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[poor_toms_acold]

Any knitters on my FL? I'm finding that after three or four rows my right arm (I knit left handed) gets too sore at the elbow and shoulder to continue. What am I doing wrong?

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[nessaneko]

I'm trying to think what you mean by left-handed knitting - I'm left-handed but use my right hand to wind the wool around the needle for each stitch, cos I learned from my mum who's right-handed. If you're doing it the opposite way, and your right hand is the one that's mostly stationary, maybe you're gripping the needle too tightly and it's causing strain?

[poor_toms_acold]

I'm holding the needle with the stitches on in my left hand, and winding the wool with my left hand too. My right hand is doing the moving. Maybe I *am* holding it too tightly though, I've been trying so hard to Get It Right that I probably need to relax. Thanks!