[NFB-Blind-Crafters] Successful Saturday

[slery]

Dixie,

I will be looking for multiple colors of black, white and grey. There 
are many shades of each color but I need to find a yarn that is 
available in the multiple shades. This is part of my planning.

Cindy

On 7/6/2025 2:49 PM, Dixie via NFB-Blind-Crafters wrote:
>
> Cindy,
>
> How will you depict the temperature with the black, grey, white color 
> scheme?  And my other question.  I have thought of doing a temperature 
> blanket for my granddaughter’s first year but have been sort of stymie 
> by whether to use the high or low for the day, a temperature average 
> for the day, or both the high and low, giving each day 2 rows.  So, 
> the project is still in the brainstorming phase.
>
> I do like the idea of using different stitches to make the blanket 
> more tactile.   I have also seen descriptions where a white row 
> depicts a snow day, or a black row separates the months, A special 
> color, perhaps a red-white-blue variegated to depict July 4^th .  So 
> many elements to explore with one of these blankets.
>
> Dixie
>
> @-> + <-@
>
> *From:*NFB-Blind-Crafters <nfb-blind-crafters-bounces at nfbnet.org> *On 
> Behalf Of *Tracy Carcione via NFB-Blind-Crafters
> *Sent:* Sunday, July 6, 2025 9:02 AM
> *To:* 'List for Blind Crafters and Artists' 
> <nfb-blind-crafters at nfbnet.org>
> *Cc:* carcione at access.net
> *Subject:* Re: [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Successful Saturday
>
> Hi Cindy.  I’ve thought about making a temperature blanket, but I want 
> to make it more tactile than just changing colors, maybe by changing 
> texture or yarn thickness.  I’ll be real interested to hear what you 
> come up with for yours.  I hadn’t thought of making a block for each 
> month.  Sounds like a very interesting project.
>
> Tracy
>
> *From:*NFB-Blind-Crafters <nfb-blind-crafters-bounces at nfbnet.org> *On 
> Behalf Of *slery via NFB-Blind-Crafters
> *Sent:* Sunday, July 6, 2025 12:58 AM
> *To:* Tracy Carcione via NFB-Blind-Crafters 
> <nfb-blind-crafters at nfbnet.org>
> *Cc:* slery <slerythema at gmail.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Successful Saturday
>
> I am making progress on the cardigan but no steps complete to report 
> this week.
>
> I have started planning a temperature blanket that will cover my first 
> year in my new home. My first night here was July 24, 2024. We had 
> plenty of changes in the temperature so it will be interesting. I am 
> planning to do 12 blocks for the months with a border all around and I 
> am considering  putting Home and the date in the border. Since it will 
> be a completed year by the time I start, I will write out the pattern. 
> I am wanting to do this in shades of black, gray, and white but want a 
> machine wash and dry yarn. So, I need to write out the pattern next 
> and then decide on yarn.
>
> Cindy
>
> On 7/5/2025 12:48 PM, Tracy Carcione via NFB-Blind-Crafters wrote:
>
>     It’s Successful Saturday!  Have you started or finished a project,
>     or achieved a goal?  Share it with us and we’ll celebrate with you.
>
>     I bought some lace yarn.  I’ve always been afraid to try knitting
>     lace with lace yarn, but Knitpicks is having a sale and I saw a
>     pattern that sounds interesting, so I bought it. It’s knit on size
>     4 needles, which I know I can handle easily.  It won’t be social
>     knitting; there will be a fair bit to keep track of on each row,
>     but it will be interesting and a new challenge.
>
>     I won’t start it for a while, because I’m finishing a sweater and
>     then knitting a throw, but I should be able to get to it some time
>     this fall, and then we’ll see.
>
>     Tracy
>
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