[Nfb-krafters-korner] Knitting Progress

[Susan Roe]

I like long tails, so I always butterfly bundle them and that keeps them out 
of my way.

Susan R.
dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eileen Scrivani" <etscrivani at verizon.net>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, August 09, 2010 10:20 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Knitting Progress


> Terrence:
>
> If the tail is getting in your way, you can put some tension on it to try 
> and hold it out of the way until you are past the area where it might be 
> catching up.  Again, I hold my working yarn in the left hand, so if the 
> tail is getting in my way, I will often place it between my pinky & ring 
> fingers of the right hand so I know exactly where it is.
>
> Eileen
>
>
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> From: "Terrence van Ettinger" <terrencevane at gmail.com>
> Sent: Monday, August 09, 2010 1:11 AM
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> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Knitting Progress
>
>> That's basically what I'm doing on this one.  Also, do you pull the tail 
>> taut when it appears toured the pointed end of the needle after knitting 
>> the first row?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Terrence
>>
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>>
>> On Aug 8, 2010, at 6:46 AM, "Eileen Scrivani" <etscrivani at verizon.net> 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Terrence:
>>>
>>> Glad you're making progress.  Keep practicing and don't just stop after 
>>> 1 row and pull it all out.  Try to keep it going and knit 10 or more 
>>> rows. Also, remember to try casting on more like 20 stitches rather than 
>>> only 10 and see if that too helps to even out your stitching.
>>>
>>> Good luck.
>>>
>>> Eileen
>>>
>>>
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>>> From: "Terrence van Ettinger" <terrencevane at gmail.com>
>>> Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2010 5:02 AM
>>> To: "Krafters listserv" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Knitting Progress
>>>
>>>> Wow!!  What a difference the right weight yarn makes!!  I actually am 
>>>> getting something that looks like it's knitted, not all wacko!  '-)  It 
>>>> does seem just a little loose though; I think I'm going to see if I can 
>>>> tighten it up a bit.  But at least I'm getting *rows* now, not 
>>>> weird-looking ... er ... stuff.
>>>>
>>>> Terrence
>>>>
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