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Polymer Clay Handles for DIY Ergonomic Crochet Hooks

Polymer Clay Handles for Crochet Hooks by Larry B. I have fibromyalgia in my hands, which makes it very difficult for me to hold and use a small crochet hook. Making polymer clay handles was the solution to my problem. I can make the handles any diameter I want. The first photograph is that of several of my crochet hooks with the polymer handles attached. As it turned out, the diameter of the handles was just a little too large to be comfortable. But as sometimes happens, a mistake turns into a serendipitous situation. I noticed that when I was using the crochet hooks with the polymer handles I was having trouble keeping the angle of the crochet hook in the right place. It tended to roll around on me and was hurting my hands to keep the correct grip. So, what I did was take a small pocket knife and I cut notches in the handle where my thumb and forefinger needed to be. The fact that I had made the handles too fat was just fine because once I cut the no

The Slow Resistant Slide to Narcissism…

The wind has been roaring past my window for almost 36 hours now. When I say roaring, I mean gale-like winds. That is approximately the amount of time that I have been sitting in this single spot on the edge of my bed managing to sport only one quick treatment. When the pressure is dropping and the neuropathy is high, moving becomes painful and I try to remain as still as possible. I even taught school from this position today. Multiplication Tables are the order of the today's focus. Lynne knitting on the NYC Subway with Ben. For anyone who lives with a chronic disease, they will understand the title of today's blog. Whether you were a person who was already somewhat focused on yourself, or you were Mother Theresa incarnate before your illness, you will one day find you are becoming unintentionally consumed with self. In our defense, it is difficult to not to be unwillingly rerouted down this path. When you live daily with pain that never goes away

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