[Nfb-krafters-korner] Back from Detroit

Wed Jul 15 23:31:01 UTC 2009

Thanks. You cannot believe how much I appreciate your help. With your help 
and my sister's, I think I am making sense of it. Linda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eileen Scrivani" <etscrivani at verizon.net>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 7:40 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Back from Detroit


> Linda:
>
> Remember when you work the long tail cast on that its the long tail that
> keeps wrapping around your left thum, serving as temporary/make-shift
> stitches and you keep knitting with the "working" yarn which is always
> wrapped on the index finger.
>
> Eileen
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Linda Anderson" <silkylin at juno.com>
> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 10:59 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Back from Detroit
>
>
>> Thanks. I will try again. The description you just gave was very good and
>> I
>> think I now kind  of understand it. I will let you know on my progress.
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Eileen Scrivani" <etscrivani at verizon.net>
>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" 
>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 1:47 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Back from Detroit
>>
>>
>>> Linda:
>>>
>>> If you have sighted help that's an advantage.  With the long-tail 
>>> method,
>>> you are using only the one, right  needle to knit the yarn off of your
>>> left-hand fingers.  Basically, the left-hand thump is acting like your
>>> left
>>> knitting needle and the left index/pointer finger just kind of maintains
>>> tension on the working yarn as you knit with the strand of working yarn.
>>>
>>> Maybe it would be easier for you to understand if your sister does the
>>> actual cast-on for you and just shows you the knit stitch.  Once you
>>> understand the motions made for knitting a stitch, it will be easier to
>>> understand the motions for the long tail cast on.  Don't give up on it 
>>> it
>>> is
>>> one of the best cast on's you can learn.
>>>
>>> Eileen
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Linda Anderson" <silkylin at juno.com>
>>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists"
>>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 3:24 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Back from Detroit
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hello. I believe it is the long tail method. My sisger, who is sighted,
>>>> is
>>>> trying to show me. And, of course, I am having a hard time 
>>>> understanding
>>>> her. She loops the yarn around her finers and somehow puts the needle
>>>> through them. I am not really sure how it is done.
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "Eileen Scrivani" <etscrivani at verizon.net>
>>>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists"
>>>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 8:46 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Back from Detroit
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Linda:
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm a knitter and there are other knitters on this list.  Do you know
>>>>> what
>>>>> type of cast on you have been trying to do?  Is it the knit on cast 
>>>>> on,
>>>>> where yu knit on each cast on stitch, or are you using a long tail for
>>>>> the
>>>>> long tail cast on?
>>>>>
>>>>> If you can try and describe your steps, maybe I can see where you 
>>>>> might
>>>>> be
>>>>> having problems. There are many ways to cast on and probably on a
>>>>> handful
>>>>> of
>>>>> them are really good ones.
>>>>>
>>>>> Eileen
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>> From: "Linda Anderson" <silkylin at juno.com>
>>>>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists"
>>>>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 3:42 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Back from Detroit
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hello. I enjoy doing plastic canvas.  I am going to our senior center
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> doing ceramics. I have made a lot of items for my yard, such as 
>>>>>> frogs,
>>>>>> turtles, pigs and duck stakes for my flower pots. I am currently
>>>>>> trying
>>>>>> to
>>>>>> learn to knit. I am having trouble casting on. Perhaps someone has an
>>>>>> easy
>>>>>> way to do this? Linda
>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>>> From: <Blindhands at aol.com>
>>>>>> To: <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 2:55 PM
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Back from Detroit
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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