Sorry to be so quiet. My hand is still very sore. I have it in a splint, am resting it as much as I can stand, am icing it and taking anti-inflammitories. I have an appointment to see a hand specialist on Friday. I have not knit a stitch in nearly a week. It makes me sad. The long-draw spinning I did last week was fun but I don't have any other roving and I don't want to waste nicely prepared top with messy long-draw spinning.
So to keep my sanity I've been doing a little stitching.
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These are from Jenny Hart's
Stitch-it Kit![](http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=jesssknittibl-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B0009A2OEG)
. (Geez, I guess it's discontinued because someone is selling it for $195!! Excuse me, my eyes just fell out of my head. What the hell? Jenny has a new book,
Embroidered Effects![](http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=jesssknittibl-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0811867013)
, which is also great, and her
Sublime Stitching Craft Pad![](http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=jesssknittibl-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B0032FO5IS)
is only $5.18 right now.) I love her style. I ironed this image on to a dishcloth back in the
summer of '07.
I also pulled out an old needlepoint book I've always loved but never used,
Needlework Animals![](http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=jesssknittibl-20&l=as2&o=1&a=157076042X)
by Elizabeth Bradley which can also be had for a song these days.
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N for
narwhal. It's just slightly over 6" square. I can stitch--slowly--with one hand. It's diverting and fun but it's not knitting.