In these hands

Last week really knocked me off my game, so I'm looking for some equilibrium this week. I finally got to one of the projects I owe for the Pay It Forward exchange. Wouldn't you know it? I cranked through it all today.

Since the recipient may come across this, I'm posting a link to a photo of the FO, which said person should not follow, and will type up the details once it's in her hands. To put a finer point on it, looking at it before it arrives is like sneaking into mom and dad's closet to see your Christmas presents early, Amanda.

I've been knitting long enough that it can be second nature to me (sometimes), but I still have moments when the needles feel strange in my hands. It happened again today. Granted, I hadn't knitted in a week, but the awkwardness didn't manifest itself until resuming the project after setting it aside for awhile.

The best I can determine is that for some reason I was helping slide the old stitch off the needle with my right index finger, which isn't typical, rather than letting the left do all the work. The way I was holding the needles felt weird, but I couldn't figure out why that was or how to remedy it. The next time I picked them up all was well again. Does this happen to anyone else?