[Nfb-krafters-korner] double pointed needle holder

[Annette Carr]

Eileen,

I will have to try this.  I'm going to transfer your e-mail over to my
BookPort and give this a try while I'm on the train today.

Thanks,
Annette
 

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[mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Eileen Scrivani
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 11:02 PM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] double pointed needle holder

Annette:

One other thought.  You might try working each leg by doing double knitting.

It is a technique of working flat (back & forth on 2 straight needles), but
it produces a tube.  It is another good way of making a small circumfrence. 
I'm assuming the bottome of the legs will be closed, so if you cast on the
total number of stitches, then Knit a stitch, slip 1 stitch to the end then
on the second row, you wil slip those sts you knit on the row below and knit
the stitches that were previously slipped.  2 rows of double knitting equals
1 complete round.  It may take working 3 or four rows before you will be
able to feel the double sided fabric pulling apart.  Once it is as long as
the legs hould be, I'd seperate the sts onto 2 seperate needles and just
cast off in sequence or attach to the main body of the squid.

HTH.

Eileen
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From: "Annette Carr" <amcarr1 at verizon.net>
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 10:09 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] double pointed needle holder


>I was going to use magic loop, but I did not have the right sized needle in
> a long enough length.  I have not ruled that out as a final solution.
>
> Thanks,
> Annette
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Eileen 
> Scrivani
> Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 7:19 PM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] double pointed needle holder
>
> Annette:
>
> Have you tried using Magic loop for your project?  I know when you have a
> really small number of stitches it can still be difficult, but magic loop
> might work.
>
> Eileen
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Annette Carr" <amcarr1 at verizon.net>
> To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" 
> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 6:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] double pointed needle holder
>
>
>>I use rubber needle caps to prevent my stitches from slipping off of the
>> needles.  Yes, sometime I loose a cap.  To mark the beginning of a round,
>> I
>> use a stitch marker that is different then the stitch markers I might be
>> using to indicate changes in the pattern.
>>
>> I just wish I could figure out how to prevent the needles from twisting
>> when
>> there are only a couple of stitches on them.
>>
>> Thanks for checking into this for me.  I am making a stuffed octopus, and
>> the twisting of the needles when making the legs is driving me crazy.
>>
>> Annette
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 9:34 PM
>> To: nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] double pointed needle holder
>>
>> I use rubber bands myself when working with double pointed needles.  I
>> take
>> the rubber bands and cut them in half and knot the two ends together.I do
>> this because it makes them smaller and with the knotted ends it makes it
>> easier  to brab and twist around the end.  I put one on each end of the
>> nee
>> dle.  I slip off and put it on my pointer finger while knitting across
>> the
>> needle and then slip on and twist when I finish the stitches on the
>> needle.
>>
>> I repeat this around and when I want to stop I just slip and twist  on
>> last
>> needle.  Now in order to tell the beginning of a round I take  another 
>> one
>> of these half rubber bands and slip it singlely throu and knot both  ends
>> together.  This makes the first one longer then the other so I can 
>> easily
>> tell the beginning of each round.
>>
>> I will ask on my knitting group if anyone knows about what you are 
>> talking
>> about.
>>
>> Joyce
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