today as yesterday.
And the knitting is...a hat.
When I started yesterday, the hats folded back brim was only a row of two below the hat proper.
Up to then, I was working in tiny dribs and drabs picking up and working on ever so slightly over the course of 4 days. To get this ribbed knit to the point where the folded brim and hat was done to an equal level, was great work.
Yesterdays knitting was like an explosion. I zipped. I zoomed. I cruised along about 10 minutes at a time, stretch, then knit a bit. I never knit more than 20 minutes at a sitting and then broke to do other stuff for a while and rest my hand. But I always went back to it. There has been serious progress. I am well on my way through the decreases.
The pattern is Two by Two by Anne Gagnon. I choose it because I really love the tidy way the decrease lines slip under the ribs. A good solid watch cap style toque. The yarn is Three Irish Girls Felicity Worsted weight, a silk and wool blend that is lovely to knit. I am not so sure of the colour name. Whatever it is, it is a wonderfully soft variegation of tones of grey.
It's going to be a pleasing hat project destined to go in the gifting box. Some soul, who needs it, or not will have a warm head this winter.
This isn't the kind of hat that will withstand winters storms and gales. It isn't thick. This is the kind of hat you could wear around a chilly house to feel warm. This is the kind of a hat you could wear on a nice winter day. It's the kind of hat a person who is always hot could wear out walking their pup.
It could also be a tea cozy. YMMV
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