[NFB-Blind-Crafters] Successful Saturday a day late

Wed May 28 04:19:07 UTC 2025

Tracy,

Depending on what increase pattern you choose, it resembles two granny 
squares where the center of each square is under your arm pit.

Cindy

On 5/27/2025 7:30 AM, Tracy Carcione via NFB-Blind-Crafters wrote:
>
> Hi Cindy.
>
> Thanks for the thorough explanation.  It sounds interesting.  It seems 
> like the joining is more complicated than the knitting, but I bet it 
> looks cool when it’s done.  Could be fun.
>
> Tracy
>
> *From:*NFB-Blind-Crafters <nfb-blind-crafters-bounces at nfbnet.org> *On 
> Behalf Of *slery via NFB-Blind-Crafters
> *Sent:* Tuesday, May 27, 2025 12:16 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 a day late
>
> Tracy,
>
> It technically isn't a pattern per se. The written patterns are for 
> crochet and I am knitting.
>
> For the hexagon panel, cast on how you like, 6 stitches. I prefer the 
> figure 8 cast-on so that it is seemless. Then, you will follow a 
> repeat of row 1: knit, row 2: increase. In your first row, place a 
> marker after each stitch (you can use double pointed, two circs, or 
> magic loop-I use magic loop). The first two increases you will want to 
> do kfb in every stitch. On the third increase you will knit the stitch 
> on each side of the marker and then increase the next stitch. You may 
> use any pattern you want and any increase you like (such as 
> continueing with kfb, yo, m1r and m1l-I am doing just the yo for this 
> first try). So, on the increase round, you are increasing two stitches 
> between each marker. This will give you six equal sides and thus a 
> hexagon.
>
> Increase until you have your sleeve length, or where you want it to 
> stop (I plan on working ribbing in the wrong down to my hands). Then 
> make a second hexagon.
>
> Now, you lay it out like it will make a square and bring the two extra 
> sides together. It will form an upside down capital print L (think of 
> a t-shirt laid flat, then fold it in half down the middle so that the 
> arms are laying on top of each other). Now, you sew the top of the 
> sleeve closed on each panel. At this point, you can either sew the two 
> backs together or start knitting between the two to join them (hexagon 
> 1, new knitting, hexagon 2). Many people will add a different color 
> for a color block look. Some people will also add more knitting along 
> the bottom to add length. Then, you will go up the front sides 
> individually because you do not want them joined and you can choose to 
> leave open or add button holes on one side. This is carried up the 
> front, over the arm, around the neck, and down the other side.
>
> I hope that helps. If you crochet, you might want to do a search for 
> free crochet hexagon cardigan pattern and read several of those.
>
> Cindy
>
> On 5/26/2025 7:49 AM, Tracy Carcione via NFB-Blind-Crafters wrote:
>
>     Cindy, you have been busy!  Good for you. You sure learned a lot
>     of new things this last week.
>
>     How annoying to find out your pattern’s no good and have to tear
>     it out. But great you found a better pattern for the same thing.
>     Can you send a link for the new, good pattern?
>
>     Tracy
>
>     *From:*NFB-Blind-Crafters <nfb-blind-crafters-bounces at nfbnet.org>
>     <mailto:nfb-blind-crafters-bounces at nfbnet.org> *On Behalf Of
>     *slery via NFB-Blind-Crafters
>     *Sent:* Monday, May 26, 2025 12:01 AM
>     *To:* Tracy Carcione via NFB-Blind-Crafters
>     <nfb-blind-crafters at nfbnet.org> <mailto:nfb-blind-crafters at nfbnet.org>
>     *Cc:* slery <slerythema at gmail.com> <mailto:slerythema at gmail.com>
>     *Subject:* Re: [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Successful Saturday a day late
>
>     Well, guess what . . . yes, I frogged again!
>
>     Okay, so I actually finished the one panel based on the pattern
>     and discovered it is a terrible pattern. So, I went digging for
>     another version of the knitted hexagon cardigan and this pattern
>     is much better. I have restarted that panel and am making progress.
>
>     It has been a brainy week. I worked on learning two software
>     programs, did the intial setup of a new computer, did the above
>     knitting trials, and tried sous vide for the first time with my
>     second instant pot which was my first time learning how to use
>     that one because it is a little different from my other one.
>
>     Man, that was exhausting just listing it all.
>     Cindy
>
>     On 5/25/2025 9:25 AM, Tracy Carcione via NFB-Blind-Crafters wrote:
>
>         Sorry, I’m a day late with Successful Saturday.  My sister is
>         visiting.
>
>         Have you started or finished a project, or achieved a goal?
>         Share it with us and we’ll celebrate with you.
>
>         I did some successful elementary plumbing.  I changed a toilet
>         fill valve, replacing one that wasn’t working with a new one. 
>         Now, after a flush, the toilet will once again automatically
>         refill the tank.  Yay!
>
>         I’m also having a great time identifying birds coming through
>         on spring migration.
>
>         Tracy
>
>
>
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