[Nfb-krafters-korner] needles

Wed Jun 23 12:05:33 UTC 2010

What do you call those caps to put on the end of needles.  I will have to make a new hat.  I was trying to put on a rubber band and the next thing I new, I had lost a stitch and had a big hole.  Usually if the item is right in my hands, I can catch the stitch and get it back on the needle.  This has been hard since I have never delt with such small needles.  
I will listen in on Friday and Try again.  I may have been rushing things.  I have been under pressure with my divorce and getting ready for convention.
I may not have anything to show, but I sure learned a lot!
In the future, can the lady that makes all the slippers, do a class on how to make them for us beginners.  I can not imagine how you would knit with 2 strands of yarn.
I think I will try the beginner knitting class, too.  The more the merrier.

Terry P.

-----Original Message-----
From: Eileen Scrivani [mailto:etscrivani at verizon.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 7:12 PM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] needles

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
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