Progress

Do you remember back in the spring when my shoulder flared up and I had to stop knitting and crocheting?  It's good now, and I'm back to my normal knitting levels, but every time I would try to crochet, I could feel it (the shoulder) again.  With the exception of the little narwhal I made for ESK Team Spirit Week and the leaves I made for a flash challenge, I've been staying away from crochet.  Although I will never know for sure, I'm pretty confident that the whole issue was caused by the crazy marathon crochet I did during the Olympics when I finished my Meditative Blanket.

Anyway, I pulled my Granny Goes Large blanket out and decided to see what my shoulder thought about it.  I decided I'd only work 20 minutes unless I felt it sooner and then I'd quit early, because I think I need to build up my crochet muscles gradually so I don't end up in the pain situation again.  (At least the way I work, I use different muscles when I knit and when I crochet.)  Apparently it takes just under 20 minutes to work one side of the blanket.  And (even more importantly), I'm not feeling anything in my shoulder!  I've been working one side of the blanket each day and since the sides get a little bit longer each round, I'll just work up to longer crochet time gradually and hopefully avoid a repeat of The Shoulder Incident.  Also, I'll finish the blanket sooner.