I had a crafting epiphany over the weekend. I love to crochet, knit, cross stitch and all the things that are fun to do. But my hand, thumb, wrist, and elbow begin to hurt and swell. So needless to say I have countless of started crafts that take forever for me to finish. I suffer from carpal tunnel in my hand and elbow that eventually ends up as tendinitis in my shoulder. All started many, many years ago in my dental assisting days.
I have been crocheting for years dollies, blankets, slippers...etc. I was so frustrated that I could not finish a lot of my Christmas gifts this year because of how bad my hand and elbow would start to hurt after a while. So I looked online and you can buy crochet hooks that have bigger handles and comfort fits but the problem is that they were not big enough to relieve the stress in my hand and I had a collection of needle anyway and did not want to put out the cost of $6. and over for new on some of the products. So I started storming and I realized I still have tons of polymer clay that I use every now and then.
This was my crafting epiphany. I got out my polymer clay and started working with it and rolling it into a tube, then pressing it flat. Took one of my many crochet needles and placed it where I wanted the cushion to be. Now you ask, "you cover up the size of the needle," you say. Yes, you do but I wrote the size down and made an imprint in the clay after sizing it in my hand. Now sizing depends on how thick or thin you want it. I like bulky, it relieves that stress on my hand. The really neat thing about this is that you can adjust the size and you can bake it in your oven at manufactures directions. Let it cool and TADA!
I did over 10 crochet needles and this is some of them
I hope you enjoyed this little tidbit. I hope this may help my fellow crafters.
Here are some of the products I used to make these and they can be found at any crafting supply place. The crocheting needles are samples of what i was looking into.
