Back after my tiny Easter holiday (I moved my things into a studio which I probably cannot pay for long but which is soooo lovely :-))) I saw your post and thought - wow what a coincidence. I also have arthritis in my fingers and especially in my thumb joint on the right hand as I have hurt it some years ago. RIght now I excavated crochet as it is easier on my thumb (but not on my fingers - dilemma). But it sounds promising that stretching/exercising your hands alleviates your pain. I need to try this too.
Your socks look both super lovely with the pattern on them. The ribbing idea is interesting and I can imagine it helps to avoid to get blisters on the heels, because the fit is tighter. So far I always (haha… for my four pair of socks I ever made) use the German standard sock which uses a kind of reinforced pattern with slip stitches on the heel.
And with the needles: I am also team dpn’s, long cables make me super nervous. My hands also cramp with small circular needles and I have one pair of the flexible dpn‘s but did not like them (but cannot remember why). Wood or metal dpn’s make no difference for my fingers though. But I never tried the carbon needles…
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So exciting! Studio tour please 😍
My arthritis is very variable, I was pleased because it hadn't troubled me for sometime, and knitting with larger needles doesn't seem to provoke it. Now I am facing similar dilemmas to you (although I am planning some crochet, so it will be interesting to see how that works for me).
The heel flap is using a slip stitch pattern - slip the first and every alternative knit stitch and then purl every stitch on the return. I've found some fancy patterns to try in the future, but they are all slip stitch variations.
I'm looking forward to trying the carbons, let's see what happens 😍.
How is your garden? I have started preparing mine, although it is still a little cold at night to plant some things.
I am exactly now in a construction market and they had again plants for 50 cent (strawberries, carnations, Veronica spicata) and I couldn’t resist 😍
Ah, strawberries, they elicit so many dreams 😍