Why I hate blocking
Aug. 23rd, 2008 12:08 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
semperfionaI hate blocking. Hate it so much that although I finished knitting Hanami last summer, it's been languishing unblocked ever since. I finished the knitting for Eerie tonight, and decided it was finally time to block.
Rosa's at Daddy's until Sunday, so I could use her beds. Climbed up on the top bunk and started stretching Hanami...when I finished, I climbed down via the dresser. And when jumping off the dresser, my left-foot baby toe got caught on the edge. Shouts of pain, worse with each step. I've got a big swollen purple spot at the base of my toe. I put ice on it, but it is only hurting more. I can't wait to see what it looks like in the morning. Not.
Nonetheless, I persisted and blocked the shirt pieces on the lower bunk. Now I have a sore back from all the bending, to go with my very ouchy toe.
Rosa's at Daddy's until Sunday, so I could use her beds. Climbed up on the top bunk and started stretching Hanami...when I finished, I climbed down via the dresser. And when jumping off the dresser, my left-foot baby toe got caught on the edge. Shouts of pain, worse with each step. I've got a big swollen purple spot at the base of my toe. I put ice on it, but it is only hurting more. I can't wait to see what it looks like in the morning. Not.
Nonetheless, I persisted and blocked the shirt pieces on the lower bunk. Now I have a sore back from all the bending, to go with my very ouchy toe.
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Bummer
Date: 2008-08-23 01:30 pm (UTC)I broke that toe coming out of my bathroom, many long years ago. Taped it to its neighbor to keep it stable. Wore my snow boots to walk anywhere for a while--in April. Drove my brand new stick shift Honda to Easter dinner with those boots on.
Had bruising wander all the way over to the big toe, too. I highly recommend the taping, though, and solid protection around it for a while. You'll be amazed at how many times you need that toe to walk the way you're used to walking.
*winces for you*