Hand Hearth Heated Gloves ad: An Apology To Every Knitter Racing To Finish Holiday Gifts

We owe our crafting community an apology. Every December, the same message lands in our inbox. A knitter, halfway through a stocking or a baby blanket, writes to say the base of her thumb has started aching twenty minutes into every session, and she is thinking about putting her needles away for good. We should have shared this before the holiday rush began. One of our readers believed five myths about her thumb for three years. She thought it was just age. She thought rest would fix it. She thought a stiff drugstore brace was her only option. Then she learned that the ache always lands in the same spot for a reason. It is one small joint at the base of the thumb, slipping a little every time you pinch the yarn and twist the needle. She wrote down everything she wished someone had told her sooner, and how she got back to finishing her holiday gifts. If you still have Christmas projects on the needles, please read it before you cast on another row. Warmly, Emma https://handhearth.com/pages/i-believed-these-5-myths-about-thumb-arthritis-for-3-years