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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></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:"Aptos",sans-serif'>Unfortunately, that is the downside of lifelines.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'>The only other thing I can suggest is using a 000 40\u201d circular needle as your lifeline. As it is finer, it will take up less room in those stitches.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Dixie<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'>\u2618\ufe0f \u2618\ufe0f \u2618\ufe0f \u2618\ufe0f<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'>🌸 🌷</span><span style='font-family:system-ui;color:#081C2A;background:white'> </span><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'>🌸🌷 🌸🌷<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;background:white'><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;border:none;padding:0in'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3D79C2;mso-ligatures:none'><a href="https://www.bible.com/bible/111/JOL.2.23.NIV"><span style='color:#3D79C2;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Joel 2:23 (NIV)</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;border:none;padding:0in'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#121212;mso-ligatures:none'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",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;mso-ligatures:none'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'> NFB-Blind-Crafters <nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tracy Carcione via NFB-Blind-Crafters<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, March 21, 2026 9:16 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'List for Blind Crafters and Artists' <nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> carcione@access.net<br><b>Subject:</b> [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Putting in a lifeline<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>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?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>I used a free cable for my lifeline, so it\u2019s not real thick, but thick enough to tighten things up on the next row.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Tracy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>