As much as I loved crocheting those blankets recently, I’m now back to my original beau, knitting.
Which, whisper it, is way more fun in my opinion…
Longtime readers might remember the Zelda scarf I started but had to rip out twenty rows in due to multiple mistakes.
I’ve decided to restart it today, and so far so good.
Wish me luck, this one is a complex behemoth of a pattern.
A quick update: 23/799 rows done.
We have the start of The Master Sword.
Trust me, it’s there 😅
Will be much clearer after another 23 rows.
Zelda scarf progress update:
▓░░░░░░░░░ 6.8%
55/799 rows done.
We have The Master Sword! And Navi! And some potions!
This is such an intricate design but it’s at the stage now where you can see what you’re making so that spurs you on to make more :)
I can’t decide which side I like more.
Which one do you like? Let me know.
Friends.
Thanks to a crippling acutely locked back, I haven’t been able to sit up long enough to work on this scarf *sad face*
It started easing off yesterday so today I managed to work on another 15 rows, and it felt gooooood :)
The glade around the master sword is now complete, and if you look carefully you might see the start of a flying dragon ;)
Hopefully the stupid back will continue to improve and I can work on this in earnest.
@Sobtanian Oh no! I hope your back improves! That's been a while now this time hasn't it?
Beautiful work on the scarf though!
@andycarolan well-remembered! I had a huge problem ages ago that lead to an operation.
Last Friday I had exactly the same back pain but thankfully without any leg pain (unlike last time) so I was hoping it would get better with physio and it did.
Been really bad though, at its worst I was mostly crawling around 😅
Thanks. Scarf looks good I agree.
@Sobtanian Glad there's improvement this time!
Back pain is the worst! I've had real bad muscular back pain in the past which for some reason is helped almost instantly by Diazepam... which the docs understandably don't like to prescribe. I remember being marooned in the bath for 90 mins unable to move lol.
Looking forward to seeing the finished scarf!
@andycarolan yeah diazepam would have solved it quicker, it’s a muscle-relaxant and used for acute spasm which it sounds like you had and I did too.
I didn’t want to get any, I don’t like feeling zonked so I just tolerated it.
Interestingly, bed rest is now no longer recommended and admittedly I got better moving about during the day, but the first hour or two in the morning were pure hell.
@Sobtanian Yup, acute spasm totally describes it! I think last time, many years ago, the doc reluctantly prescribed 3 (three) tablets lolol. I think it was solved with the first one.
I didn't find that they made me feel any more zonked than most anti-histamines... but I'm weird with those anyway, even if I have second generation non-drowsy.
Ugh, I imagine that it locks up at night when you sleep. Human bodies eh... I'm sure we weren't built for this planet lol
@andycarolan yeah diazepam has a street value and is very addictive hence the reluctance.
Yeah locks up at night and is extremely painful in the morning.
FFS.
Sobtanian
Andy Carolan 