[Nfb-krafters-korner] needles

Tue Jun 22 23:12:10 UTC 2010

Lynda:

I can relate since dropped stitches, depending what I am working on, can 
sometimes be a problem.  I strongly encourage you to buy a package of Clover 
Locking stitch markers.  When you drop a stitch, if you can feel the loops, 
you can put a single locking marker through the dropped stitch.  This will 
at least prevent it from running further down the work.  Then, as big a pain 
as it is, you can unknit your work as in Tink, not frog, it backed to those 
dropped stitches and get them back on your needles.  If you are working lace 
or something a bit more complicated, well then take the September class on 
life lines.

Eileen

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From: "River Woman" <riverwoman at zoominternet.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 4:26 PM
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] needles

> Eileen,
> Mostly, it is when I have dropped a stitch that I get messed up and have 
> not been able to recover it. Then, I take it to the gym where my friend 
> fixes it for me. I do want to be able to do this again by myself. I gave 
> up on Braille as I just do not see it as something that I need to do. I 
> learned the alpahabet and then took course 1 through Hadley, and then into 
> course 2 decided it was a waste of my time since I do everything with 
> electronics.
> Lynda
> Lynda Lambert
> River Road Studio, Since 1976
> www.lyndalambert.com
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "qubit" <lauraeaves at yahoo.com>
> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 3:56 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] needles
>
>
>>I had partial sight for a very long time, but I was never able to see well
>> enough to see knitting when I learned it -- so I guess I got used to 
>> using
>> touch to know what I was doing.   If you practice, it isn't hard to feel
>> what is going on.  I consider myself very visual as I visualize the 
>> stitches
>> in my mind, but I identify them by touch.
>> I'm sure you can do it it (I'm a lousy braille reader, and I have a hard
>> time identify tactile graphics and pictures, but with knitting, I know 
>> what
>> it is supposed to look like, and so it isn't hard to find where I am and
>> what needs to be done.)
>>
>> Happy krafting.
>> --le
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "River Woman" <riverwoman at zoominternet.net>
>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" 
>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 1:39 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] needles
>>
>>
>> Hi Eileen,
>> I have been an avid knitter for many years, since about 8 years old. But
>> since my sight loss, I have not ventured into the hard stuff, as I do not
>> know how to FIX a mistake and have to take it to a friend for help. 
>> Before ,
>> I used to be able to fix most anyting, but not now. So, I need to begin 
>> to
>> be more adventurous and this will get me going.
>>
>> I live in a rural area, no local yarn shops - closest one is 30 miles 
>> away.
>> I will probably order one on line.
>> Do you have a date for the class - so I can put it on my calendar. And, 
>> if I
>> need to do anything before the class to be prepared, please let me know.
>> When will we sign up for the class, do you know?
>>
>> Lynda
>> Lynda Lambert
>> River Road Studio, Since 1976
>> www.lyndalambert.com
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Eileen Scrivani" <etscrivani at verizon.net>
>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" 
>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 2:11 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] needles
>>
>>
>>> Lynda:
>>>
>>> You can sometimes get the size 000 needles at local yarn shops, but they
>>> might have to special order them for you.  They are used mostly for lace
>>> knitting and with very fine yarn so I suppose this frightens a lot of
>>> people away from them.  I suppose to that since they probably aren't 
>>> huge
>>> sellers yarn shops don't normaly stock them.  If your local yarn shop
>>> can't get them then go through Pattern Works.  We will not actually be
>>> knitting with them, but I find them to be a useful tool in a number of
>>> ways.
>>>
>>> Eileen
>>>
>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>> From: "River Woman" <riverwoman at zoominternet.net>
>>> Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 11:55 AM
>>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" 
>>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] needles
>>>
>>>> Size 000, OH My Word!  That is downright frightening. I am up for
>>>> it...haha. Will get the needls and thatns for the heads up in advance.
>>>> Lynda
>>>>
>>>> Lynda Lambert
>>>> River Road Studio, Since 1976
>>>> www.lyndalambert.com
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: <Blindhands at aol.com>
>>>> To: <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 11:18 AM
>>>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] needles
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I know I am jumping the gun here, but Eileen is giving a class in
>>>>>September
>>>>> on how to do a life line.  Patternworks does have the needle she is
>>>>> suggesting and I thought if anyone was poking around a yarn shop this
>>>>> summer and
>>>>> wanted to check picking one of these up I would give you the info:
>>>>>
>>>>> Abbey 40 inch circular needle size 000   price is: $18
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Joyce  Kane
>>>>> www.KraftersKorner.org  (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)
>>>>> Blindhands at AOL.com
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