Poor Joe. Poor You. I hope things look up from here.

How long before you knit up a little boot-cozy for that thing?

So sorry to hear this. As a frequent owner (victim) of these kinds of boots (1 now, 4 over the last 15 years!), he has my deepest sympathy...and for you too as you may be playing waitress/nurse/gopher for awhile.

Whoa - his leg looks like something out of Star Wars. I assume it's a break. Poor guy! I hope he heals quickly and painlessly. At least he got it having fun.

Perhaps Joe would like to take up knitting in earnest.

Oh my. Poor Joe. Sending healing thoughts his way...and strength yours!

At least it didn't happen while you were on tour (not that he would have had time for a canoe trip with you gone but you never know). Agreeing with the others, hoping for a quick recovery.

Yup - he needs to knit in more ways than one. I'm so sorry the back room/"yarn office" will probably be put into use as his bedroom for a while until he can do stairs. OMG - is the only bathroom upstairs? My condolances.

Oh, ouch.
First I thought it is your leg, Steph, and almost made a celebration comment (remembering what I read in your new book).

Wish him a quick recover.

Crap.

best wishes Joe! Get better soon....

And Harlot? That's gonna require a lot of special socks....

that is harsh! i'm sorry that you're hurt joe.. and hope that you heal up quick.

that really stinks
hes gonna need some special socks and cozys

Whoa, that thing's gonna take big socks to get around.

Um...oops. Poor Joe. I hope he gets better soon! And for you, I wish for much patience. Oh my.

Poor Joe! Poor Stephanie! My Granny always said to count your blessings. On the plus side, at least it did not happen while you were on tour! (I know, I am not funny.)

Get well soon, Joe!

Oh, heavens.
I have an idea... A boot cozy! You could perhaps depict in intarsia a man stepping out of a boat and arsing up his foot. You know, for convenience. When someone says "What did you do?" He could just point to your handiwork.

In all seriousness, I hope he recovers quickly and thoroughly.

on the flip side while he is incapable of moving i am sure he would LOVE to take up knitting

And, Joe? Sorry you have to go through that. Armpits just aren't designed so much for walking on. (Been there).

Oh, No! Maybe Arnica, Vit C, and a hit of Screech will help with the healing. Feel better, Joe, and Stephanie... this too shall pass away.

PS - If those crutches are metal, I'd keep him away from the electrical wires in your house.

Hmm, maybe he can help proofread, or knit samples for you? I mean, there he is, laid up on the couch with nothing to do, right? Hate to see the man get bored . . . plus, if he's knitting for you, then he can't get into any additional trouble, right? :)

Wow, that's a coincidence, I got one just like that on Friday. On Tuesday, my dog dragged me off the porch (rottie chasing a cat) and I landed weird on the steps. Getting it was a welcome relief because before that I had a temporary splint and, since I also sprained my wrist, a walker. Imagine this: fat almost 50yo woman with a splint on wrist moving walker then hopping. But the good news, I could knit!! I put a old tub sock over all the velcro and it worked.

Oh, no! Is it broken? It's hard to tell these days with these newfangled casts and boots and whatever. That does not look good, though.

Good thing this didn't happen while you were away. It could have been worse.

Poor Joe! I wish you a quick recovery. I also see a great opportunity to knit something...

I hope this isn't a trend. The spouse of another knitting blogger has also aquired a cast:
http://www.claudiasblog.net/

BIG bummer. I figured out a little technique to get my teapot and cup from the counter, where it was made, to the table, where I wanted to drink it. Use a chair as a walker and get over to the counter. Load up the chairseat with whatever needs to get over to the table and hop on over there, holding on to the back of the chair and shuffling it along like a grocery cart without wheels.
Here's a pile of wishes for a speedy mend, Joe

Hey, there's a job for the girls--waiting on the gimp, I mean Joe.

Betcha he wires it with miniature speakers and a few l.e.d. lights.

You could finish his Gansey to cheer him up!!!

My sympathy to you, I mean Joe. (Is he a good patient? For your sake I hope so.)

What you get for complaining how big you had to knit his socks before.

I suppose this is why we have partners in life...someone to help take care of us when we need it the most. :) Wish Joe a speedy recovery for me.

Also, not to detract from Joe's suffering, what is up with all the dishcloths? You keep promising to tell us all about it but I've read your blog for over a year and I still have no idea why you're collecting them.

Uh-oh. Not good. I hope that's a sprain, not a break. I broke my ankle badly a few years ago and, while it catapulted me into the digital community of knitters, it was No Fun. I advise taking up all the rugs in the house and getting Joe an office chair to scoot around the house on. And a lot of beer.

Can he put any weight on it? I know that with a boot sometimes people can actually walk in them. Either way, sorry to hear about the injury :( But I agree that a boot cozy is needed. Are there patterns for those things?

Poor Joe! I hope that he feels better soon!

Hope you had a good Mothers' Day anyway, Stephanie. :) Knit, Joe, knit!! The leg, at least.

That's horrible! I'm so happy that you're home for a little while. I can only imagine it if had happened while you were on tour!

I bet you are just a bit jealous, no? Hopefully it will heal fast.

My sympathies to all of you. It's awful to hurt yourself, and it's awful when somebody you loves hurts himself! I've read that drinking comfrey tea is supposed to help bones knit faster...just a thought.

Man, there must be something in the air. He should go hang with Claudia's husband.

Poor Joe - Know you're getting a million of these but here's some more wishes for a speedy recovery.....

That's a major bummer. I hope he's not in a lot of pain and that he's a good patient. Look at it on the bright side: he didn't injure both legs and is somewhat mobile (which is what a friend of mine did while running a half-marathon and is temporarily wheelchair-bound).

Good luck and here's to a quick recovery!

Personally, I prefer a postcard or a pretty rock as a souvenier from a trip. But, to each his own.

Maybe there is a 1st sock out there that will cover the boo boo. I knit one once to cover a 'bunion' cast.

Time for some togetherness eh?

oh no! Poor guy! I just got out of one of those myself today. It sure feels weird out of the boot now that I've been living in it for about 2 months. Hope he heels quickly and that his recovery goes well.

OW! Thereby hangs a tale... please share it! Tell Joe, "HEAL!"

Ah, shit. Hope he's not in too much pain. Maybe he should spend his convalescence... knitting??? ;)

Laurie's comment made me laugh, thanks!

My son has one just like it. He tripped on the two (!) steps between the front door and the living room and broke a bone in his foot. The good news is that the boot is much better than a cast because it can come off to shower and sleep. Joe, as we say in the dog obedience ring, "heal".

Well darn, have Joe carry a bag with a long handle looped over his head and one shoulder with all the stuff he might need (book,glasses, phone, chapstick, TV remote, snack) and you'll save yourself an almighty lot of fetching. I also know from experience Joe can make supper for you (NOT while on painkillers though) by pushing himself around backwards in a rolling office chair. I've made many a meal that way.
If it's a broken leg, he might check out mybrokenleg.com; it's fascinating reading while on painkillers, and the tips and FAQ's written by ortho surgeons are great!!
So sorry for both of you!!

Aw, crap. :(

Maybe he could hang out with Claudia's husband (of Claudia's blog, tandem bike rider). Must be something going around. Best wishes for a speedy recovery. My husband broke ALL the bones in his foot about 10 years ago. I remember it like it was yesterday....

Ouch! Heal up quick, Joe!

Good lord, that is bad. Get better soon, Joe!

You will probably have a new pair of socks when he is out of that, yes? ;)

Ahh poor Joe. I certainly feel for him! I'm with Carissa: it will feel weird once he is out. I have been in and out of one of those for the last couple of years, through 3 ankle surgeries, so I can sympathize. Maybe he could take up knitting??

To quote the always eloquent Homer Simpson: Doh!

Poor Joe. Hope he heals quickly... for both of your sakes.

My sister's broken foot remedy (other than lots of serious PT and some surgery) - rum with root beer. Sounds vile, but apparently tastes REALLY good. :D

Oh dear! Although inconvenient, probably less inconvenient than if it had happened during your tour. Your girls will make charming assistants for Joe, and I recommend you employ them as often as possible. And 'NO!', no knitting for Joe, he'll stay in that thing forever once he discovers the charms of knitting. In fact, I think I read about something similar in a book recently...

Many years ago, my sweetie smashed his ankle when he slipped on an iced-up handicapped ramp (honest!) and it was horrid. Then about five years ago, he got a spiral break taking out the garbage (again, ice) and was in a halo cast for FOUR DAMN MONTHS! One time he commented that he didn't think he could get used to "not being waited on," but I assured him that he could, indeed, get used to it. Quickly.

Good luck, Stephanie!

Oh, I've had the Una Boot before...... just think, before Das Boot, he'd have been put into a cast..... no shower, smelly, and definitely uncomfortable at night. At least he can take Das Boot off, bathe, put on a clean sock (or 2) and continue living life.

I'll be praying for you to have patience in dealing with Joe's thingie........ oh, maybe he'll help with all the UFOs!!!!!!

Oh, what a bugger. My sympathy to Joe, yourself and the girls - hope he's feeling better very soon.

Uh oh! Sorta looks like a ski boot. I bet he wishes it were. I'm so sorry to hear about injury - speedy recovery and minimal complications!

Wishing Joe and YOU a speedy recovery. Make good use of the assistant nurses in the house, i.e., your daughters!!

Algonquin is a scary place to canoe. My husband has never returned with everything all right. One time, he returned and our stove had blown up, the baby girl had eaten mushrooms in the back yard and had spent the evening vomiting in the ER. One time he returned with himself banged up and with a broken sturnum bone. Sorry that Joe has fallen into the curse of Algonquin. Hope he recovers soon.

I'm looking forward to seeing the boot cozy you knit!

Hmmm... Got a sock for that boot? If he wants a matching one (boot, that is), I think I have one down in my late husband's orthotics/splints/casts box...

Seriously, though, may Joe mend quickly and without complication!

Hugs,

arghhhhhh Were the moose out with their babies yet?
Sending healing thoughts your way. How long before he is on crutches? Ahhhh, those girls of yours can now learn all kinds of nursing and server skills.

The only appropriate response I can think of is one I know you'll understand, said slowy and with expression; f*ck, eh?

Ouch! It is ironic how our bodies can take so much abuse for so many years and then break while doing something innocent and simple - a woman I work with broke her ankle in 3 places while walking her dog. Joe, may you have an uneventful healing process, and do your best to be patient, not only with your leg, but all the people trying to pressure you into knitting :-).

Best wishes for a speedy recovery to Joe. With this many good wishes/prayers he should heal quickly. Two thoughts: Elevate that leg very high as much as possible. Time for you to schedule some time out in eves with friends while the girls get some quality time with Dad. (and of course any knitting mind sees the need to at least decorate the leg.) Loved you at WEBS.

Yuck. Healing thoughts and energy sent your way, for you and Joe. I bet you could make an awesome sock cosy for that, too...

Ouch! Maybe he and Claudia's husband should get together....

Well, look at it this way. If it were a cast instead of a boot, you'd have one more thing you'd have to sign your excessively long name on!

Knit him a boot cozy. Only way. Maybe something with an intarsia design of a bone on it? Ohh... or like something from the terminator? Might be kewl!

Speedy recovery Joe! =^)

Been there, nursed that. Not fun for either of you, but it will end! At least he's athletic! My sweetie was--and is--not at all.
Hang in there!

I just happen to know that the Snowy night Gansey Stocking will fit over that nicely. One of my grandkids used the Christmas stocking over their cast and it worked great.

Send healing prayers your way

Oh dear.........

Oh the irony... a broken (or sprained foot) and he's not even a knitter....

Oh, I'm so sorry, and right at the beginning of the summer too! Joe, I know you're reading these comments. You've got plenty of time for that now. Think what you want and ask for it!

Poor Joe! The irony (for me at least) was I just read the section of your new book about secretly wishing for an injury that would give you an excuse to sit and knit for a while... I'm sure you'll find ways to keep him busy.

Hope everything works out all right.

Ohh poor Joe! Hope he heals quickly.

Ooo, I had one of these for a broken ankle in 2006. The upside is that you don't have to use a plastic garbage bag over a cast to get clean. The downside is they're hot and heavy and unpleasant to sleep in.

Note: He will not find it funny if every time he clomps around in the boot you hum the stormtrooper theme from Star Wars. But looking back on it, it's pretty funny!

Poor Joe! I hope that his bum foot heals quickly.

I was about to suggest that he could borrow Lene's Mor's toe cozies, but it looks like he can wear regular socks as his at least appears to be removable. (The boot/cast, I mean, not the leg.) How long does he have to wear it?

Perhaps you could teach him to knit if he could pretend he was mending traps?

Sorry Joe! The knitters are thinking of you!

Poor Joe, yes, but Poor Harlot! Didn't you have your hands full enough with those teenagers? Now you have a big guy baby to care for, too.

Make him hold yarn for winding, or detangle skeins, or something useful!

Oh, Joe - hope you're feeling better soon!

Psst, YH - my hubster tried also to incapacitate himself this last week. Do you think it's a plot or something? And, you can tell me true - do I appear suspicious to you?

Well.. at least it's a walking cast.

Oh, no! Poor Joe (and poor you!). I hope it's not hurting too much...

NO. Oh, man!

Well, considering what the result could have been from rewiring the house, maybe you're getting off easy.

Wait, forget I said that.

Total and complete bummer! And he doesn't even knit! (My foot's giving me hell today--all I can think of is "I have an excuse to sit down, order the kids around, and knit!!!")

Poor Joe! Heal quickly!
My husband just got his boot off. He broke his ankle walking the dog three days before our spring break trip to Walt Disney World. Got to push him around in a wheelchair, but got to skip the que on many rides. He is now still hobbling around trying to walk normal and get the flexibility back.

Oh No! Joe and you will be in my thoughts (there is nothing worse than a sick or injured male, they usually are very high maintenance)!

Nice going there... poor Joe. Hey YH .. how would you knit a sock for that?...

Oh no, sorry about the foot Joe.

I'm pretty sure that Stephanie could teach you a handy hobby to keep you busy until you are up and about again :)

Take care, and a speedy recovery to you.

Oh no! Do hope Joe gets better soon.

Poor Joe! I hope he heals quickly and well.

I suggest the immediate and utter destruction of all bells in and or near the premises. Save your sanity and prevent further injury.

Ouch! Hope he heals quickly and that he doesn't want you to make an extra large sock to cover his cast.

Ow! No fun at all. Hope the recovery time is short for Joe!

So sorry for your whole family. Looks like his driving foot - especially awful. I've been two months in one of those contraptions (yes, the driving foot). Had to laugh when my doctor suggested I drive with my left foot. I was clumsy enough to break my foot and you are encouraging my to do WHAT? Good luck, Joe.

OH NO!! Speedy recovery to Joe!!

I hope Joe is a good patient-this kind of recuperation has been known to put a bit of stress on such easy things as Marriage,work,being able to be in the same room together! If you both survive with (without killing each other-divorce not being an option) "songs in your hearts" you will never have to fear that your marriage will not survive. You will be together forever.
Let the games begin.

Can you hear the Knitting Goddess chuckling at you for swearing off socks a few days ago? So sorry, Joe. Heal quick.

FUN! I am in the same boat right now. Just give him some knitting and some vicotin....oh wait is that just me? Not everyone does that?

There are so many knitters chiming in that they are in a cast, recently got out of a cast, or have a history of such apparel. I would be almost all of the above (no cast at the moment).

It makes me wonder if there is any correlation between knitters and basic gross motor skills...

The meds they give are GREAT, but you might want to stock up on prune juice because while they work well on pain, they also shut down your plumbing.

Ahem...moving right along :-)

Best wishes for a speedy recovery for all involved!

~kali

Yikes! My dear husband wore one of those for a while last fall. He is sympathetic and asks me to mention that you might want to get a temporary gimp parking permit (download the form from the gov.on.ca website and have the doctor sign it). Good luck and hope he is feeling better soon.

Poor You! Joe can take meds -- but you stuck with a hubby that feels miserable!

Husbands of knitbloggers should be careful - first Claudia's hubby, now Joe.
Don't these things come in threes?
(Maybe we can count Mr. Etherknitter from last year...)

poor Joe. hope he feels better soon. Does this mean that you'll need to do all of the cooking/ cleaning/ dealing with teenagers now? Or did you do that already? :-)

Poor Joe! Tell him The Blog is sending good, healing vibes his way . . .

No one's going to suggest that Dorothy Parker kicked him in the shin, or that George S. Kaufmann skewered him with a stinging retort?

Aw, man! You finally get to be home from tour duty, to relax in peace, and this happens! So much for relaxing in peace. And poor Joe, too, of course!

Rams, best comment ever.

Well, doesn't that figure... it's not like you don't have 15 thousand other things going on.. I can't help but wonder sometimes if the gods don't enjoy throwing these things our way just to see us jump through hoops.. figuratively speaking of course ;-)

Hope you heal fast Joe, and hope you don't kill him in the mean time Stephanie...

Oh, poor, poor Joe. I had to be on crutches about 2 years ago for about 6 weeks due to a knee injury and found the crutches to be a torture device-even the standard aluminum ones-especially on my hands and wrists, which, on crutches, bear the vast majority of the weight that's normally supported by your ankles & feet. My DH found Keene Mobility (keenmobility.com)and purchased me some pretty funky, more ergonomic crutches. They are so much better than the standard, although quite pricey. They have better cushioning where you need it, and shock absorbers in the tips. And they come in pretty colors (think Bates aluminum needle colors). If he's going to need the crutches for some time, they might be worth it for you. For a laid-up knitter that couldn't go anywhere for a while, who had scads of knitting time but hands too sore to knit, they were a blessing as they did provide some relief to my hands. I hope he recovers quickly and you keep your sanity in the process!! Good luck.

Well, when my father broke his leg (twice, at 12 and then again at 42) he said that the best thing to help with the itching was knitting needles. You've got that covered...though I'm not sure I'd let him use one of your dpns!

Get better soon!

Oh, how horrible! In spring, yet. I had one for 4 1/2 months in 2004. It was not fun. Is there somewhere downstairs for him to sleep? I slept on the futon downstairs. Kept waking up wondering why my leg hurt. Turns out that three Pomeranians and a chihuahua decided it was a good place to sleep. Wrong! I'll send good thoughts your way.

Oh no, poor Joe! Sending speedy recovery vibes his way.

Sending best energy for a speedy recovery and a calm house while this HUGE change is happening. Bummer!

Stop! Put down those needles! Get Joe one of these:

http://www.castcozy.com/castcozy/

Or maybe two (one for the wash, if his feet are normal-man-smelling-ones) ;D

The universe has well and truly conspired against us.

As for myself, I'd be DELIGHTED to see mine in that. How sad is this?

They never fall doing the hard stuff! My daughter conquered Purgatory Chasm only to trip on a tree root on the way to the parking lot and broke her arm....

Oh dear! Here's hoping for a quick recovery, and sanity for all of you in the meantime.

Last year my husband managed to break both of his arms -- one wrist and one elbow -- in a totally stupid trip-and-fall scenario in a friend's backyard. While we were on vacation in California. (We live in New England.) It's always the easy things (like, in my husband's case, walking) that trip you up -- pun sort of intended!

Yikes - poor you there is nothing worse on earth than a grumpy injured or sick guy laying around. You have my deepest symapthy. Hope Joe gets mobile soon.

Ow-ee! Heal well Joe.

dude, you are going to need a seriously big sock. how's the gansey coming? maybe it could be converted.

Call sock guy Ken from Madison - his sock might fit!

Oh, that's not good, for either one of you. I hope Joe heals quickly.

As someone who just shed one of those 'moonboots' recently, I definately feel for Joe. There is nothing fun about being dependent on others for simple things.

I hope he doesn't drive you batty, and at least it's only temporary!

so will you be knitting Joe a cast cozy?

He was so enamored of his beautiful new socks, he ended up in a situation where he could contemplate them for days..........

Oh poor Joe - poor you. It's true there must be something going around - my daughter broke a bone in her ankle when boarding a tram at O'Hare to go from one terminal to another. The tram floor was elevated slightly, her rolling suitcase caught on it &, when she pulled on it, it came free & whacked her in the ankle. She was on her way to NYC for work & then spent the following weekend there to visit friends & (you guessed it) walked everywhere as one tends to do in such cities. When the ortho doctor heard that, he was surprised she hadn't done additional damage.

Oh no!!! Perhaps he can finish the Gansey while he is just sitting around healing!

My Dear Sweet Boyfriend is the master of trying to rewire my 70 year old pickup truck without disconnecting the battery, also he like to start cars with their radiator caps off creating a toxic spouting effect.
Though he managed to drip hot solder down his arm and only get a 2nd degree burn and somehow manages to get chunks of metal embedded in his skin at least every few months, the only thing that puts him our of comission is sleeping on his neck funny.

I wonder if you are glad that that didn't happen while you were at sock camp, or otherwise on tour...

My goodness. I wish him a speedy recovery, and you a lot of patience. Surropund yourself with bins of yarn.

I think you should finish his Gansey to make him feel better. You haven't talked about that in a LOOOOONG time.

Well the bright side is perhaps you can just knit a bunch of singles for him...no second sock syndrome. Just when you were getting tired of socks, maybe sock is your answer..singular...is Joe psychic lol

Poor Joe! Poor you! I feel for you - my hubby's response when he saw the picture of Joe's foot: "oh that looks familiar". =( He wore one for 8 weeks last summer because he was smarter than the doctor who told him to stay off his foot after surgery. Instead he walked on it, earning himself crutches and one of those "accessories" after a second surgery to fix the damage. Gotta love 'em. Wishing Joe a speedy recover and the good sense to follow the doctor's orders!

My sympathy for you both. I, too, first thought at least he didn't do this right before you left on tour. And I'll bet he has no disability pay in his line of work, or is that not employer-provided up there?

I hope it's not broken bones with their 6 to 8 week reknitting timeframe. But, then, torn ligaments, etc. tend to be more fragile forever after so broken bones may be better in the long run.

joe im so sorry for your leg injury.
make the kids do stuff for you:)

steph make that man a cast cozy....

Ouch! Healing thoughts to Joe. May his recovery be speedy and uncomplicated.

Send Joe to my house. I'll have hubby take care of him, since he has to take care of me too.

At least I'm not in a cast, yet. Heading to the ER tonight.

Poor Joe... and poor you. Guess who gets to take care of him?

Good luck with that. :)

Oh Stephanie,
After meeting you Sunday in Salt Lake, I started reading your book on Monday. I had just read the part about wishing for a minor injury to leg or foot and within a half hour I had broken my foot going out of a knitting store. Off it for at least 6 weeks. It is not fun. I really wish the best for Joe. And for you. Misery loves company.

Commiserations with Joe.
Maybe he might want a new hobby while recuperating... like knitting? Probably not socks though...

Take care of yourselves. It must be contagious (having recently read Claudia's blog). Maybe he can finish the socks he was knitting for you (if they haven't gone to that great frog pond in the sky).

Sending lots of healing vibes his way...

And lots of patience vibes your way...

Knit on!

Ouchies! Broken fibula? Some degree of weight bearing?
Get well quickly, Joe - just as well Steph's book tour is done! Imagine the house then! And summer is coming on - imagine how cold the tootsies could be in winter!
Good luck, Steph!

Oh dear. That does muddle the plans, doesn't it.
He matches Claudia's husband now, too; is this some new Curse of the Knitter's Spouse?

I do hope Joe gets to feeing better soon. Perhaps he'll take up knitting to pass the time? And yes, the cast is very Storm Trooper Chic.

Oh, poor Joe. I hope his healing process is quick and painless, and that he doesn't go too stir crazy.

Or drive you too crazy. :)

Ouch! At least it's coming on summer...one of those in the winter is just so much harder to deal with.

speaking from experience, better this happened at the dock... but even better had it not happened at all!

Remember to make your daughters help out, and book time for yourself so you don't get run ragged doing the parenting of two!

On the bright side, look at all the karma you're garnering by getting through this....!

Oh--been there, so I sympathize greatly! Just remind Joe how incredibly awesome his upper body will be after six weeks of crutching it... {sigh}

I gasped when I saw the picture! So sorry for you both.

get well soon, Joe, and HANG IN THERE, Stephanie!

Doh! Hope he recoveries quickly! (And doesn't drive you too insane in the meantime.)

i have my very own saying
be careful about tripping
over the rainbows

i am a breast cancer survior
this month number 8---but
it was a faint and fall
that shatterd my left foot
and darn well all of me that almost
kept me from the 8 years

now that makes you feel better
yes i know that never worked
with me either
heal well

Was he with Claudias hubby?

It's always the things that you never really expect that do you in. I hope Joe feels better soon and that your daughters don't drive you absolutely batty as he gets better.

Hope he heals fast and is up and around very soon.

Oh, poor Joe! Feel better soon!

My thoughts are with you BUT here is the good news: six weeks ago i smashed my ankle to smithereens ... and after surgery and mega narcotics, I was bedridden for a month! and I knit 12 pairs of socks! including Rivendell, and some from Interweave's book and just some basic recipe socks. BUT I got most of my Christmas presents done AND I even got my husband to go to the knitting store because I ran out of sock yarn (I probably have some stashed somewhere, but i could not get up top look for it) ... So hang in there, and it does get better! I'm going back to work now for 3-4 hours per day, and knitting a lot less.

Crap. Joe and Mr. Claudia. Maybe you two should just get them together? Let them swap stories? Something like that ...

Here's hoping Joe heals well and quickly, and that (what is left of) your sanity stays intact!!!

Here's hope for speedy healing! We have a similar thing going on at our house. My husband broke his the day after my back surgery. We're quite the pair, eh? We're not quite two weeks into this adventure.

Poor guy, I wore one of those last May for 6 week and it was shear torture. I hope he heals well...ciao

Oh, I am so sorry.
For everyone.

I have an air cast just like that in the attic, from a few years ago when I tore an ankle tendon at ballet class.

My URL link above has the amazing expandable cast sock I recently made for my mother, should there be any need of a pattern....fits over a huge post-surgical cast, and inside a surgical boot and air cast.

Damn.

Oh Ouch!
Damn!!
Sorry Joe, that really sucks. Wishing you a speedy recovery. Go all the way through a heck of a nasty winter with no slip and falls and then this. Life just really throws a curve sometimes.
Take lots of care and a little warmed whiskey with honey. Or neat if you prefer.

Way back when, wasn't Joe supposedly knitting a few stitches a year on a sock (singular) for Stephanie?
Now's his chance to work on it this year.
Get well soon!

Yikes. Husbands in the blogosphere are falling like flies.
Feel better soon, Joe.

Oh poor Joe - hope he heals soon. I can personally recommend knitted toe warmers, like a sock but shorter and no heel! Good thoughts headed your way!

So what, exactly, happened? So sorry! Hope he heals quickly....

Coming out of lurkdom to wish Joe a speedy recovery! Meanwhile, someone please check the stars---my older son broke a bone in his foot over the weekend, and my nephew broke a finger on the same day...!

That casted leg clearly needs a cozy. A hand-knitted cast cozy. It's still chilly in Toronto, right?

I wonder where on earth he could find such a thing...

Was there a helicopter ride? http://tinyurl.com/3qzkxd

Wasn't it supposed to be the knitter that longed for such an injury? Or is it just the knitting godess' weird humor running wild again.
Anyway, good luck to Joe and even more to you (I believe you need it more, since you are the one going to do all the work).

That truly sucks! My heart's out to Joe & you too! On the other hand...when it comes to knitting socks, he'll only need one for the time being. Takes care of 2nd sock syndrome for awhile?!

Seriously,I hope he heals quickly & well! Had to wear one of those boot things once, bleccch!

Oh, Joe, that looks painful! So sorry to see this happen. You know, of course, about the time you master the crutches, you will have healed. Just don't ever throw away the boot. It would invite the Fates to more mayhem. The comment about painkillers and prune juice is dead-on right.

I think that's worth a "Oh, Come ON!!!"

Thinking of you Joe - get well soon.

Oh poor Harlot and Joe! Now that just sucks, especially just as the weather gets nice. Crap like that messes with your life in the most unexpected ways (especially sleep! It really messes with your sleep!) I hope that Joe heals quickly and as pain free as possible and you figure out a way to make things work out in your schedule. Bummer Dude!

You know, this would be a great time for him to pick up knitting.

Healing vibes to you both - remember this time will pass.

Should Joe relearn to knit (I know he knows how to knit) may I suggest with your size differential that he doesn't sit on your lap to relearn. It worked OK for my 8yrold, but she is around 20 kg.

May I suggest an apron with front pocket, and a rolling office chair. Analgesia is great, especially for pain, otherwise Tension Tamer Tea for when you both start gritting your teeth (you would have to be desperate to drink it). I have heard WalMart has cheap socks - don't both with a Harlot made one - I am sure you will be sent some. I read the 'mybrokenleg.com' site, it had some really good ideas, more up to the minute than my recollections of being in plaster for 6 months 26 years ago. If you can, just spend the money on the gadgets, they make life a whole lot easier (try second hand websites).

I read this today as I was typing up the bowel and breast cancer letters for the day - remember that for some perverse reason we all take some respite that there is always someone worse off than yourself! Ask Joe's friends to come on the Knit Night Roster night, bringing friendship (games, cards, beer) it will both be a night you both look forward to.

Oh NO. It's an epidemic. I hope it's a short healing vs the Long Healing.

That just stinks. Hoping his time in a cast is easy on him and everyone in the family.

Well, that's double crapola! You mean he hurt it getting out of the boat at the END? That totally sucks! Poor guy. We know how guys are when hurt, too, don't we girls.

I hope he gets better soon, for everyone's sake. :) Poor guy. I hope he had fun the rest of the trip.

Poor Joe. Was his Super Joe cape in the cleaners that day?

There are some up sides to this adventure...1) his new socks will show through his lovely boot 2) if you have any really "big" socks they could fit over the boot which would give it a completely different look 3) isn't there some yarn he could wind??
Good luck to you! Poor Joe...poor you...

Does he knit?

I'm so sorry. Been through that.
One word: castcosy

I just had one of those on! For like two months. They aren't that difficult to walk in. I wish him a speedy recovery. Stairs suck.

Poor Dear Joe, Here's hoping for a swift recovery. At least he waited until most of the snow and ice was gone. It is gone now, isn't it?
May the bones "knit" together quickly.

Whoops! I hope Joe recovers quickly!

So sorry, Joe! I hope you heal quickly and all your girls take good care of you!

It's always when you least expect it. I hope it was the last day so you enjoyed your trip before disaster struck. Heal fast!

it's always those little things that trip us up isn't it? wishing joe the speediest of recoveries and sending a spot of patience your direction as well.

Oy moy Joe!!! Hope you heal well & quickly. You should try to make the most of the time you'll be off your feet - can ya knit?

It's a perfect time to knit something big. Here's a hint from my broken foot experience from a physical therapist: When you sit, put the crutch shoulder under you butt, the tip on something at equal height and then put your leg and foot on the crutch. The weight is supported and the foot is elevated.

So I thought the injured lower appendage was YOUR dream?

Speedy recovery vibes for Joe, and sanity vibes for you. :)

Oh bugger. The bigger they are...?

I'm sorry! Hopefully he will heal quickly!

Best wishes and warm socks,
LaLa

Such a shame - Hope it's a speedy recovery - for all your sakes! Shame you're currently all socked out - just think how nice it would be to present Joe with a new lovingly crafted new pair of socks for when he no longer needs the boot. Something evocative of the woods...

Poor Joe...I may well have a sock that will fit over that cast, though.

Claudia's husband, Lauren, Molly Bee — I thought this had already happened in threes. If I were St. Ken I would stay inside and lock the door!

Looks like he needs a big sock to go over that.
;)

Oh no! A broken leg at the start of summer. That's just the worst bit of timing ever. The poor guy may have to take up knitting to get through the next few months.

Leaping lizards! Rewires without shutting the power off?? Do you stand at the ready with rubber soles on your feet and a broom handy so you can swat him away from the current? Or, do you let the girls do that?

It's probably a very good thing that guys are generally predictable. In this way, the contentions are old and familiar instead of new and scary.

Hope he's not hurting too much. Hope he's a good patient. Hope he doesn't have to drive anytime soon.

Found the silver lining yet?

Poor Joe! I hope it doesn't hurt too much and that it heals up fast.

- Pam

Get well soon!

hmmm should we send baked goods? Cookies? Single socks? Poor Joe- I keep checking in to see how he's doing.

I hope he heals up quickly and is back on his feet soon!

Best wishes.

What a bummer :(

I wish him well, and a quick recovery. You too :)

So, you've been gifted the ability to out run him; use it wisely :)

This may also be your opportunity to perfect the toe-up sock with odds & ends you have laying around - I hear knitted toe-warmers are all the rage with the cast crowd.

Thank goodness he didn't do that while you were gone! Now that would have really wonked things up and we wouldn't have gotten to see you - woefully awful. That being said, I hope he gets better soon.

I'm so sorry about Joe. My husband spent the Winter with a cast on his arm. It is so hard not to be able to do anything when your partner is in pain. Good Luck with the process.

Okay, you may have been kidding about the cleaning advice, but you still asked for it.

1. Don't make the mistake of thinking you're going to be finished after a hard day of cleaning. Break it up into a schedule over a series of days. Go at it for an hour or two at a time. Make a bit of a production of it -- put on your cleaning outfit, put on some music (I plug my iPod into my ears and blast power songs), pour yourself some coffee or a beer or some ice water. Set yourself a cleaning task, accomplish it, and then, for the love of God, go do something else.

2. Start with what bothers you the most. For me, this is the kitchen, laundry, and general clutter of items that I know already have a designated place.

3. Do not postpone the closets. If you leave them for last, you won't be able to bear the idea of emptying their contents back out into your now-clean rooms. Go in there while you still have floors to mop and toilets to scrub. Throw crap away. You see something in there you haven't used/touched/worn in a year? Toss it if you possibly can.

I personally broke my pack-rat habit by making myself a promise. I would throw away the twenty things I didn't need, and if, in the future, I should ever need one of them again, I would get to re-buy it guilt-free. We pay our mortgages for living space, not storage space.

Do not stop working in the closets until you have made space for the new things you're going to be putting in them while you finish cleaning.

Same goes for garages, if they're part of the cleaning plan.

4. Beware the "organization trap." It's sooo tempting to stop in the middle of cleaning because you finally have a chance to organize your desk/dresser/kitchen drawers/whatever. Unless you're throwing stuff away, organize later, clean now. Scrubbing the counter-top will never be as fun as cutting up little strips of cardboard to separate your wooden spoons from your plastic spatulas, or looking for cute little boxes for your paper clips. Remind yourself that if you still have the energy to organize after you're doing cleaning, everything will be nice and ready for your next everything-in-its-place scheme.

5. One good motivator is to tell yourself you can enjoy a room after you've cleaned it. Vacuum the sofa cushions, clean the coffee table, dust the shelves and vacuum the carpet, then change your clothes and watch some quality TV (or knit). Change the bedsheets, clear off the nightstand, put away the shoes and vacuum the carpet, then curl up on the bed and read a nice book (or knit).

6. Finally, nothing motivates me to clean better than company. Invite some friends over for the end of your cleaning schedule. Buy some flowers or something to show the world how incredibly organized and efficient you are. Then use the friends to trash the place.

DAMN - poor Joe and poor you! Last year in March my beloved snapped his achilles tendon (AUCH!) and was out of action for four months, followed by another four months of getting better. SIGH, you so realise how important your mobility is when something like that happens. Big "Get well soon" to Joe and a big tidy hug for ((((((((((you)))))))))). Have you read Karen Kingston's book "Clear your clutter with Feng Shui"? It sounds ridiculous but it was literally a life changing event for me. The life change lasted the best part of five years and I'm getting ready to read the book again in the hope it'll last for a wee while again. :)

Ouch, Joe ... heal quickly! At least its bug season now and going back to Algonquin won't be all that pleasant anyway.

Coincidentally my husband, Michael, just got back on the 13th from 5 days in Algonquin. Where was Joe? Michael was on Whitebirch Lake (access point 29) doing some fishing/canoeing/drinking with a few friends.

could be worse. it could've happened on the ice in february ..

Yikes! What will he do while sitting and recovering with that thing on his foot? I know we would all knit, but what about Joe?

Oh poor bunny! What an unlucky foot. Hope it heals well and fast.

Late to the party, as usual, but...

Poor Joe. Crutches suck. You know, I have used crutches every day for about 4 years now, and I am a professional dancer (on crutches), so I feel sorta qualified to say this:
Those crapola crutches from the hospital are...well, crapola. If you do get stuck on them for any length of time, I'd be glad to pimp you to my source for my everyday heavy duty crutches (that are under $40 last I checked). Mine are like tanks. And I can't even tell you how much better it feels to "walk" with something that feels more comfortable and stable. Feel free to shoot me an email if a referral would help.

And speedy recovery!