Brain tumors leave a lasting signature of not only scar tissue on electrocephalograms but in my case a weakness on the right side. I learned to knit because I could not crochet for long periods after surgery than I could before. There is no way I can knit the usual English or throwing style because why do that when crochet would hurt a lot less. So I knit Continental or picking style using my left hand to hold the yarn just as if I were crocheting. No way can I do the usual bind off because it involves small muscle use in the right hand...so I crochet bind off.
Lately, I have caught the lace bug and it is fun! I want to branch out but many patterns have a central double decrease which involves not "slip one, knit 1, pass slip stitch over" but "slip 1, knit 2, pass slip stitch over" or ""slip 2, knit 1, pass 2 slip stitches over". I can compensate for the slip 1, knit 1 or purl 1, pass slip stitch over by SSK( slip,slip,knit). Not the same but it will do for me.
Now after perusing a magazine, I see there is very little difference between the others and the knit 3 together. So I have my doable/painfree substitute. Now if only I could loosen up those stitches to get my needle in 3 stitches at a time....
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