[Nfb-krafters-korner] double pointed needle holder

Mon Aug 24 19:21:18 UTC 2009

Yes, you've got it.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]" <Terry.Powers at nih.gov>
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 2:43 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] double pointed needle holder

> Is the site; lionbrand.com
>
> Terry
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org 
> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Eileen 
> Scrivani
> Sent: Saturday, August 22, 2009 11:51 AM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] double pointed needle holder
>
> It sounds cute.  Is it by any chance a Lion Brand pattern?  I seem to 
> recall coming across some kind of octopus pattern on the LB site.  By the 
> way are people on this list aware that Lion Brand recently made just about 
> all their patterns free?  I think they said they now have over 2,500 free 
> patterns on the web site.  Only a very few number of patterns, by other 
> designers are for purchase.
>
> Eileen
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Annette Carr" <amcarr1 at verizon.net>
> To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" 
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> Sent: Saturday, August 22, 2009 11:01 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] double pointed needle holder
>
>
>> Eileen,
>>
>> Don't bother looking any further unless someone else is looking for the
>> info
>> also.  Maybe this is an idea for a future class.
>>
>> I've got it down to 2 double pointed needles holding all of the stitches
>> and
>> using a third needle to knit the stitches off with.  I am now moving 
>> right
>> along with the legs to the octopus and have completed 6 legs.  All that 
>> is
>> left is to complete 2 more legs, the bottom of the head/body, the eyes,
>> nose
>> and mouth.  I will be crocheting the face items and attaching them.  I am
>> really liking this project.
>>
>> Oh, the coil needle holders worked great for holding the 3 double pointed
>> needles in a triangle. They just really slowed me down when removing them
>> and putting them back in place when moving on to the next needle.
>>
>> 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: Thursday, August 20, 2009 9:17 AM
>> To: List for blind crafters and artists
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] double pointed needle holder
>>
>> Annette:
>>
>> If you try double knitting, be careful when slipping the stitches where
>> you
>> hold the yarn (either back or front) depending on what fabric you are
>> trying
>> to produce.  If I have time later today, I will look through some of my
>> guild handouts to see exactly how to work stockinette.  If its rev st st
>> or
>> ribbing for your legs, let me know and I'll see what info I have on my
>> computer.
>>
>> Good luck.
>>
>> Eileen
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Annette Carr" <amcarr1 at verizon.net>
>> To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'"
>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 6:30 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] double pointed needle holder
>>
>>
>>> 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
>>>
>>>
>>> -----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 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
>>> ----- 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 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-----
>>>>> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>>>> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>>>>> Blindhands at aol.com
>>>>> 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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