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<div dir="auto">Your yarn will get tangled, there is no stopping this, but it can be managed. Using 2 colors, place each skeins in its own zip lock bag. Either zip it almost closed with the smallest opening for the yarn to come through OR zip completely closed and use a hole punch or snip a corner to run the yarn through. Label your bags: this can be as simple as cutting a notch in the top flap of one bag.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Work your first yarn to the change. Hold the beginning of new yarn in your right hand while holding the right needle. Bring this under your working yarn and work the new color. Every time you come to a color change, you bring the new color under the working yarn.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">If you are doing something like a checker board of square with 5 squares per row you need to split the skeins for each color. So, 3 bags for color 1 and 2 for color 2.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">If you only have a few stitches between colors, you can carry the main color of that row across the back.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Cindy </div><div dir='auto'><br></div>
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<p style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-family: sans-serif; margin: 8pt 0;">On October 31, 2025 10:59:07 AM henry osborne jr via NFB-Blind-Crafters <nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org> wrote:</p>
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<div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Good Morning Cindy, how to knit using two colors please. Thanks.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> NFB-Blind-Crafters <nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Slery via NFB-Blind-Crafters<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 30, 2025 9:30 PM<br><b>To:</b> List for Blind Crafters and Artists <nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Slery <slerythema@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Baby blanket primer needed<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">What are you specifically wanting to know?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Cindy <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><div><p style="mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">On October 29, 2025 10:54:39 AM henry osborne jr via NFB-Blind-Crafters <<a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org"><span style="color:windowtext">nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org</span></a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid gray 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 5.0pt;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-right:0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Good Morning Cindy, I would like to know this please. Thanks!</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> NFB-Blind-Crafters <<a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org"><span style="color:windowtext">nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org</span></a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Slery via NFB-Blind-Crafters<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 29, 2025 12:57 AM<br><b>To:</b> List for Blind Crafters and Artists <<a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org"><span style="color:windowtext">nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org</span></a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Slery <<a href="mailto:slerythema@gmail.com"><span style="color:windowtext">slerythema@gmail.com</span></a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Baby blanket primer needed</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">I am behind on email since my new computer is doa.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">I have knit many lap/baby blankets and do my own patterns. My first questions for you are: do you know how to switch colors in either knit, crochet, or both? Do you know how to make a gauge swatch?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Don't worry, I have answers if both are no.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Cindy <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">On October 24, 2025 10:48:40 PM Ericka via NFB-Blind-Crafters <<a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org"><u><span style="color:#467886">nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org</span></u></a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid gray 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 5.0pt;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Hey everybody, as you know, I have limited fit and crochet skills. But I was asked by a friend in colleague to get her brand new granddaughter a blanket. The colors are purple and pink. I am happy to do this for little Viviane but have it the foggiest idea how wide or long it should be. I also don\u2019t know what kind of yard would be best. Bulky is easier to crochet with, but would it be too heavy? I know that babies could suffocate and I certainly don\u2019t want that to happen. I\u2019ve never worked with a pattern, so just giving me a pattern would not be the solution though something very simple with Assistance would be fantastic. She said she doesn\u2019t care if it\u2019s dinner or crocheted add self striping Yoard is fine. Such an honor! Nobody\u2019s ever asked me to do anything before.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">I hope this is clear because I\u2019m half asleep. I know I\u2019m asking the right people<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Ericka Nelson<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">K E9DYN<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Proud general class him license owner<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">NFB-Blind-Crafters mailing list<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:NFB-Blind-Crafters@nfbnet.org"><u><span style="color:#467886">NFB-Blind-Crafters@nfbnet.org</span></u></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-blind-crafters_nfbnet.org"><u><span style="color:#467886">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-blind-crafters_nfbnet.org</span></u></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NFB-Blind-Crafters:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-blind-crafters_nfbnet.org/slerythema%40gmail.com"><u><span style="color:#467886">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-blind-crafters_nfbnet.org/slerythema%40gmail.com</span></u></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></blockquote></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">NFB-Blind-Crafters mailing list<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:NFB-Blind-Crafters%40nfbnet.org"><u><span style="color:#467886">NFB-Blind-Crafters@nfbnet.org</span></u></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-blind-crafters_nfbnet.org"><u><span style="color:#467886">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-blind-crafters_nfbnet.org</span></u></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NFB-Blind-Crafters:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-blind-crafters_nfbnet.org/slerythema%40gmail.com"><u><span style="color:#467886">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-blind-crafters_nfbnet.org/slerythema%40gmail.com</span></u></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></blockquote></div></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div>
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