[NFB-Blind-Crafters] Putting in a lifeline

[Dixie]

When I insert my Barber cord, I put a tapestry needle into the end of the barber cord, point end in and eye end out.  I slide all my stitches onto the cable of my circular needle, so they have the most space in the stitches to weave through.    Then I weave the eye end through the stitches.

 

This of course means that the stitches have to be at least something knit on a 4 or 5 to have large enough stitches to fit this through.

 

If the stitches are knit on something smaller than that I would definitely use the 000 circular needle.

 

Inserting a lifeline is definitely tedious, but after that next row is knit, it is reassuring.

 

 

 

Dixie

☘️ ☘️ ☘️ ☘️

🌸 🌷 🌸🌷 🌸🌷

 <https://www.bible.com/bible/111/JOL.2.23.NIV> Joel 2:23 (NIV)

Be glad, people of Zion, rejoice in the Lord your God, for he has given you the autumn rains because he is faithful. He sends you abundant showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before.

 

From: NFB-Blind-Crafters <nfb-blind-crafters-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione via NFB-Blind-Crafters
Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2026 8:32 AM
To: 'List for Blind Crafters and Artists' <nfb-blind-crafters at nfbnet.org>
Cc: carcione at access.net
Subject: Re: [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Putting in a lifeline

 

Hi Lovette.

Yes, I have a can of barber cord.  It is nice.  This time I decided to use a cable instead.  The cable seems thinner than the barber cord I have.  But perhaps I’ll try the cord when I move my lifeline to the next place.

It was a little easier putting in the cable than the cord, because I just screwed a thin needle onto the cable end and slid the needle through the stitches.  With the cord, I either have to jam a double-point into the cord end, or poke the cord through the stitches one or 2 at a time.  Maybe I’m missing a trick with the cord?

Tracy

 

 

From: NFB-Blind-Crafters <nfb-blind-crafters-bounces at nfbnet.org <mailto:nfb-blind-crafters-bounces at nfbnet.org> > On Behalf Of Lovette Yewchan via NFB-Blind-Crafters
Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2026 6:08 PM
To: List for Blind Crafters and Artists <nfb-blind-crafters at nfbnet.org <mailto:nfb-blind-crafters at nfbnet.org> >
Cc: Lovette Yewchan <lyewchan at gmail.com <mailto:lyewchan at gmail.com> >
Subject: Re: [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Putting in a lifeline

 

Have you heard of barber?

It is a spull of flexible stuff and even if you get it in your knitting, it seems to slide out nicely.

You can buy it on Amazon.

I think the first row after a lifeline just is a little difficult.

Lovette

 

 

On Mar 21, 2026, at 10:46 AM, Dixie via NFB-Blind-Crafters <nfb-blind-crafters at nfbnet.org <mailto:nfb-blind-crafters at nfbnet.org> > wrote:

 

Unfortunately, that is the downside of lifelines.

 

The only other thing I can suggest is using a 000 40” circular needle as your lifeline.  As it is finer, it will take up less room in those stitches.

 

 

 

Dixie

☘️ ☘️ ☘️ ☘️

🌸 🌷 🌸🌷 🌸🌷

 <https://www.bible.com/bible/111/JOL.2.23.NIV> Joel 2:23 (NIV)

Be glad, people of Zion, rejoice in the Lord your God, for he has given you the autumn rains because he is faithful. He sends you abundant showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before.

 

From: NFB-Blind-Crafters <nfb-blind-crafters-bounces at nfbnet.org <mailto:nfb-blind-crafters-bounces at nfbnet.org> > On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione via NFB-Blind-Crafters
Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2026 9:16 AM
To: 'List for Blind Crafters and Artists' <nfb-blind-crafters at nfbnet.org <mailto:nfb-blind-crafters at nfbnet.org> >
Cc: carcione at access.net <mailto:carcione at access.net> 
Subject: [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Putting in a lifeline

 

Annette reminded me that a lifeline is a very good idea when working with even simple lace, so I put one in my Kanak shawl, but knitting back on the row with the lifeline was very tight.  Is there a way to put in a lifeline without making knitting the next row difficult?

I used a free cable for my lifeline, so it’s not real thick, but thick enough to tighten things up on the next row.

Tracy

 

_______________________________________________
NFB-Blind-Crafters mailing list
NFB-Blind-Crafters at nfbnet.org <mailto:NFB-Blind-Crafters at nfbnet.org> 
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-blind-crafters_nfbnet.org
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NFB-Blind-Crafters:
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-blind-crafters_nfbnet.org/lyewchan%40gmail.com

 

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://nfbnet.org/pipermail/nfb-blind-crafters_nfbnet.org/attachments/20260322/d4fdcc3a/attachment.htm>