All three of our boys came home for the holidays, along with two of their girlfriends and my sister. The house has been full of good friends and good cheer.
But there was a little snafu Christmas Eve night when I fell and broke my arm, which landed me in the hospital for two days. I don’t like photos of myself under the best of circumstances, but the one my son took of me Christmas morning is so bad that I don’t think I’ll object to any future photos.
My left humerus is fractured (and displaced) in a couple of places and I’m looking at six to eight weeks for recovery. I see the doctor again this week and hope to get a smaller cast that will let me use at least the fingers of my left hand. Once that happens, I’ll attempt knitting again. In the meantime, I’m very grateful that it’s my left arm (I’m right handed) and that I have a nice assortment of legal pain killers.
I’ll let you know how one-handed knitting goes.
oh no!!!!! well, the good thing is you’ll probably invent some wonderful ways to one-arm-knit. hope you feel better soon–
Oh no, Ann! I’m so sorry and hope you have a speedy recovery. The knitting world needs you:)
xo, susan
What a rotten way to spend the holiday! Wishing you a quick recovery.
Oh Ann I am so sorry “Hug” what a sod why if you had to be hurt and of course better no hurt at all why could it not be an ankle so your hands were free for 8 whole weeks of uninterrupted knitting that is just plain mean……..
Ann, I’m so sorry about your Christmas accident and hospital stay. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.
Oh, Ann, I’m so sorry. Please let your family take care of you. Christmas never rolls around that I do not remember two years ago on Christmas day when I had an accident with an immersion blender… Knitting will be slow for a while, but will return. Your gifts to the knitting world are immense. I bought your book of patterns this year with a Christmas gift certificate. Thank you!
So sorry to hear but we wish you well and good healing.
Oh, that sucks! Don’t overdo it, be faithful about your rehab and you’ll be back to knitting sooner than if you force it. (Been there, done that more than once) Meanwhile let the household spoil you rotten – you deserve it. May the New Year bring better luck!
Oh NO…best wishes to you for a quick recovery. Maybe your creative juices will flow with a new technique to knitting. Best wishes!
I am sorry to hear of your accident, best wishes for a speedy recovery. While you are recovering, you will have time to dream up more of your great patterns. I love knitting your patterns.
Cindy told me of your “snafu”. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.
You will probably be a doctors worst nightmare when you start feeling better,,, I can’t imagine that taking it easy is even in your dictionary! Get well fast.
Heal quickly!
Wow! So sorry to hear. I hope the doctors say that knitting is the best physical therapy for your arm. Take care!!
Oh no! How terrible. Would a knitting belt be any good for knitting (mostly) with one hand?
Wishing you a speedy recovery!
So sorry to hear about your accident. Be sure to follow the Doctor’s orders so you heal properly. This will be a good time for you to relax.
Keep your happy up! Wonder if you might consider using your toes too?
What an awful way to spend Christmas, especially when your boys were home. Wishing you a speedy recovery. Maybe you can try arm knitting over the cast.
So sorry to see you wounded. Get better fast.
ouch! I am so sorry. Glad you might be able to knit, though.
My sympathy to you, Ann. Maybe this is the chance to learn armpit knitting. Get better quickly.
Ann,
So sorry to learn of your accident. Heal quickly and thoroughly. The knitters of the world need you. Well wishes…
So sorry to hear about your accident. Wishing you a speedy recovery. Make sure you do everything the doctors say to do!
Here’s wishing for a speedy recovery.
Ann, so sorry to read this news. You are in my prayers for a speedy recovery and that you have no more pain. I hope this does not impact your knitting too much.
hey your white “gown” looks great and your smile is even better.
get well soon!
Dear Ann,
Recover quickly and I know you will figure out a way to have your left arm gently assist your right knitting hand. Sending hugs and good wishes.
Barb k. So sorry about your fall. I hope it heals soon.
Oh, so sad for our champion knitter. Thank you for sharing this calamity as well as the goat herder adventures.
Oh no I am so sorry to hear about this- hope the healing process goes well. Glad it was not your right hand.
Hugs,
KnittingKittens
feel better soon, make sure to do the PT when you get the cast off!
I wish you a speedy recovery. I hope other distractions help you relax. Perhaps a good book or movie? Take care.
Oh Anne – I am so sorry to hear about this – hope you are back to knitting soon. I suspect that you will learn how to knit with one hand!
Oh no! Hope you are on the mend soon. Thinking about you. Roxanne.
Ann, I know EXACTLY how you feel! I sustained the same fracture on my left arm many years ago. I was told at the time that I was lucky I did not break my shoulder. So, if there is a positive in all this, that is it. But my gosh is that fracture site painful! At one point, I fainted from the pain. I am writing to say you will have a full recovery and you will knit like nothing ever happened! But next few weeks are going to be hard, very hard.
rita
Ouch! Hope you get better as soon as possible!
So sorry to read about your accident. I hope you are a fast healer and get home before you know it. Don’t forget to milk the sympathy angle a bit at first so you can get some rest. 🙂 Best wishes Ann!
I am truly sorry to hear about your fall and injury. I will be praying for a painless and quick recovery. When you feel better please let us know a little more of what happened. Never a good time of year for this to happen but Christmas is about one of the worst.
Wow, that is terrible. I hope you have a good recovery and can start knitting again.
Bye….
Nelly from Holland
Oh Ann, no! If it helps, there are a lot of us out here routing for you. Quick healing.
So sorry about the break! But I’m most impressed that you have found things to be grateful for…that is a good lesson for all of us! Take care and heal quickly.
oh ann! may you have a speedy and complete recovery!
I’m so sorry, Ann. Surround yourself in a nest of your most cozy yarns.
I hope that you are feeling better and got a second chance to celebrate the holiday with your family!
Good thing you finished the socks!! Get better soon, and good luck in the new year.
Sorry to hear about your accident! Sending you good wishes for a speedy and uneventful recovery!
Praying for a complete healing and recovery.
Dear One,
I wish you a speedy recovery. In my thoughts and prayers..
Oh, can I sympathize! At the end of March, I fell and broke my left arm in three places ~ try as hard as I could, I could not knit; of course, the fact that my wrist was also broken might have had something to do with it…..My best wishes for a quick healing, and a return to the needles.
Take care of yourself and heal well. At least you got the socks done first right?
Oh!!! Take care honey xoxoxoxox
Ouch! Healing thoughts coming your way!
Oh, dear Ann…ouch! May those pain meds see you through to a time soon when you will not need them any more. And may you heal like a child…and be as good as new soon.
What a way to celebrate (?) Christmas, Ann. Here’s hoping you’re in the pink soon. If you figure out how to knit one-handed and put it in a book, I bet it’ll sell like hotcakes. Get well soon. John R
So sorry to hear of your accident, I know I hate not being able to knit. Hope you find ways to pass the time.
Hopefully you will be able to knit, wishing you a speedy recovery!
Hope you get better soon! maybe spend that quiet time designing until you can knit two handed again?
Oh no!! Drink some non-alcoholic champagne(can’t mix pain killers and alcohol) and greet the new year. Wishing you peace, health, happiness and many blessings for the new year.
DANG! Wishing you a speedy, pain-free recovery.
So sorry to read this! Visualizing those bones knitting themselves back together for a rapid recovery!
take care, see you on the web.
Ann, speedy recovery. I am currently house bound, recovering from shingles, and now the flu. I am knitting Duplex and have a question. Maybe one of your followers who has knit this can answer this for me….I have emailed interweave but I do not know how quick they are in responding.
I have just started the cowl pattern Duplex…from Scarf 2. The first block….Garter Stitch Block it says row 1 For the first block only knit all the sts, for subsequent blocks, sl first purl st purl wise. I am really wondering if this should be for first ROW only…and for subsequent ROWS. Can you help me please?
Thank you in advance to any one who can help me and post a reply or email me…kbester@hotmail.com
Sorry to hear you’re suffering doubly!
Slip the first st of Row 1 only for all but the first garter-stitch block. You’ll knit the first stitch on all other right-side rows.
I hope I interpreted your question correctly. Pain meds are great, but make my head foggy.
Ann, thank you so much for the quick reply. I am knitting away. A great pattern.