[Nfb-krafters-korner] Home spun yarn

Tue Dec 28 22:01:41 UTC 2010

I cannot see the books or read them. And, I cannot see any of my stitches as 
I knit.

BUT, I have a Merlin CCTV, and with that I can read the pattern and see the 
item pictures in the books.

Because I have so much technology and can use it to meet most of my needs, I 
do not use Braille. I did learn some Braille, but it is much too slow for my 
needs as other things work much better and faster for me. Reading Braille 
would only be an option for me if the technology did not work. But, for now, 
it works very well.

I cannot use the CCTV for looking at my knitting though. I have to have a 
sighted person who is a good knitter fix my things when I am stuck.  Lynda
----- 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 4:51 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Home spun yarn

> How well can the two of you see?  I can see enough to tell most colors, 
> but to read paterns and see pictures, no way.  I can see pictures some, 
> maybe to tell the colors but that's all.  I am colecting my items in 
> braille.  I am embossing the instructions to my classes and putting them 
> in a binder.
> I have a few knitting books, but have not taken on the chalange of using 
> them.
> Terry P.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: River Woman [mailto:riverwoman at zoominternet.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2010 4:44 PM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Home spun yarn
>
> Yes, I do this too, Terry. I come up into the stitch from beneath, loosen 
> it, then come down into it for my K stitch. I do this all the time, as I 
> do knit tighter too.  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 4:31 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Home spun yarn
>
>
>> Thanks for the tips.  Some times I loosen the stitch before going in.
>> This prevents catching on that thread, running through the yarn.  I am
>> a tight knitter and the yarn used to separate.
>>
>> Terry P.
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: River Woman [mailto:riverwoman at zoominternet.net]
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2010 4:21 PM
>> To: List for blind crafters and artists
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Home spun yarn
>>
>> 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
>>>
>>>
>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>> From: "Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]" <Terry.Powers at nih.gov>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2010 8:28 AM
>>> To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'"
>>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>> 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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