[Nfb-krafters-korner] lifeline - Irene

[Eileen Scrivani]

Hi Jewel:

You're very welcome and I'm glad you felt like you gained something from the 
class.  Before you actually use the life lines in a complicated lace 
pattern, maybe it would be a good idea just to play with it  in some simpler 
type patterns to make sure you are totally comfortable with it weather you 
use the circular needle or a long strand of yarn as the life line.

If you are working on long pattern repeats of 20 or more rows, it is a good 
idea to pick two or more places in your pattern repeats where you will 
always insert the L.L. so you know when you rip back what row it is on and 
what the row that follows it will  be.  If you are working a long pattern 
repeat say 20 rows, then you may want to insert a L.L. in two places in that 
pattern repeat.  For a Pattern repeat that might be 50 rows long you again 
may want multiple L.L.'s put in.  For short repeats say 4 or 8 rows, maybe 
then you'd just put one in on the first plain row in the pattern.

Good luck and hope you like it as much as I do.

Eileen





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From: "Jewell Boll" <jjboll at excel.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2010 9:25 AM
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] lifeline  - Irene

> Irene,
>
> Thank you for an instructive class.  I am glad I learned of the lifeline 
> which will help me as I knit intricate lace patterns for my shawls.  This 
> will give me more confidence in ripping out and being able to know what 
> row I am on.  Someone mentioned that it is good to insert the lifeline at 
> the beginning of a repeat.
>
> I was practicing with the lifeline and holding it together with the left 
> knitting needle.  Your comment about the stitch gage was informative and I 
> didn't think of that.  Your method of inserting the lifeline made sense 
> and once I practiced with it, became easier.
>
> Again thank you for a job well done.
>
> Jewell
>
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