[Nfb-krafters-korner] Christmas Crafting Miracle!

Thu Dec 23 03:58:44 UTC 2010

Hello Eileen
This is Joanne Jordan here. I am a knitter and a member of krafters corner
although I do not have enough time to take the classes. I will have to find
more time next year.
I am making my first pair of mittens that have a very intricate Nordic
pattern on them. They are beautiful. I finished the left one and need help
on the right one taking off the stitches for the thumb. My aunt helped me
work on the left one but she is in Florida. 
When I was working on the left one, a needle slipped out of the stitches. I
had to take a #1 double pointed needle and try to put them back on and line
them up again. I needed help.
I still do not like picking up stitches but have learned how since I had to
do it my self many times because I am the only one in the family who knits
right now.
Can you talk me through taking the stitches for the thumb of the needle and
continuing? What is your phone number if you don't mind my asking. You can
respond privately if you like.
My e-mail is jordanj229 at verizon.net.
You have had a fantastic accomplishment and I can tell you are a good
knitter.
Joanne Jordan

-----Original Message-----
From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Eileen Scrivani
Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 8:46 AM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Christmas Crafting Miracle!

Hmm, well, I don't have the comfort to teach it yet, but maybe we could have
a casual discussion & trial session on some scrap knitting one night.  But
as it turns out, I opened my big mouth too soon since I've come down with a
horrible cold since last night and think there is a very strong likelyhood I
will not be going anywhere on Christmas.  I've already told Louis I want him
to go be with his family for Christmas eve and I can stay home.  No need for
both of us to be miserable on Christmas.  I never get over these types of
things in less than a 7 day period.  What a total bummer.

Eileen

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From: "Dixie" <blueherons at sbcglobal.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 7:35 AM
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Christmas Crafting Miracle!

> You, go girl!  Hmmmm, it sounds like you have another class to teach in 
> the
> new year, possibly?  Hahahahaha!
>
> No seriously, I had quite a time of it saving my dropped stitches when my
> sight was 20/15, I can't begin to imagine being able to do it so
> successfully sighted much less by touch.  Great job!
>
> I will have to remember your patience if, or more likely,  when I come up
> against that kind of challenge.
>
> Merry Christmas!!
>
> Dixie
> ~  @-> ~ <-@  ~
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Eileen 
> Scrivani
> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 11:33 PM
> To: Nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Christmas Crafting Miracle!
>
> Okay, this is my own short story of a Christmas miracle...
>
> Since last week, I've been working on a military hat/face warmer for my
> brother-in-law as a Christmas present. I wanted to finish it by tonight,
> wash it and lay it out for blocking tomorrow and then if it stretched I
> could re-wet and put in the drier to try and shrink it minimally.
>
> I finished the main hat portion last night without any problems, even was
> smart enough to weave in my ends at that point so I would not have minor
> finishing to deal  with at the end.  Then started on the face ribbing. 
> All
> was going well, except as I was sitting and working on it this afternoon
> while readjusting my stitch markers I thought I felt something weird!
>
> Panic!  The cable on my adjustable needle broke and about 30 or 40 
> stitches
> were just hanging there.  I felt heart sick and instantly started thinking
> "Oh, s - - t" I'm going to have to rip the entire thing out and it would
> never get done for Christmas.  Picking up stitches has remained one of my
> short comings where my knitting is concerned. I tried my best to stay cool
> as best I could without letting it get the best of me. I started to think
> about what would be the best way to even try to attempt getting all those
> dropped stitches back on the needles with the least frustration.
>
> Instantly, I went and got 2 size 0 needles, one that I use as a life line
> and one that I have just as a skinny needle tool for other tricky knots 
> and
> dropped stitches which is a straight 0 needle, the smallest crochet hook
> from my set. And of course a packet of the ever loved Clover locking 
> stitch
> markers.
>
> First those stitches that actually remained on the needle point I slipped
> onto the size 0 circular needle, pushed them onto the cable portion and 
> just
> let it hang there while I worked on those that were in limbo.  I took up 
> the
> size 0 straight needle and no matter if I was able to grab up a single 
> nice
> loop or loops that felt doubled or triple thickness scooped them onto the
> straight needle and used the clover locking markers to catch the remaining
> stitches that already started running down the ribbing.
>
> Next I started to tink (knit backwards/unknit) stitch by stitch to make 
> them
> all behave and line up.  I was even able to use the crochet hook to re 
> hook
> up those stitches that were held by the locking markers.  Amazingly I
> finally figured out how to hook them up on both the stockinette side and 
> the
> rev st st sides. Whew!  After about 2 hours of carefully working through
> this I got them all back; stitch count correct and pattern in tact.  I 
> know
> 2 hours of time sounds like a lot, but keep in mind I've been working on
> this hat since about last Thursday.  Two hours as compared to an entire
> weeks work is nothing.
>
> So tonight I've been happily working on my ribbing, have bound off and 
> will
> be able to launder it tomorrow and see what the fit is like.  I'm so happy
> that I could actually get them all straightened out on my own and was able
> to properly use the crochet hook on both the knit & purl sides of the 
> fabric
> to keep the ribbing pattern correct!
>
> Merry Christmas to all!
>
> Eileen
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