Challenge No 8: Use the other hand

[smallhobbit]

This was a challenge suggested by Okapi and I finally got round to trying it out yesterday.  I'm right-handed, so I attempted to do things with my left hand, with varying degress of success.  I can brush my hair left-handed, but the tangles seem more resistant.  I can clean my teeth left-handed, but I went over them again with my right hand.  Some things it just depends which hand is available - carrying stuff downstairs, drinking tea (probably unsurprisingly I can use a mug in either hand - nothing is going to keep me from my tea).

I ate my porridge with a spoon in my left hand.  I slowly buttered bread with my left hand.  I used the normal hands for eating dinner, because swapping knife and fork would have been too much for my brain.  I washed up with my left hand.  I tried to pour tea with my left hand, but the teapot handle was hot so I reverted to the right for the sake of safety.

Some things are clearly easier to do if your dominant hand is your right hand.  I touch type so writing fic was no different.  I use a mouse with my right hand by preference, but I forced myself to use the left hand for one simple game.

It was an interesting challenge and quite a fun one.  Just remembering to use the other hand was at times a challenge of itself.

I didn't try to crochet with my left hand - it's hard enough with the right one.  However, Holmes' coat is now finished:



I lost some stitches as I went along, but I've given up worrying.  Anyway, Holmes put the coat on, and here he is modelling it for you:



I found out crochet was a suggestion by bunn , so I hope you like the outcome so far!

Comments

[nagi_schwarz]

That's adorable. Well done!

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much!

[tripleransom]

Haha! Certainly much better than I could do. I am amazingly inept at crochet!

[smallhobbit]

I'm surprised at how well Holmes is turning out considering how many mistakes I'm making.

[talkingtothesky]

Wooo, well done! I'm left-handed and sadly most pairs of scissors are right-handed, I had a frustrating time trying to cut out wrapping paper the other day, as usual. See also: potato peelers :P

[smallhobbit]

It must be incredibly frustrating. We have kids left-handed scissors for Brownies and there's always a few who need them. I imagine you have to pay three times as much for an adult version.

[mafief]

What a cool idea for a challenge and paying attention to something we often take for granted. I’m not truly ambidextrous, but I can write and perform lab techniques with either hand. I’m less comfortable with my left hand, but I can use it when necessary.

Holmes is coming along nicely, and the coat adds to the adorableness. :)

[smallhobbit]

It was an interesting challenge - I wanted something which wouldn't take up too much time this month, knowing there'd be plenty of other things going on.

I'm glad you like Holmes - I'm hoping to get his hat finished this week.