[Nfb-krafters-korner] Fridays Question

[Susan Roe]

Jane,

A lap loom can be made from wood or plastic.  The ones I work with are 
either rectangular or circular, open in the center and afixed with pegs 
around their openings.  You can wrap either a single strand of thick and 
chunky yarn or double strands of regular yarn around the pegs in a certain 
way and with a special hook, you pull the bottom loops on the pegs up and 
over the top loops which then form woven stitches.  Then you rewrap again 
and do the same thing over and over again.  It is knitting without needles.

I like to give my hands a brake from knitting with needles and always try 
putting a project on one of the looms after I've done a few knitting 
projects.

Susan
dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jane Jordan (GMail)" <juanitatighan at gmail.com>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 2:59 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Fridays Question


>I don't know how to crochet.  Tried to learn, got frustrated, and gave the 
>needles away.  What's a lap loom?  Sounds neat.
>
> Jane
>
>
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> On 1/27/2010 3:37 PM, Susan Roe wrote:
>> I like your term "constructive fidgeting" that definitely fits me.  I 
>> can't just sit and do nothing while I wait.  I'll knit, crochet and 
>> sometimes lap loom in public, but in transit, I rather crochet than knit 
>> because I'm less likely to drop stitches if I'm jard or have to put it 
>> away quickly.
>>
>> Susan
>> dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jane Jordan (GMail)" 
>> <juanitatighan at gmail.com>
>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" 
>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 1:14 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Fridays Question
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>>> I knit in public places, but not on public transit anymore.  Usually I 
>>> have a scarf on a pair of needles.  Trouble is that when I am on the 
>>> trolley and get into the rhythm of the rails and the knitting, I don't 
>>> pay attention to stops.  I have v ery understanding drivers who call out 
>>> the stops, but I almost didn't make it off in time because I was trying 
>>> to put the knitting away. :)  I knit at the dentist office, at the park 
>>> with my daughter, at coffee shops, at friends' homes, in cars when we're 
>>> traveling and if there's enough room.  Keeps my hands busy; I call it 
>>> constructive fidgeting.  At least the motions are making something 
>>> productive.
>>>
>>> Jane
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 1/27/2010 12:08 PM, Diane wrote:
>>>> Do you craft in public? (CIP).
>>>>
>>>> I sure do! Whenever I think I might be sitting somewhere and waiting, I 
>>>> am sure I have a dishcloth in my backpack.  I haven't taken anything to 
>>>> work on between classes, but I did see someone knitting in the student 
>>>> lounge, so when I don't have any homework, I might just be taking 
>>>> knitting it along to school too.
>>>> Of course when I lived in Boston, I did knitting on the train  or 
>>>> subway, and when I am a passenger in a car, I take along the knitting 
>>>> too!!
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