[blparent] knitting blankets for baby

Mon Aug 29 02:46:11 UTC 2011

I tried to learn, but I was hopeless as the day is long.  Knitting is 
getting to be kind of a lost art.  Gerald's mother was just talking about 
that the other day, how she's run the crafters group in her church for more 
than twenty years, but it's declined as the members get older and fewer and 
fewer younger women start to learn.  I guess no one really has time, so I 
think it's great that some people can still do it.  Sarah received four 
knitted blankets as baby gifts, and I've tried to keep them as nice and new 
as possible so that she can enjoy them when she's older, because all of them 
came from special friends of mine.  Oh, she also got one of those fleece tie 
blankets made by the kids in our church, which I haven't even taken out for 
her yet because it's a full-sized one.

Jo Elizabeth

"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself--nameless, unreasoning, 
unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into 
advance."--Franklin D. Roosevelt

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From: "Tammy" <tcl189 at rogers.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2011 8:37 PM
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blparent] knitting blankets for baby

> Hi,
>
> All my kids have one or 2 knitted blankets that I made for them, I am 
> actually just finishing Ashlyn's and it should be fit to use next week. 
> It's the softest blanket I've ever made, and very very pink.  lol
>
> Tammy
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Erin Rumer
> Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2011 10:15 PM
> To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [blparent] knitting blankets for baby
>
> Huge help Tammy, thanks!  I hope that I can get as good as you some day. 
> I
> was given several handmade blankets for Dawson's baby shower and they are
> some of the most precious gifts I received that I can't wait to pass down 
> to
> him for his children as well.
>
> Erin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Tammy
> Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2011 6:28 PM
> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] knitting blankets for baby
>
> Hi,
>
> I tried loom knitting but I couldn't get the hang of it, so I just stick 
> to
> using 2 needles, and sometimes 3 depending on what I'm knitting.  there's 
> a
> book by a blind man named Davey Hulson or something similar, called A 
> Touch
> of Yarn.  I read the book after I learned how to knit, but I got alot from
> it anyway.  the book teaches you how to knit from the ground up, and has
> sample projects and no pictures, so doesn't say things like see figure 2 
> or
> similar.  It's a great book, and I highly recommend it if you really want 
> to
> learn to knit.
> My second resource is the BlindStitchers group on googlegroups.  Davey is 
> on
> there as well, and when I needed help with something in his book he was 
> the
> one who answered my questions.  Everyone else on there is really helpful 
> as
> well.
> Knitting is fairly easy once you get the hang of it, but be patient at
> first.  it does take a bit to get going.  Now I can do it in my sleep
> practically, but it wasn't always like that.  If you need help or you have
> any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me at tcl189 at rogers.com 
> I'll
> do my best to help you.  Oh, and if you get the hang of loom knitting, 
> maybe
> you could help me learn to do it?  smile
>
> hth
>
> Tammy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Erin Rumer
> Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2011 8:43 PM
> To: NFB blind parent listserv
> Subject: [blparent] knitting blankets for baby
>
> Hello list,
>
>
>
> I'd love to hear from those of you who knit because I am wanting to learn
> this trait so that I can eventually knit blankets and things for Dawson 
> and
> as gifts for friend's babies.  I'd especially love to know what the most
> blind friendly methods are because I really am new to this subject all
> together.  I've met some folks who are blind who do loom knitting and it
> looks like a ton of fun and very user friendly for someone who's blind but 
> I
> don't know.  I'm really only interested in making blankets so maybe 
> there's
> a better method for just doing this verses other pieces?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Erin
>
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