[Nfb-krafters-korner] Dropped Stitches

Mon Dec 27 16:20:21 UTC 2010

I just joined the knitting group at my church.  I am starting out with something easy, something I know I can handle.  The only problem is they gave me home spun yarn to use.  I started making a scarf, but over the holidays I started it over.  I did not like how it was turning out.  I made the new one a bit smaller and it looks a lot better.  Guess I just needed to get the hang of working with that kind of yarn.

Terry P.

-----Original Message-----
From: mary wurtzel [mailto:marywurtzel at att.net] 
Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2010 10:16 AM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Dropped Stitches

Dear Lynda,
You are so sweet to offer me any sympathy.  You are, I'm sure, very talented.
The women in my church fellowship group knit prayer shawls, and I think I could do that.  They also knit little swaters for World Vision that go to children all over the world.  I would be thrilled to ever be able to knit those.
Mary

> ----- Original Message -----
>From: "River Woman" <riverwoman at zoominternet.net
>To: "List for blind crafters and artists" 
<nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
>Date sent: Thu, 23 Dec 2010 08:31:06 -0500
>Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Dropped Stitches

>Hi Mary,
>It is so nice to talk with you about knitting.  I started
knitting as a
>child.  Nobody in my family or friends knitted.  I bought a book
at a yarn
>shop, and the lady there helped me to learn how to knit.  I was
around 10
>years old.  The only time I did not knit was when I was in grad
school as I
>just had to put it aside as there was no time for it since I was
in grad
>school at two different universities, in two different states at
the same
>time.  Yes, I know, I used to be crazy.  It is a pattern with me.  
haha

>But, I get so mad and frustrated when I have such goof ups and
then cannot
>fix them.  what makes me even more furious is when I do not know
they are
>there till well afterwards and then I fell so lost at sea, not
knowing how
>to even begin to fix them.  Thankfully, my dear friend is a
knitting wizard
>and she comes to help me when I ask for it.  But, I hate asking
her to come
>and do everything I can first - but eventually, I have such a big
problem I
>have to humble myself and ask.  She is so willing to help and I
should not be
>so slow to ask.

>It would be wonderful to have a class here with others on how to
find those
>dropped stitches and how to fix them myself.  Also, since I want
to make
>socks I need to learn how to pick up stitches to do the heel
flap, too.
>Lynda River Woman
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "mary wurtzel" <marywurtzel at att.net
>To: "List for blind crafters and artists" 
<nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
>Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 9:58 PM
>Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Dropped Stitches

>> Dear List,
>> It is really a blessing to me that you, Lynda, brought this up.
>> I actually thought of joining this list because I stopped
knitting a long
>> time ago  because I never learned how to pick up dropped
stitches.  I
>> actually learned to knit in high schl which is amazing because I
am not
>> like the rest of you.  I have to work real hard to do things
like crafts.
>> I hoped someone could teach me how to pick up stitches.
>> I still havEn't even learned how to take any of the offered
classes yet.
>> Inthe  new year I hoped to try knitting again.
>> I really admire all of you who do such beautiful things.
>> Merry Christmas!
>> Mary

>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "River Woman" <riverwoman at zoominternet.net
>>>To: "List for blind crafters and artists"
>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
>>>Date sent: Wed, 22 Dec 2010 19:42:35 -0500
>>>Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Dropped Stitches

>>>OH, thank you Joyce.  It drives me crazy.  I just wondered if
>> others had a
>>>problem with it, too.  Makes me feel so inadequate.
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: <Blindhands at aol.com
>>>To: <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
>>>Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 7:22 PM
>>>Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Dropped Stitches

>>>> fixing  dropped stitches in garter stitch is really tough.  I
>> hate that.

>>>> Joyce  Kane
>>>> www.KraftersKorner.org  (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) 
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