[Nfb-krafters-korner] New member

[Susan Roe]

Hi karla,

Welcome to the group!  My name is Susan and I'm in Virginia.  I am currently 
working on a crochetted lap throw for the Red Cross's Webb of Hope.  It is 
what I call a crazy pattern.  This one is in about 6 different shades of 
brown with the base color being tan.  I use scrap yarn and cut each color 
into about 3 foot strands, twist them into a bundle and toss them in either 
a paper bag or one of the large ziplocks.  I mix all the colors together and 
then one by one, I pick a bundle out and begin the basic granny square and 
just add to it strand by strand so that the colors are randomly mixed as you 
go round and round the square.  I will also crochet in a solid row of tan 
between 1 or 2 rows of the mixed rows.  This sort of makes varigated yarn, 
however, it is more randum and gives you a very unique pattern.  I have done 
them in a mix of all kinds of different colors as well as choosing certain 
shades and combination colors.  It can take time to do because of constantly 
adding each strand of color, but it is the perfect way to use up left over 
yarn.  I get the yarn from the Red Cross and a lot of it is not whole 
skeins, so I have to do a lot of mix and matching.

I am getting ready to take a box of items to the Webb of Hope on Monday.  I 
have a pretty good size plastic storage box that i take with me each time 
and they fill it with yarn.  As I make my items, such as lap throws, hats, 
scarfs, ear warmers, shalls, and some baby items, I put them in plastic bags 
and just put them back in the box.  When I run out of yarn, then back I go 
to a meeting, turn in my items and fill the box once again.  I love it!

I knit, crochet and lap loom the items for the Webb of Hope.

I know you will really love being with this group.  enjoy yourself and 
please have fun with whatever your craft is!

Susan
dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Karla" <irishk45 at sbcglobal.net>
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 6:22 PM
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] New member


> My name is Karla. I do knitting and crocheting but I would like to know 
> more
> about crocheting. I live in Grand Rapids MI. I have lived here all my 
> life.
> I have always had a vision problem but lately my vision is getting worse.
> Your group sounded very interesting so I thought I would join it. I am
> looking for to getting to know new people.
>
> Karla
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