[Nfb-krafters-korner] Tip of the Week - Keeping track ofstitches

[River Woman]

GREAT IDEA Joyce, and I am going to get some.  The regular stitch markers 
get LOST on me all the time, I cannot feel them and do not know when they 
have dropped off, and then I cannot find them on the floor or wherever they 
are.  This is the best idea I have heard that I can apply to ME.  Lynda 
River Woman
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Blindhands at aol.com>
To: <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, May 27, 2011 11:32 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Tip of the Week - Keeping track 
ofstitches


>I forgot to mention...
>
> Beginnings of rounds or special markking areas, yep I use my rubber bands,
> but I knot 2 of them together so it is longer and easier to distinguish.
> Do you know how much a large bag of rubber bands cost?  Well because I 
> kept
> asking my dh to purchase me some elastic bands and after a while he went
> out and  brought me home this bag of rubber bands that must be  one or two
> pounds of  rubber bands all the same size and I think he told me he paid
> something like $5  and let me say they will last me the rest of my life.
>
> Joyce  Kane
> _www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)
> Blindhands at AOL.com
>
>
> In a message dated 5/26/2011 11:54:01 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> slerythema at gmail.com writes:
>
> I use a  number of different methods for keeping track of stitches 
> depending
> on the  pattern. My basic rule is that I use one of my fancy markers to
> indicate  the beginning of the row. This is consistent across all of
> projects
> (fancy  stitch markers are more expensive and usually come in a small
> number,
> however, they are very unique and never confused with the other  markers).
> The second basic rule that I use is to place a marker every 10 or  20
> stitches depending on how big the project. Twenty stitches are used when 
> it
> is a project that has more than 100 stitches on the needle with no  other
> reason for breaking down the numbers (i.e. the afghan I am working on 
> used
> this method for the beginning border).
>
> Now, if I am working on  something with a pattern that has repeats that 
> are
> not too large, than I  will use the markers at each repeat (ex. For my
> afghan
> I have: 7 border, 11  small repeat, 32 large repeat, 11, 32, 11, 32, 11, 
> 32,
> 11, 7 border). When  I do ribbing, I will use a combination of two types 
> of
> markers to divide  the ribbing and I will use this method down to a 2 x 2
> ribbing. If it is  smaller than that, I will only mark at the beginning of
> the repeat (i.e. 1  x 1, 2 x 1, 3 x 1).
>
> This is somewhat related so I'll include it also.  Whenever a pattern 
> calls
> for picking up a certain number of stitches, I  will use locking stitch
> markers to pick up the stitches before using my  needle. This has saved me
> many times by allowing me to feel the area and  distance between the
> stitches
> I am going to pick up to make sure that they  appear evenly separated.
>
> Cindy S.
>
>> -----Original  Message-----
>> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>  [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>> Annette  Carr
>> Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2011 9:57 PM
>> To:  nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Tip of  the Week - Keeping
>> track of stitches
>>
>>
>> Tip of  the Week for 5/29/11
>>
>>
>>
>> Category:   Knitting, Crochet
>>
>>
>>
>> How to you keep  track of your stitches?  Do you use Markers?
>> If so, what  kind?  Do you divide stitches up into groups of a
>> certain number  or by the number of repeats in your pattern?
>>
>>
>>
>> Submit your ideas for future Tip of the Week questions to
>>  amcarr1 at verizon.net
>>
>>
>>
>> Annette
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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