[Nfb-krafters-korner] Knitting Tip

Sat Sep 4 18:04:31 UTC 2010

Annette IS ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.  If you stick the points of your needles 
through the skein or ball of yarn you run a large risk of damaging the 
strands of your yarn and producing weak points in the yarn where it will 
make it easier to rip or pull apart or just become very splitty on you.  I 
know you always used to see your grandmother or aunty doing this with their 
knitting but back then they just didn't realize what they were doing to 
their yarn fibers.

Its much better to use point protectors or if their not available near you 
then use hair bands or rubber bands to keep your work secured on them and 
the points together so they don't poke through your carrying bags.

Eileen

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From: "Annette Carr" <amcarr1 at verizon.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2010 1:09 PM
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Knitting Tip

> I used to stuff the ball of yarn on the end of the needles, but once I
> learned that is why my yarn had so many split fibers, I stopped doing it.
> Then I used rubber bands, and still do this when I can't find my point
> protectors.  But now that I've learned about point protectors, that is my
> preference.  Not only to they keep the stitches on the needles 95% of the
> time, they prevent the points of the needle from piercing the bag the
> project is being carried in.
>
> Annette
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of maria aka 
> bubby
> Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2010 8:48 AM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Knitting Tip
>
> Hi.
>
> a rubber band? I haven't seen point protectors in australia, Itry and put
> the ball of yarn over the ends if it's not too loosely rapped so the
> knitting doesn't slide off so easily.
>
>
>
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> On 8/29/2010 8:38 AM, Annette Carr wrote:
>> I love using point protectors, or a rubber band when I do not have
>> point protectors.  A couple of weeks ago, a friend gave me a set of
>> circular needle point protectors.  It is an odd shaped piece of rubber
>> with 2 holes in it, one for each end of the circular needle.
>>
>> Annette
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
>> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of slery
>> Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 9:11 PM
>> To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Knitting Tip
>>
>> This is one of the reasons I love circle needles for both flat and
>> circular knitting. I simply pull the tips up (slide the stitches back
>> to the cable) and let the tips dangle. It is easy to slide them back
>> up and you know what side by the hanging yarn.
>>
>> Cindy
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>>> Blindhands at aol.com
>>> Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 3:40 PM
>>> To: nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
>>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Knitting Tip
>>>
>>>
>>> I just got a notice about purchasing yarn and this tip was in the
>>> email.
>>> Thought it was worth passing on...
>>>
>>> Stopping Mid Row
>>>
>>> Most of our friends and family have heard, "I just need to finish
>>> this row." so often, they nod and go on with whatever they are doing
>>> until we pick our heads up and put the knitting down.
>>>
>>> Sometimes one does need to stop before a row might be done, but when
>>> that happens the chances of stitches falling off the needle is high.
>>>
>>> When this knitting emergency happens, try sliding the side with the
>>> fewest stitches to the other needle.
>>>
>>> When you can pick up the work again, slide those stitches back to the
>>> original needle.  You will know where you stopped by the yarn
>>> attached to  the work.
>>>
>>>
>>> Joyce  Kane
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