[Nfb-krafters-korner] Terrence and knitting looms

[Terrence van Ettinger]

Oh good, I'm doing it right then.  Now I just need to finish this up
and do an official one; I'm only using 1 Worsted strand at the moment,
just to get the idea; I'm going to do the official one with some much
bulkier yarn.  So I'll probably be picking the group's brains soon to
figure out how to finish the hat.

On 10/4/10, Susan Roe <dogwoodfarm at verizon.net> wrote:
> Hi Terrence,
>
> Yes, you cross your yarn on the inside just like you are doing.  The groove
> on the post's outer side is designed for your hook to slide easier
> underneath the yarn.  On wooden peg looms there is no groove, so I use an
> old fashion nut pick because the surface is flat, slightly curved and the
> point is rounded.  I place the hook between the two layers from the side,
> down into the lower loop, slide the hook to the back of the peg and then
> draw it up and over the peg.
>
> Keep up the good work and great job on selling your picture!
>
> Susan R.
> dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Terrence van Ettinger" <terrencevane at gmail.com>
> To: "Krafters listserv" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, October 04, 2010 2:37 AM
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Current Happenings and update on Braille Art
>
>
>> Hey there everyone,
>> Well, things have been absolutely crazy around here lately, but going
>> well.  Remember I told you about the touchable art show and the Braille
>> drawing Lowell asked me to put into it?  Well, he encouraged me to sell
>> it, and I agreed to...and it sold this past week.  Boy was I surprised!
>> In other news, you guys are such a wonderfully dangerous bunch of people,
>> putting ideas into my head.  '-)  I went out to Michael's and got myself a
>>
>> Nifty Knitter and already have a kiddo's hat halfway finished.  Just need
>> to figure out how to decrease and remove the hat from the "loom" when the
>> time comes.  I almost thought about taking the class, but 7:30 is earlier
>> than I can escape; we're swamped with clients at work now and the training
>>
>> hours have been moved so that classes end at 4 instead of 3.  So it's
>> harder for me to escape now.  Though, while I'm on the subject, do those
>> of you who use the Nifty Knitter cross your yarn on the inside or the
>> outside?  I've been doing it on the inside since that seems to match with
>> the way the pegs seem to have a little groove on the outer side of them
>> that appears to be a place to slide the hook into.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Terrence
>>
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