[Nfb-krafters-korner] Home spun yarn

[River Woman]

The Homespun, after it is knitted, will be slightly bumpy and very soft.  It 
is not an easy yarn to knit with but you will get used to is and it will be 
ok. The end results are very nice though.  It is a very splitty yarn when 
you are knitting with it, so easy to drive that sharp needle point right 
into the yarn itself, instead of under or over the yarn. Try to be careful 
to get that needle where it is supposed to be and not into the middle of the 
strand itself.  Lynda River Woman
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]" <Terry.Powers at nih.gov>
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2010 10:03 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Home spun yarn


> Eileen;
> So you are saying it is best to let the lumps flow into my knitting as 
> best as I can.  I was not sure if the outcome was supposed to be lumpy or 
> not.  I think it is supposed to be lumpy and soft.
>
> Terry P.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eileen Scrivani [mailto:etscrivani at verizon.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2010 9:23 AM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Home spun yarn
>
> Terry:
>
> It's in the nature of these buccle yarns to "bunch" up like that if you 
> pull with too much tension while knitting.  Both the Lion Brand Home Spun 
> & the Lion Brand Buccle yarns are examples of similar types of yarn that 
> can do the exact same thing.  I suspect that they are all spun very 
> loosely that is what makes them so soft to the touch, so if you pull the 
> working yarn with too much tension it will happen  with all of them.  I am 
> a very tight knitter so even when I make the effort to handle those yarns 
> more gently it can happen.  If I find it occurring I just gently take my 
> fingers on the working strand of yarn and push the bunching fibers towards 
> the knitting needle so it will even up and get knit into the project.  Try 
> not to push it down towards the ball because then the bunch will just get 
> worse.  I don't know if this is the best way or if there are other ways of 
> dealing with it, but it works for me.
>
> Honestly, I have not yet received my order of the Circus yarn, but based 
> on the description, I am anticipating it is going to be a nubby, soft 
> buccle yarn and will have these characteristics.
>
> Eileen
>
>
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> From: "Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]" <Terry.Powers at nih.gov>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2010 8:28 AM
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> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Home spun yarn
>
>>
>> I have a question about this yarn for Eileen and Linda and anyone else
>> who has had experience with it.
>> You know how you find all these lumps in the yarn, I have found thay
>> will slide down the length of the yarn and make my current yarn, you
>> might say, smooth.  I am wondering if I should be doing this or am I
>> damaging the yarn, before it is to late.  I have done about six inches
>> of the scarf.  I just do not know how to handle the bumps, especially
>> when they move and collect in clusters.
>> thanks for any advice.
>>
>> terry P.
>>
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