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

Fri May 27 16:29:04 UTC 2011

I use large safety pins.  They are easier to find quickly than stitch 
markers. I collected a bunch from dry cleaning and hang on to them.  I 
haven't tried rubber bands.

Ramona
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "River Woman" <riverwoman at zoominternet.net>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, May 27, 2011 9:59 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Tip of the Week - Keeping track 
ofstitches

> 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
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> 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-----
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>>>  [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
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>>>
>>>
>>> Annette
>>>
>>>
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