September 06, 2005

INJURED

This summer, with no job and a puppy to watch, I have done a lot of knitting. I never thought there was such a thing as too much knitting, but apparently there is. I have been having dull pains in my forearms, and both my index fingers are shot: I made a puncture wound in my left index with a 4.0 cm, and I have a rugburn-like callous on my right from holding the yarn. My husband has put me on the disabled list: no knitting for at least two days. And I was gonna start these gloves for my dad, perfect for his two favorite hobbies (cigars and fishing).

What do you do with your free time if you're not knitting?

Posted by Sarah at September 6, 2005 04:42 PM | TrackBack
Comments

Research your European genealogy!

Posted by: Jennifer at September 6, 2005 07:54 PM

Stash Enhancement Expedition.
Pick out more patterns and yarn to go with it.
Read back issues of Knitty.
Catch on on reading.
Go play with your puppy.

Posted by: Mare at September 6, 2005 08:53 PM

Learn to tie flies for your dad, of course.

Posted by: Walter E. Wallis at September 6, 2005 10:52 PM

Same thing that you do while waiting for your man to arrive from his endless journey to begin R&R: spend entirely too much time on the internet riling yourself up, post on your blog...and then see if there are some episodes of Law and Order playing on TV that you haven't seen yet.

Posted by: CaliValleygirl at September 7, 2005 03:00 AM

Finish the quilt you started a YEAR ago!!

Posted by: Erin at September 7, 2005 12:47 PM

Definitely, go finish the quilt. I switch off from time to time. I'm also working on painting a piece of molded glass (factory made) with nail polish (3/$1 at the $ store. I think it'll look really pretty in the south window of the kitchen.

I KNOW you have projects that are unfinished! So don't even argue. Git stitchin'!

Posted by: MargeinMI at September 7, 2005 02:02 PM

Oops, I forgot this ) .

And play with puppy!

Posted by: MargeinMI at September 7, 2005 02:04 PM

...and roll cigars!

Posted by: Walter E. Wallis at September 7, 2005 04:27 PM

Read a good book!

Posted by: Beth at September 7, 2005 07:14 PM

Read a book, play with the puppy, and then blog about both ;-)

Posted by: Barb at September 10, 2005 02:25 AM

Well, I keep myself pretty busy with construction racist rants, practicing being a small-minded harpy, looking down my nose at everyone darker than me, and just generally being an unpleasant person. It does fill up my day!

If I have extra time, I like to bitch about policemen who just worked a week of 20-hour shifts with no food, no water, no electricity, no communications, no gasoline, no safe place to sleep, in waist deep fetid water, with ammunition running out, with their families maybe dead, against armed gangs who outgunned them. And who then want time off! Can you imagine!

Busy, busy, busy!

Posted by: herostratus at September 10, 2005 08:29 AM

Oh screw you, Herostratus.

Posted by: Sarah at September 10, 2005 10:24 AM