ow, ow, OWWWW!!

Knitting was seriously reduced this weekend. It started out fine, but then there was a small mishap. It involved, the hammock (which is PERFECT, by the way...), some grommets, a hammer, a cement pad, and unfortunately, my finger. My index finger - the one over which I tension the wool.

I had just about finished the grommets - I was on the third last one, when I missed slightly, and crushed the tip of my right index finger. Now, I'm left handed (hence the reason the hammer was being held in my left hand), but still. It's amazing how much I need my right index finger. And how much it hurts when you bump it after trying to crush it. Luckily, my husband was going into town and he got me a splint to cushion it.

These pictures, (taken 3 days after the fact) don't even come close to showing the extent of the bruising. It's still swollen, and only sort of bends.

While I hit it on the nail side, the bruising shows quite well on the pad side - and it's much more purple that this shows.

But... the hammock. We finished it - my 16 year old nephew finished the grommeting for me, we tied on the strings, and hung it up. The spot we chose is perfect - it just fits. However, we screwed in the hooks too high, and when we attempted to relocate them, the grand old oaks we chose decided not to give up the hooks, and we snapped them off. We will have to get a couple more, and next time we go north, we're set. Pictures will follow at that time.

One thing I discovered, though. When you crush your index finger, and then later, without thinking, try to slap a mosquito, thereby smacking the newly crushed finger, you tend to run outside (away from kid's ears) to dance around grabbing your very sore hand, saying some indelicate words. Next time I do this, I will check that the neighbours don't have people over.
The indelicate words were followed with "Oh, hi. I'm Sandra. Sorry about that, crushed my finger, and tried to slap a mosquito. I'm usually less vocal. Enjoy your cocktails..."