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I’ve been having a great time with my mom here, so haven’t had as much time to knit as usual. Here is the little amount of progress I’ve made on the argyle vest.

I tried size US4 needles first, but settled on size US3 to get a gauge closer to what the pattern calls for. I think my row gauge is still going to be off by a little bit, but I can alter the amount of rows and change the shaping to accomodate that. I’m also making it a little shorter than it says in the pattern. Hopefully I’ll make some headway on this in the next few days (or weeks)…

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For any of you knitters who worry about carpal tunnel syndrome or ever just get tired hands, I’ve recently started using my Baoding balls regularly and they really do help. They’re also great for relieving tension and supposedly stimulate accupressure points in your fingers to promote good health in other parts of your body. If you’re interested there’s information about how to use them here, as well as many other places online. I think I bought mine in a drugstore years ago - they are pretty easy to find. Bonus: mine have little chimes inside of them, so… free music!