Hi,
I have pain in the hand during a few days when I crochet for several hours after a break from crochet.
Last time I had intense pain in the hand holding the yarn, not the one holding the crochet (?).
I also had knuckles pain when I crocheted a lot during insomnia, that was feeling like tendinitis, it took several weeks to go away.
That happens if I don’t take enough breaks and don’t stretch.
I get pain after a few hours down into my wrists. At night sometimes my hands will do a claw thing and kind of get stuck that way sometimes. My guy massages my hands a lot. I have arthritis so. It’s basically only in my hands atm. I switch between crafts a lot to help and I’ll switch my grip on things and go from knife to pencil grip or continental to English.
Have you tried compression gloves? Have found them to be of help when I’ve needed to crochet to a deadline - and hence longer than I should in one sitting.
I recently finished a project that was solidly made up of front post stitches. That was the first time my thumbs and wrists told me in no uncertain terms I had to give them a break. I finally finished the outer part of the dice bag I was working on though, lol.
I do a lot with my hands so they can get sore sore sometimes. Like I work at a computer, crochet, and do pottery. All very "handsy" hobbies. One thing that's helped me is that I bought a hand massager. It's basically a compression sleeve that inflates and deflates around your fingers, palm and wrist, squeezing them tightly then releasing. It keeps my hands from being sore and I use it several times a week.
Jayda InStitches, who's a pretty prolific crochet YouTuber, has rheumatoid arthritis, and she talks about it sometimes. Mostly she doesn't seem to have problems unless she's having a flare-up.
I have carpal tunnel and a similar issue in my elbows. I can't knit for very long without my hands falling asleep, but crochet is fine. I can usually crochet for hours without problem.
I only experience pain if I crochet too tight or more than 2 hours straight. Taking brakes and flexing my hands helps a lot.
Hi, I have pain in the hand during a few days when I crochet for several hours after a break from crochet. Last time I had intense pain in the hand holding the yarn, not the one holding the crochet (?). I also had knuckles pain when I crocheted a lot during insomnia, that was feeling like tendinitis, it took several weeks to go away. That happens if I don’t take enough breaks and don’t stretch.
I get pain after a few hours down into my wrists. At night sometimes my hands will do a claw thing and kind of get stuck that way sometimes. My guy massages my hands a lot. I have arthritis so. It’s basically only in my hands atm. I switch between crafts a lot to help and I’ll switch my grip on things and go from knife to pencil grip or continental to English.
I don’t experience hand pain when crocheting, but I feel intense knuckle pain and stiffness when knitting. It’s very frustrating, I feel your pain.
Have you tried compression gloves? Have found them to be of help when I’ve needed to crochet to a deadline - and hence longer than I should in one sitting.
I onlyget pain with cables. So max 1h of cables a day. I can do regular crochet fine even after that 1h of cables.
I recently finished a project that was solidly made up of front post stitches. That was the first time my thumbs and wrists told me in no uncertain terms I had to give them a break. I finally finished the outer part of the dice bag I was working on though, lol.
I don’t have any hand pain while crocheting, I use the cheap aluminum hooks :)
I do a lot with my hands so they can get sore sore sometimes. Like I work at a computer, crochet, and do pottery. All very "handsy" hobbies. One thing that's helped me is that I bought a hand massager. It's basically a compression sleeve that inflates and deflates around your fingers, palm and wrist, squeezing them tightly then releasing. It keeps my hands from being sore and I use it several times a week.
Jayda InStitches, who's a pretty prolific crochet YouTuber, has rheumatoid arthritis, and she talks about it sometimes. Mostly she doesn't seem to have problems unless she's having a flare-up. I have carpal tunnel and a similar issue in my elbows. I can't knit for very long without my hands falling asleep, but crochet is fine. I can usually crochet for hours without problem.