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Originally Posted by Keely
Yarn is good! Especially the "real" kind, the exotic wools and alpacas. A few months ago I did a story on an alpaca farm up here in the mountains, and I got to tour the farm, pet the alpacas and llamas, and the see how they process the wool. Now I understand why it's so expensive! 
No, Erin, unfortunately I don't have any photos, but I do wear my work! Mostly I run to shawls, ponchos, hats--and I crochet a lot of baby clothes for two charities. One is in Cambodia--a friend of mine goes over every few months and takes them to the orphanage there, and it's so cool when he sends me photos of the kids holding up my baby sweaters and hats and booties!
Finger spasticity IS mentioned in some of the MS sites, but I'm surprised that more isn't said about it. Both my hands literally stiffen up and it's hard to bend my fingers at all. My hands were healthy before this disease! 
Anyway, it doesn't matter whether you're a pianist, a crocheter, a hairstylist, an accountant or an Internet surfer----you need your hands! I appreciate everyone telling me that I'm not alone in experiencing this exasperating symptom!
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I've noticed my fingers and hands get really painful after holding things a certain way. Ever hold a paper sack that's fairly heavy? After awhile, there's an ache in your fingertips that moves to the palm of your hand, and you have to switch hands. I'm guessing that's spasticity. I've had that problem with my hands since I was at least in my mid teens. Makes me think that I might have developed my MS in my teens, or possibly when I was younger. (I've had a few weird symptoms that I can remember having when I was a child)
My fingers dont do that when I crochet or knit. I'm so obsessed with crochet, that I will crochet for hours (also known as "marathon crocheting") and my hands wont hurt like that. I'm kind of hoping the crocheting and knitting will keep my fingers and hands mobile for years. If I cant crochet, I will go absolutely nuts. Bouncing off the walls insane. It's that big of an obsession.
And here's a picture of one of my projects...it's a shawl crocheted from a doily pattern. (use worsted weight or bigger yarn and a big crochet hook and doilies can be shawls and afghans.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/15224428@N08/2123231053/