[Nfb-krafters-korner] casting on

Mon Aug 2 15:44:14 UTC 2010

Before I learned the slip knot, I just wrapped the yarn around the left needle and put the tail between the needle and the yarn, to make a knot.  This time I used a slip knot made from the recording,  I never cought on to the wrap around finger method.  It came falling apart.
Casting on
Put on your slip knot
Put the needle in your left hand, with the working yarn coming off to the right
Wrap the working yarn around your middle and pointer finger of your right hand
Take the needle that is in your left hand and make a dipping motion, from the far right, between your 2 fingers and under the strand of yarn.  When you pull the working yarn it will create a stitch on your left needle, where the 2 pieces of yarn overlap and the loop will be around the needle.  After you try it a few times, it will be just dip and pull a bit, dip and pull a bit.  How easy!

Terry Powers

-----Original Message-----
From: AUDREY WELLNER [mailto:rencraft at snet.net] 
Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 12:50 AM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] casting on

Terry and others on the list. 
  Below are instructions I use for a simple CAST ON not OFF I sent this to Terry off line. I did not put these on line to share with others because we have two very capable knitting teachers that do a excellent job of instructing and I didn't want to cause confusion for all the new knitters that are trying to learn.  I had but a few minutes to see if my instructions might help her personally. Not to cause confusion in the masses, there are several different ways to cast on that I'm sure these instructors can properly teach you. 
  But here are the instructions if anyone cares to read them.  I don't do a knitted cast on and yes, I know that it is not as tight a method as doing one that is knitted on. It works fine for me and had I not found this method I probably still wouldn't have taken up knitting. 

Terry,
What are you having a problem doing?  Casting on?  I know Joyce does a knitted cast on and it's even difficult for me--being sighted.  If this is the problem let me know off line and I'll see if I can talk you through a simple cast on.
TO CAST ON
   If you have your first slip knot on the needle and you have the needle in your right hand, PUT DOWN your other needle - DON'T EVEN WORRY ABOUT IT. Make sure you have the starting tail and the slip knot on the needle with the needle in your right hand.  Take the working yarn coming off the slip knot in your left hand - grab the yarn with your fist over the top of the yarn.  Turn your hand to the left or counter clockwise.  You'll feel the yarn make a circle over your fist. Open your fist and spread your fingers slightly. Can you feel the loop around your left hand?  Leave the yarn dangling loosely over your left hand. Now take the needle with the slip knot in your right hand and put the point of that needle by your wrist and push it toward your fingers catching that loop on the needle in your right hand.  Make sure the loop is over the needle, feel for the working end of the yarn and pull gently down until the loop is snug on the needle.
 That all there is to a cast on.  It doesn't have to be knitted on. You will accomplish that when you knit the next row. Just make sure that your new knot is on the needle in front of the previous one that was on there. (In front means to the left of the previous cast on).

   I hope that's what you were looking for and hope it helps. 
  If this causes any of the new people confusion - please go back to your instructors and listen again to their instructions.  And I'm sorry for having to post this.  

   Audrey Wellner, Secretary
   NFB Krafters Korner
PS I did also post privately reminding someone to make sure they changed the subject line in their emails so that I could archive things properly this year. I did so privately off line not to embarrass any one in particular. 

--- On Thu, 7/29/10, Terry Knox <tknox6 at sc.rr.com> wrote:

From: Terry Knox <tknox6 at sc.rr.com>
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] casting on
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Date: Thursday, July 29, 2010, 3:13 PM

Hey Audrey,

I really liked your instructions on casting off, it was quite easy. I can cast off real well now. Question, you mentioned knitting off, what did you mean by that. The method you gave does not include going into loop, or stitch on needle and that cast on is a strong enough stitch to start knitting from, with out going into loop? Thanks for your comments and help.

Terry Knox

Thursday, July 29, 2010 3:25 PM

From: 

"Blindhands at aol.com" Blindhands at aol.com

To: 
rencraft at snet.net

Audrey,

It seems like you reply to people by sending emails off list rather then on the list.  I feel you should be  sending stuff on the list so others can benefit by your helpful replies.  

That is what this list is all about and your comments might help others understand what is going on.sending

Joyce
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