[NFB-Blind-Crafters] Hooray for the charity hat!

[terrypowers59 at gmail.com]

I once made a tube hat and tube scarf, on the loom!

It was done with a yarn of many colors called electric lights!

 

Terry

 

 

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I'm back from Christmas travels.  I make a lot of scarves in tube style.
You can use any design, but the simple stockinet  stitch works, especially
with verigated yarns.  Just go around and around for sixty indches; nothing
can be simpler.  I use simply suft yarn if I have it or 3-ply, so scarves
are double, but not too heavy.  Made one for my granddaughter for Christmas,
half light blue and half medium blue as requested.  She seemed quite happy.
My church has a Joseph's closset where we give away lightly used coats,
scarves, gloves, and socks.  Hats are always in big supply, so don't make
them any more, but they like these tube scarves.  Even a sweater sleeve
works for something small for travelling or meetings. My gift bags are also
small, and pillows can also be good, since you stuff them last.  Stuffing
has got so expensive, I may not buy any more.   

I have a very old hard cover Braille book for afghan patterns and basic
stitches.  I like the double moss stitch.  People like the seed stitch, but
my hands get tired faster with that. Baby afghan in squares like checker
board of seed and stockinet are nice

Happy New Year!     

Ramona

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The other night I attended a meeting I knew would go on for hours.  I have a
hard time sitting in a meeting without something to do with my hands.  I
call it constructive fidgeting.  But I wanted something simple, so I
wouldn't be distracted from the meeting, and my current project isn't at a
simple phase.  So I cast on the start of a hat for charity before I went to
the meeting.  Simple, easy to carry, and good to give away when I'm done.  I
got quite a bit done during the meeting, too.  

Do other people have projects like that to take to meetings?  What do you
take?

Tracy

 

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