Looking over my unfinished projects, it strikes me how suddenly and completely I stopped knitting when it became too painful (when was that anyway? a year or so ago? I’ve lost track). Here they are:

1. A striped tank top for my son…yes, the front and back are complete! I just need to weave in a few ends, seam up the sides and knit the collar and armbands. That’s it.
2. A recycled silk scarf that only required trimming of the fringe. I took care of that this afternoon.
3. Half of a cabled hat (the pattern suggests that a person could knit the whole thing in a weekend).
4. One Opal lollipop sock, with half of the heel flap knit.
5. One-and-a-half feather and fan socks (if I manage to finish them, they’ll be the prettiest socks I’ve ever knit. I LOVE the Lorna’s Laces sock yarn.)
6. The bottom of a felted bag.

There are a few other unfinished projects hiding away in my upstairs closet, but I’m not going to mention them since I became utterly disenchanted with them and plan on reclaiming the yarn for more interesting projects.

What’s nice about having all of these nearly complete items is that I can experience the gratification of finishing something without overly straining my recouperating body. When I’m stronger, I’ll be ready to tackle fresh projects from casting on to casting off.

I can’t tell you how excited I am to be knitting again. I missed the meditative process of wrapping beautiful fiber around my needles and stitching up something special. Other crafts just don’t satisfy my soul in the same way this one does. I enjoy my photography. I like to make beaded jewelry and I enjoy baking…but I LOVE knitting.

Exercise Log

I took it easy yesterday to allow my tired muscles a day to recouperate. Today, I’ve done some stretching and did my Basic Moves Bellydancing video. My arm and neck are a little tender, but not nearly as bad as yesterday.