[NFB-Blind-Crafters] Knitting braille letters

[Jolene Nemeth]

i thought that was correct. thanks for confirming.
smiley
i have used this stitch before in making stuffed animals but it was much
longer like doing 5 stitches in place then connecting. i have used it for
making hair. this one is just a short one.
this stitch comes out nice with the thicker yarns.

On Tue, Sep 16, 2025 at 6:47 PM Becky Frankeberger via NFB-Blind-Crafters <
nfb-blind-crafters at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Thank you, Jolene, yes popcorn stitch, warm smile.
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> Becky
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> *From:* NFB-Blind-Crafters <nfb-blind-crafters-bounces at nfbnet.org> *On
> Behalf Of *Jolene Nemeth via NFB-Blind-Crafters
> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 16, 2025 1:32 PM
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> *Cc:* Jolene Nemeth <radar500 at gmail.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Knitting braille letters
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> this almost sounds like a popcorn stitch
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> On Tue, Sep 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM Becky Frankeberger via NFB-Blind-Crafters
> <nfb-blind-crafters at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Tracy, I crochet. Three double crochet in one stitch then insert the hook
> behind all three yarn over and make a chain. You have a raised bump. Dixie
> will know how to make the raised bumps on one side as I think she has done
> it. Something about passing the stitches from one needle to the other.
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> Becky
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> Becky
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> *From:* NFB-Blind-Crafters <nfb-blind-crafters-bounces at nfbnet.org> *On
> Behalf Of *Tracy Carcione via NFB-Blind-Crafters
> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 16, 2025 7:36 AM
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> *Cc:* carcione at access.net
> *Subject:* Re: [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Knitting braille letters
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> Becky, I tried to make braille on only one side, using purl, but it
> doesn’t stand out well.  These tiny bobbles do.  If you have ideas for how
> it could be on one side, speak up.
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> Tracy
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> *From:* NFB-Blind-Crafters <nfb-blind-crafters-bounces at nfbnet.org> *On
> Behalf Of *Becky Frankeberger via NFB-Blind-Crafters
> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 16, 2025 9:48 AM
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> *Cc:* Becky Frankeberger <b.butterfly at comcast.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Knitting braille letters
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> Tracy, you probably do not want the Braille to show on both sides.
> Backwards Braille may be insulting. Trust me a lot of folks have no idea
> right side and wrong side. I have a guy who likes the wrong side of a
> knitted afghan I made him and his wife. She flips the afghan to the right
> side. Maybe he just likes advertising my business, grin.
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> I loomed the same guy an afghan. I didn’t ask about which side is up.
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> Braille on one side only, please.
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> Becky and Holden waving a paw
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> *From:* NFB-Blind-Crafters <nfb-blind-crafters-bounces at nfbnet.org> *On
> Behalf Of *Tracy Carcione via NFB-Blind-Crafters
> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 16, 2025 6:13 AM
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> *Cc:* carcione at access.net
> *Subject:* [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Knitting braille letters
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> I figured out a good way to knit braille, using tiny bobbles.
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> In a stockinette piece, where you want a dot, knit 3 stitches into 1
> stitch by doing knit, yarn over, knit, then slip those 3 stitches back to
> the left needle and knit them together through the back loop.  Gently pull
> the bobble tight.  It makes a nice little round dot on both sides of the
> fabric, but neater on the purl side.  Then purl the next row, as usual in
> stockinette.
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> I’m making a throw for a blind friend, and she wants the logo of the
> theater where she wants to use it on the throw.  I’ve got the print
> letters, and I thought it would be neat to put braille letters, too.  They
> came out nice, too.
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> Now I can put braille on anything I want.  I could even sign my work, or
> put my friend’s name on it.  Woo-hoo!
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> Tracy
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