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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>I once made a tube hat and tube scarf, on the loom!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>It was done with a yarn of many colors called electric lights!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Terry<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><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>Ramona Walhof via NFB-Blind-Crafters<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 9, 2026 12:25 PM<br><b>To:</b> List for Blind Crafters and Artists <nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Ramona Walhof <walhoframona@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Hooray for the charity hat!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black'>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. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black'>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<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black'>Happy New Year! <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black'>Ramona<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="98%" align=center></div><div id=divRplyFwdMsg><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">nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>> on behalf of Tracy Carcione via NFB-Blind-Crafters <<a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org">nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 9, 2026 3:28 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'List for Blind Crafters and Artists' <<a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org">nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:carcione@access.net">carcione@access.net</a> <<a href="mailto:carcione@access.net">carcione@access.net</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Hooray for the charity hat!</span> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=xmsonormal><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’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. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Do other people have projects like that to take to meetings? What do you take?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Tracy</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>