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Great to see you on here, Ramona!<br>
Cindy<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/9/2026 12:24 PM, Ramona Walhof via
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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. </div>
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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
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Happy New Year! </div>
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Ramona</div>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org"><nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org></a> on behalf of
Tracy Carcione via NFB-Blind-Crafters
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 9, 2026 3:28 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'List for Blind Crafters and Artists'
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<b>Subject:</b> [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Hooray for the charity
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">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\u2019t
be distracted from the meeting, and my current project
isn\u2019t 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\u2019m done. I got quite a
bit done during the meeting, too. </span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Do other
people have projects like that to take to meetings? What
do you take?</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Tracy</span></p>
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