what a pain in the ....

hands. Hah! Were you thinking anything else?! My hands have literally been in agony this week. I'm knitting Eris on size 5 (3.75mm) needles and have been working a boatload of stitches - 399 at the end of the yoke; 275 once I divided sleeves and body. I think if my hands had a mind of their own, they'd've strangled me by now. I've been wearing my wrist brace at night and throughout some days the past few days. Yesterday I even wore it while knitting the last few rounds of body just before the waist shaping. Several breaks were taken. Much massaging and willing the hands through the last stitches. Ideally, I'd like to have this cardigan done by Mother's Day next Sunday, but I think it's probably a safe bet that I won't. We'll see. I'm going to attempt some waist shaping today but may have to switch to Charm and it's larger needles. Or icon making. It might do some good to indulge my Photoshop fix.