[Nfb-krafters-korner] slipper class and knitters

Thu Aug 26 18:22:53 UTC 2010

I think I just might split the stitches like you said.  Thanks for reminding me of that way.  I want mine to come out like everyone elses.
Thanks!

Terry P.

-----Original Message-----
From: Eileen Scrivani [mailto:etscrivani at verizon.net] 
Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 1:54 PM
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Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] slipper class and knitters

No, it's not that you knit too tight.  You are trying to make the M1 right on the cast on edge so that is what's making it tighter than it would be if you had one knit row before trying to do the M1.  In my humble opinion, I think the Kf&B is the better way to increase for this particular pattern. 
Or as Gail has mentioned you could split the double strand into the two individual strands and just knit each strand seperately for your increases until you have the number of stitches required.

Knitting double stranded is actually pretty easy ... just treat each double strand as 1 which is what knitting double stranded is.  Just makes a thicker strand and a thicker knitted fabric.

Eileen

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From: "Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]" <Terry.Powers at nih.gov>
Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 1:19 PM
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] slipper class and knitters

> I am doing the increase where I knit a stitch, but leave half the 
> stitch on the left needle and knit again.  We finally got the recording to work.
> I think I was doing it backwards.  Will have to give it another try.  
> A lot harder to do with a double strand.  I would do the other method 
> of lifting the yarn between the needles and knitting it off, but there 
> is not enough room.  Guess I knit to tight Terry
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eileen Scrivani [mailto:etscrivani at verizon.net]
> Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 10:05 AM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] slipper class and knitters
>
> Terry:
>
> Your message does not indicate what type of increase you are trying to 
> work.
>>From the sound of it, it seems to be the M1 (Make 1) increase.
>
> To do the M1 Inc, knit to the point on the row where you want the 
> increase.
> Then, yes, lift up the little horizontal bar between the stitch on 
> your right needle & the stitch on your left needle.  Place it up on 
> the left needle as Joyce has instructed you to do and then knit into 
> it.  Lifting the bar onto the needle does not make a solid closed 
> loop, it will feel like a half a loop-- in other words, kind of open on one side of it.
> Don't worry about the fact that the loop is open a bit, just treat it 
> like it is a closed loop/stitch.
>
> If the M1 increase is to difficult for you to work, then don't obsess 
> over it, just do a more simple increase of knit into the front & back 
> of the next stitch to make a single increase.  I used the KF&B myself 
> and its totaly fine and doesn't make a hill worth of beans difference 
> in the over all appearance.  This edge will be right near the seam so 
> will not be noticeable.  In fact, I suspect that working an M1 inc 
> near to the seam might make the seaming a little more difficult.
>
> Eileen
>
>
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> From: "Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]" <Terry.Powers at nih.gov>
> Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 9:41 AM
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> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] slipper class and knitters
>
>>
>> My friend found a recording on the increase but it is from u-tube and 
>> I can not get it to work.
>> I thought I solved it but when I knitted the next row, I just found a 
>> bar, not a stitch to knit into.  I need simple directions.
>> I can do the knit and have the stitch, half on the left and half on 
>> the right, but what comes next is my problem.
>> If you bring your right needle to the frunt and pick up the stitch, 
>> wrap your yarn, then you can knit it off.  What could be my problem 
>> with the next row?
>> So far, Gail told me to just cast on 26, but I want to get this 
>> question solved.
>>
>> Terry P
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