Saturday, December 17, 2016

Everything is blah lately.

I feel like I haven't been reading all the blogs and sites I normally do, and while I'm getting a lot of writing done it doesn't feel like the stories are moving forward. (But if I ever finish this one book, which I'm calling Pink Reincarnations at the moment, there will be some hilarious editing notes because I've changed the plot so many times that I don't even know what's happening anymore).

 

But I do have something I'm proud of. I made a glove!

When I'm not writing, I crochet. I really love making things with my hands; it's more of an immediate satisfaction for my creativity, where I can see and touch the progress, while writing takes forever and is just a mess of words unless you really look at it.

I used to draw and make dollhouse miniatures but my hands and muscles have stopped cooperating with me enough that it isn't enjoyable.

Usually I make little stuffed animals and flowers to accent my grandmother's hats, but she gave me a bunch of super soft scrap yarn and I'm making myself a pair of gloves.

 
[Image shows a hand resting on a wheelchair joystick, wearing a
lacy purple fingerless glove with yellow cuff.]

I hate having my fingers trapped in mittens and gloves and they make it hard to drive my wheelchair, so these are fingerless and the one I wear on my driving hand has a big hole in the palm for my joystick. And since the muscular dystrophy makes my fingers bend funny, the gloves are extra loose and have a strap to tighten them (which I made out of a keychain and a picture hanging hook 'cuz I'm thrifty like that. Also we couldn't find my big box of buttons).

The lacy stitch I used was a complete accident; I just wanted to whip up a few rows to check the fit, and it ended up looking cute. The colors are much more vivid in real life.

7 comments:

  1. They look great - I love how you managed to use a keychain and picture hook to achieve what you needed to, very enterprising!

    Things slow down sometimes, just go with the flow :-)

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    1. Thanks; I actually tried using paperclips at first. I like the hook better.

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  2. Great job!!! I can't do anything like that. I give myself grief when I'm not reading as many blogs or writing as many pages as I should...but it all works out. I just try to squeeze in a little each day (writing, that is) when that happens.

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  3. Great glove. Or should I say texting mitten? I think that's what they're calling it these days.

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    1. Texting mitten? Well, I'm hip with the trends and didn't even know it.

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  4. Very cute. I knit and I understand what you mean by instant gratification. I can see the WIP grow and take form and that's not as easy to see with writing.

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  5. Great glove! I can't stand to have my fingertips covered, so fingerless gloves are always good. It's been a long time since I crocheted. Good luck with your writing. I'm in the same place. Seems each word is a struggle, but keep pushing through.

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