[Nfb-krafters-korner] Need Help with a Knitting/Crocheting Device

[Theresa Taylor]

It sounds like you have a brand of knifty knitter they come in circles, and 
then there are various sizes of straight ones with pegs on either side of an 
inch middle.
The roundone is great for making hats. I love the straight ones for making 
sweaters or blankets.
The main thing when starting is you have to loop the yarn around each peg 
with the cross part of the loop being towards the middle and the smooth part 
of the loop being towards the outside. If you notice, each peg has a 
verticle ridge on the outside. The tool you mentioned can be slipped in to 
this ridge to help pull the yarn over to make the stich. Sometimes when 
beginning this tool can make you take all the stiches off.
After you initially loop the yarn on...reverse the direction of your loop. 
You will then have two loops on your peg but in opposite directions. You 
take the bottom loop and lift it over the peg and off. After you go around 
and lift all bottom loops on...start relooping another round of yarn again 
to go in the opposit direction. You will start to see the finished product 
coming out the bottom.
It can be frustrating at first, but it creats a beautiful product. You can 
also use two colors and it is a great way to use textures. Hope this helps.
Theresa
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eleni Vamvakari" <magkisa83 at gmail.com>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 10:25 PM
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Need Help with a Knitting/Crocheting Device


>  Okay, I figured I'd better get back to crafts here. *smile*
> Seriously, though, my friend lent me a strange device for knitting or
> something that I can't figure out.  I've worked on a lap loomb and on
> a larger loomb that goes on a desk (not a floor one) but have never
> knitted or sewn anything.  In any case, this thing is small, round and
> has pegs on it.  You're supposed to get the yarn through the pegs and
> go all around to make various items.  But I don't know how to get it
> started, even though she showed me and I can't figure out what I'm
> supposed to do even once she started it.  It also came with a hooked
> needle that you're supposed to use.  Can anyone please explain this in
> a way that I can understand?  It looks interesting and I'd like to try
> it before I need to give it back.  I tried crocheting once, and though
> I'm usually a quick learner, it took a few days for me to learn how to
> make a chain and that's about as far as I went.
>
> Thanks,
> Eleni
>
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