[Nfb-krafters-korner] casting

[Eileen Scrivani]

Terry K:

I'm assuming you are talking about casting on since we haven't actually 
covered the actual knitting of a row.  But no matter if you are casting on 
stitches or actually knitting, whenever you wrap the yarn over the right 
needle, it is **ALWAYS** done in a Counter clockwise motion!  Wrap the 
working yarn over the top of the right needle coming from the left going to 
the right and then back down in back.  the right needle should be positioned 
both under & in back of your left needle when you wrap the yarn over it.

If you are not creating a stitch on your right needle after you draw the 
yarn down through the loop on the left needle, it may be either the way you 
were originally wrapping the yarn in a clockwise motion rather than the 
correct counter clockwise motion, or that you are not putting enough tension 
on the working yarn as you try to draw the new loop onto the right needle. 
If you don't have enough tension on the working yarn it just may not be able 
to catch on the right needle.

The way you wrap the yarn over your right needle is important and if you 
wrap clockwise that is wrong, reverse the direction to counter clockwise.

If you throw the yarn English style that fine, I'm not out to change what 
you already know.

HTH.

Eileen


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From: "Terry Knox" <tknox6 at sc.rr.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 3:52 PM
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] casting

> Hey Joyce or Eileen,
>
> Question, I do have previous knitting knowledge, not much but some. Joyce, 
> I
> can not break the habit of English knitting. Like a little bit country a
> little bit rock and roll. I knit like in book Touch of yarn, but I am
> missing something. I have no problems with slip knot, cause I use them in
> crochet and all. I place slip in my left hand, pinch with thumb and 
> pointer,
> drop right needle and throw yarn over rightneedle and scratch over left, 
> but
> I am not coming up with a loop on my right needle to place on left.  Am I
> not throwing my yarn the correct way? I have rechecked the book and it 
> says
> wrap yarn clockwise? around needle, drop yarn into y connection and scrath
> thru. Suggestions?
>
> I know Eileen you teach continental way, but I can not grap yarn while in 
> my
> left hand. I do like the suggestion of, after making split knot, place 
> tail
> under your watchbank so you do not pick it up when casting.
>
> Terry Knox
>
>
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