[Nfb-krafters-korner] Knifty Knitter Class...

[Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]]

No wonder the thing would not cooperate!

Terry P.
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Eileen Scrivani [mailto:etscrivani at verizon.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2010 2:07 PM
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Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Knifty Knitter Class...

Terry:

The hook that came with my set had a thin plastic tubing on the metal portion of the tool.  When I pulled on the tip to try and pull it off it would not come.  Push it from the base of where the metal joins the plastic handle and then up and off.

Eileen

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From: "Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]" <Terry.Powers at nih.gov>
Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2010 1:08 PM
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Knifty Knitter Class...

> Thanks Cindy and Henry!
> I ended up changing over to one strand of regular yarn.  I need to get 
> the hang of wrapping loosely.  It has a lot of holes, but rather 
> pretty.  Done with cotton, it might make a nice lacey table runner.
> What kind of tip was on everyone's hook.  Henry thinks there might be 
> a cap on mine, but I can not get it off.  Mine has a rubbery texture 
> and I do not want to break it.  Thinking of digging out my latch hook 
> and see if it works better than using my fingers.
> Is there a right way to dip, to bring the stitch over the top? I mean, 
> come in from the bottem or in from the top of the stitch.
> Are the stitches, the small holes and the large holes, the distance 
> between each peg?
> What colors did you all use.  I started out with royal blue and 
> periwinkle.  I tried a fuzzy navy and now I am just using royal.
> Most hats I have seen are solid or as Henry said, start with one color 
> for the rim and change to another color for the hat, itself.  What do 
> you, make your scain into 2 balls or use 2 scains of the same color?
> Bye for now.
>
> Terry P.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Zimmer, Cindy [mailto:cindy.zimmer at nebraska.gov]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2010 12:25 PM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Knifty Knitter Class...
>
> You are welcome.  You can do/make so much with the looms.  More than I 
> even know.  We will keep learning together!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Eileen 
> Scrivani
> Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2010 8:37 AM
> To: Nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Knifty Knitter Class...
>
> Hi:
>
> Just wanted to say thanks to both Cindy Z. and Henry for a really good 
> class last night.  I wasn't sure looking at my work last night if I 
> liked it, but this morning went back to the loom and have decided I do 
> like what the loom makes.  Its a lot looser than knitting with 
> needles, but the more I work on the tube it seems to even out and the 
> large gaps close up so I do think this will be very cute when its all 
> finished up.  Looking forward to next weeks class and learning more about these knifty knitter looms!
>
> Thanks again Cindy & Henry for sharing your knowledge of the KK's.
>
> Eileen
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