[Nfb-krafters-korner] needles

Wed Jun 23 15:56:39 UTC 2010

I have knit with 2 strands one time and it was much easier than I thought it 
would be.

Marianne Denning
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]" <Terry.Powers at nih.gov>
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 8:05 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] needles

> 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
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> 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/)
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