[Nfb-krafters-korner] Terrence and knitting looms

[Susan Roe]

Any chunky yarn will do, even Lion Bran Home Spun.  You can definitely use 
two colors of yarn, even varigated.

Susan R.
dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
----- 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: Tuesday, October 05, 2010 8:12 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Terrence and knitting looms


> What kind of thick yarn do you use?  I think I will get the hang of it if 
> I use thick instead of trying to use 2 strands of yarn.  If you use 2 
> strands, do you use both of the same color.  I would think a hat would 
> look strange in 2 colors.
>
> Terry P.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Terrence van Ettinger [mailto:terrencevane at gmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, October 04, 2010 3:31 PM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Terrence and knitting looms
>
> 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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>>>
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