59: Hand Care

Stretches we mentioned in this week's episode

1. Front of wrist stretch: turn palm up and use the other hand to pull fingertips down and back (toward the floor/elbow)
2. Palm stretch: backs of hands facing each other, hook your thumbs and pull (gently!)
3. Palm stretch 2: stretch your pinkies back with your other hand
4. Knuckle decompression: pull gently on each finger with other hand
5. Myofascial release of the forearm - squeeze one forearm with the other tight enough that you can move the skin back and forth about an inch. Push down toward wrist and hold for 60-90 seconds. Move to another spot on your forearm and do it again. You don’t need to do every inch of your forearm!

Tools and supportive aid we mentioned this week:

• BioTone Muscle and Join Relief Therapeutic Massage Creme
• Compression gloves (whatever you want, just a few that I like):
  • Isotoner
  • Vive Arthritis and Compression Gloves
  • Dritz makes crafting-specific ones! Available at Joann Fabrics, Michaels, and online
  • LympheDIVAS - compression sleeves and more!
  • Knitting Comfortably: the ergonomics of hand knitting by Carson Demers
  • Fruity Knitting podcast interview with him begins at about 40 minutes into this video
  
  

What's on our needles this week:

• Radish Hat by Holly Priestley
• Amberwing Socks by Amber Lee

Patterns mentioned in this week's episode:

• Havrelatte by Maja Karlsson
• Getting Warmer by Espace Tricot
• Ursa by Jacqueline Cieslak

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