[Nfb-krafters-korner] word of warning.

[slery]

Terry,

You must knit loosely on these looms.  If you are traditionally a tight
knitter, you will need to take extra care to make sure that the stitches
will be loose enough to lift up and over.  I personally have this issue and
solve it by making the stitch, going back to the previous stitch and tugging
it back to loosen and then rechecking the stitch just made.

This adds more time to the project and I doubt that I will be using a loom
again.  My original reason for trying the loom was so that it would make
afghans easier to handle.  I have since started using Options needles from
KnitPicks and will try the long circular needles for the next afghan.

Cindy

> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org 
> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
> joseli Walter
> Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 1:06 PM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] word of warning.
> 
> 
> you must have been looking in the kids crafts.  I've given up 
> on the foam 
> glue, tacky glue works better anyway.  if the little looms 
> are what I think 
> they are, there's a little hook thing that comes with them 
> that you use to 
> get the yarn over, but not really sure.
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]" <powerst at dcpcepn.nci.nih.gov>
> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" 
> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 8:30 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] word of warning.
> 
> 
> >I was at Walmart and I think I found the foam shapes you 
> were talking  
> >about.  I found packs of big circles and big containers of little 
> >shapes  and letters in kind of a plastic cube.  I also found 
> a kit with 
> >four or more knitting looms and yarn and  instructions, for 
> a bit under 
> >$12.00.  I think they are plastic.  Looks  like all are round, but 
> >different sizes. How hard is this to do?  Is it  faster than 
> knitting 
> >needles?  How do you get your yarn over those humps  with out 
> >stretching the yarn or you might say, altering the size of your  
> >stitches?  Terry Powers
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: joseli Walter [mailto:joseli at thezoolady.net]
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 10:38 PM
> > To: List for blind crafters and artists
> > Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] word of warning.
> >
> > I found out the foam product I use is called foam ease or something 
> > close too it. there is a glue made spisifically for gluing 
> the stuff. 
> > If you decide to use it, do yourself a favor and put on some 
> > disposable gloves first, the stuff is extremely hard to get 
> off your 
> > skin!  I had to use rubbing alcohol, and there's still some 
> left on my 
> > hand I think. the stuff is thin, and a little will go a 
> long way, but 
> > a little will take a long time to go away if you get it on 
> bare skin! 
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