I had hernia surgery two days ago. Planning for surgery knitting is a lot like planning for travel knitting: memorable pattern that you don't have to continually refer to, small, beautiful yarn that you love to knit. Except for surgery knitting you have one more element to consider: DRUGS. I have a new requirement for both travel and surgery knitting: knit on circular needles. That way you won't loose one of your needles and be SOL.
On my May 29, 2014 post I talked about my last experience in surgery knitting. What a hoot! I won't retell the story, but if you haven't read it, it is worth reading.
On my May 29, 2014 post I talked about my last experience in surgery knitting. What a hoot! I won't retell the story, but if you haven't read it, it is worth reading.
This is what I am knitting right now. It is a beautiful wrap called 5th Avenue Shawl. I got the yarn from those wonderful women at Knit Purl in Portland, Oregon. The yarn is Shibui Pebbles and Silk Cloud in denim.
I have it started and it is yummy. I was already to pack it into my hospital bag when I remembered my post from May 29, 2014 and my knitting experience in 2013. I remembered what "Knitting Under the Influence" was all about. I took another look at this beautiful wrap which you either must follow a chart or use a row by row pattern and thought, "ARE YOU CRAZY!" Talk about a disaster in the making. Two kinds of yarn knit together to get tangled! A complex chart! Sticky yarn that sometimes does knot with itself! To repeat, "ARE YOU CRAZY!" Well, I know I'm not and even thought the last experience made for a great story, I am a smart girl! I learn from my mistakes.
I went to the Stash Studio and found this just waiting to be knit. It's a Blue Sky Alpacas pattern called Sasha Wrap which I am knitting from Rowan Thick 'n' Thin in a pink, cream, black with just a touch of light olive green. It will be beautiful and it will not be a disaster. I think this is what I will knit for my Mom.
I am home, recovering. I must admit that I under estimated what hernia surgery meant. I thought I might come home the same day, HA! Thank God that hospitals give morphine. Thank God I changed my mind on my surgery knitting. My first day home was pretty awful as morphine doesn't come home with you. Pain pills don't do the same job. I got about 10 inches of Sasha Wrap knit. Even though I am home, I think as long as I am on pain meds the 5th Avenue Shawl will be put on the shelf. I find it hard to go from one line to the next reading a book, so a line by line pattern would be a disaster. Besides, I don't want to be arrested for "K.U.I."
I am home, recovering. I must admit that I under estimated what hernia surgery meant. I thought I might come home the same day, HA! Thank God that hospitals give morphine. Thank God I changed my mind on my surgery knitting. My first day home was pretty awful as morphine doesn't come home with you. Pain pills don't do the same job. I got about 10 inches of Sasha Wrap knit. Even though I am home, I think as long as I am on pain meds the 5th Avenue Shawl will be put on the shelf. I find it hard to go from one line to the next reading a book, so a line by line pattern would be a disaster. Besides, I don't want to be arrested for "K.U.I."
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