I am working on a sweater designed by Doris Chan, and I feel about as dense as box of rocks. I finally got the body of the sweater done after 10 or 12 false starts, a lot of tears of frustration, a modicum of cursing. Now, I'm on my 7th try at the sleeve.  She has a Ravelry group and will answer questions about her patterns, but remember the box of rocks? Well, that's how I feel about ravelry. I cannot figure out how to post to the group to even ask a question, even assuming I knew what question to ask. 
So back to it once more. I have tried writing it out step by step, diagramming it, and nothing seems to work.

long time away

First I spent 11 days in San Diego, and didn't want to advertise I was going. Just a few days before I left, I was at the gym working with my personal trainer, and twisted somehow as I sat down, and got a really bad "owie" in my left knee. Had to switch from using my cane to using the walker. Had it X-rayed and nothing was broken. Missed a lot of water aerobics, because I could not walk that far, even with the walker. Then, after I got back, among other things I had a crown removed that was decayed underneath. Haven't felt well - just keep adding "owies"