Rainbow Hooky Happiness

I am enjoying a truly happy week here with my family, everything feels relaxed, glorious and golden. The weather continues to behave itself beautifully and despite a few heavy rain showers, our days have been long, warm and full of sunshine. I am love love loving it. I love summer. I love it right through to the very middle of my being when the sun shines from dawn to dusk and the air feels warm and we spend so much of our waking hours outside.

The above picture was taken on Monday night at around 8.30pm, a post-dinner stroll along the shore at Arnside on the West coast. We took a short family holiday (just two nights and three days) staying at the youth hostel there, and it was nothing short of magical. It was one of those holidays where everything just went right. We came home late on Tuesday and are still pretty much in holiday mode, especially as J is also off work this week. I took a shed load of pictures during the days we were away, so will share some of them with you tomorrow. It is a stunningly picturesque place I can tell you.

The house is in complete chaos as I've not felt in any way inclined to step out of holiday mode and into housewifery mode. I've been dealing with it mainly by escaping outside into the back yard and closing the door softly behind me, hiding myself away for as long as possible from the mess and dirt. I've been relaxing in my own little outdoor world, and it has felt really rather excellently good. Above picture is one of the delicious spreads in the Sept issue of Country Homes & Interiors mag, it is a really great issue. And to the right of it is my second mug of fresh coffee, well actually, I think the mug is empty and the coffee was already on the inside when I took that picture.

This was my third cup of coffee, served up in my new Rice melamine cup. Rice DK, I adore you so much! The new season stock is filtering through into the UK shops now, and this little cup (a generous gift from the wonderful folks at Fig1) has made me ridiculously happy today.

But there was something else happening in the back yard this morning, besides magazine appreciation and coffee consumption. Something WONDERFUL was taking place. Something relaxing and creative and totally absorbing and joyful.......

......yes, I was hooking! Well, nothing surprising about that, but look, see, my fingers in the above picture are looking good don't you think? They are looking mighty fine! My finger is better!!!!!!!!! After two frustrating, horrid, sad months where I have hardly been able to crochet a thing, I am so so so so so HAPPY to finally be back in the hooky saddle again, whipping up my rows at warp speed in the way that I know, using my fingers in the way I have always done. It feels miraculous. I am SO happy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

For those of you who missed this snippet of sadness, I have been suffering with a Sore Pointy Finger, which I think was due to some sort of tendon strain. I also discovered on Sunday that I had a ganglion cyst (which is tendon related?) on my wrist joint and then, very weirdly, almost as soon as I actually noticed the ganglion (it was a smallish lump), the next day it had miraculously and spontaneously disappeared. Later that day I had an urge to crochet so I picked up the rows I'd been slowly, frustratingly trying to work on with my newly adopted pain-free hold and tentatively tried out my "old" hold. I was nervous, as every time I had tried this in the past few months it had been painful. Yet this time......this time no pain! This time I could do it!!! You have no idea what JOY that was, honestly, it was just the best.

And so I hooked up a joy-filled rainbow, to celebrate my return to hooky health. The two red rows were made pre-finger-mend in slow, awkward fashion, but from the orange upwards, that was me at full speed :o)

Yipppppppppppppeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy happy happy rainbow hooky!!!!

Well I am going to try not to get too giddy and will rest my hands for a day or two now so I don't make it all go wonky again. But I am just so relieved to be back in action.

By the way, the rainbow is part of my Yarn Bomb Masterplan for Yarndale.

For now, I've popped it into this new, rather gorgeous, beautiful colander, and the whole ensemble has made me feel a bit weak at the knees. The colander is another new Rice product from Fig1, you can find it here, along with a delicious pink version.

Can you feel my happiness? I've been smiling all day!



H♥A♥P♥P♥Y!!

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Comments

[Unn]

Lovely summer photo, beautiful colours...and a lovely lady:D with work you showing us in happy colours! I understand that your finger is healed!

[claire coffey]

So happy that you're back to full crocheting speed. it makes a difference when you can't do what you love...you can tell from all the comments that we are all happy for you! lots of hooky love flying about the interweb xx Claire x

[Holley Downs]

So glad you are back in Hooky Heaven! I know you must have been miserable!!!

[Lauri]

Years ago we were in a car crash which ruptured the thumb tendon of my right (hooking) hand. I had surgery, a cast, rehab, and it was more than 4 months before my right hand was free and I was permitted to knit and crochet again. (At one point, I did try to wedge a large-handled hook into the cast and try crocheting, but it was a dismal failure.)

At the start, I really did wonder how I'd make it so long without the solace of creativity expressed in yarn, but I made it. That was now 7 years ago! So I do know how you feel, a bit. :-)

[Jody]

Hi Lucy I understand your frustration! I have a sore ring finger at the moment and wondered how I would be if i was unable to knit, crochet sew etc! I am so glad you are back in action .

[PinkCatJo]

That's brilliant news! And such a beautiful thing to create too! Make sure you don't do too much now! The RSI in my thumb today is playing up and I know I shouldn't be on the computer but I just can't stop myself! Hope we hear some more about your little holiday soon. x

[Jen]

Very glad to see you so happy and back to normal. Cant wait for Yarndale x

[Jenny Dawson]

Had to laugh when I spotted arnside we live in ulverston not far away and my children are spending a holiday there with their grandparents at the youth hostel! Loving the crochet as always .jenny

[Sarah]

I am super pleased for you being able to join in the fun again :D I'm crocheting a rug with t shirt cotton and have discovered it wreaks havoc with my shoulder if I crochet too long (it's getting Heavy!) so I'm down to a few rounds a night and it is rather frustrating!

[SOL]

Hooray!

[Jo Roberts]

Fantastic! Don't over do it. I have an inflamed shoulder muscle at the moment so I am out of action on the crochet front. Frustrating! So I am sewing instead on the machine. Check out my new clothes here http://joeveryday19.blogspot.co.uk
Jo x

[Ada Bea]

We are just back too, I'm blog and mag reading instead of housework.....well I'm still officially on holiday! I'm so pleased your finger is better! I'm going to attempt to crochet something in rows, my edges are never very straight so I've been avoiding this but I really want to get my head around it! :) x

[marge]

So surprised you haven't (yet) been tempted to apply colour to your outdoor table.............waiting with bated breath.....

[Sally]

Congratulations, I'm happy for you! I took my yarndale bunting triangles (ten in all) into purl&jane a few days ago, hope you like them! x

[Winwick Mum]

It's lovely to hear that you're back to full speed! x

[Patch]

Very pleased your hooky powers are returning. I know Arnside, it is rather special. Just finished a beautiful blanket using your Stylcraft colour choices. Come and see...
http://madebypatch.wordpress.com/2013/08/01/and-finally/#comment-1884

[Claire]

SOOOO weird! I was reading your post thinking "oh, I have one of those ganglion things.... Hmmm mine is on my wrist.... You know I haven't crochet for a month or so..." I then look down and mine has gone too - which is good as mine did kind of make me look like an extra alien from a Star Trek film.

I can now leave the knitting needles for a while and try again with the hook!

[Puppet Lady]

I used to get ganglions quite often. One day I asked my doctor about it. He was of an older generation. He reached quietly down to his bookshelf and pulled out a large book. Then suddenly he gave my wrist with the ganglion an almighty thwack with the book. It did the trick!

[Theetje]

YES!!!!!! A very happy LUCY!!!!
I'm sooooooo HAPPY for you!!!!
Love Theetje

[Andrea]

If you are interested Lucy I can offer advice on your wrist/finger injury prevention... live near Arnside and never go, so will be interested to see your next post and now I am on holiday will make a point of going there for a day trip!

[Kate]

It is GOOD when one can get back to doing something one loves. Shoulder problems stopped me knitting- sounds bizarre, but there you go, no idea why the shoulders were so affected by knitting...So glad they are now better, glad your finger is better too.

[CJ]

I'm smiling out loud at this post Lucy. So happy for you. Glad you had a lovely holiday as well. My other half had a similarly mysterious ganglion that disappeared the night before it was going to be operated on. Odd aren't they. Hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

[Anna-Marie Field]

Hi Lucy,Yippppeeeee!!!So glad you're better!!!!You look very happy and relaxed!!!At last!!!!Now I hope you have a fantastic weekend!!!!
Love
AMarie

[Bari Jo]

I'm glad you are able to crochet again! :O) It is like therapy and I miss it when I haven't had much time to do it... I totally get your excitement!

[Pat Wilkinson]

Reminds me of that little song "I can sing a rainbow"
Red and yellow
And pink and green
Purple and orange and blue
HaPpY dAyS xxx