[Nfb-krafters-korner] knifty knitter

[Linda Anderson]

The pattern I am looking at calls for the red medium size loom. It is 
supposed to fit size 8 or 9 shoe size.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Blindhands at aol.com>
To: <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2011 8:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] knifty knitter


> It depends on what you want to make as what is good to start with.   Many
> start off by making hats. There is a set of round Knifty knitters that  I
> think there is 3 or 4 wround ones in the set.  You can make hats ranging 
> from
> a child to large adult.  No you do not know how to knit when using one  of
> these and with the round one you can work in a circle to make a hat or 
> work
> back and forth to make a flat not too wide strip.
>
> We have several teachers that are here and that have done classes.  I  am
> actually talking to one of them about doing a slipper class right now.   I 
> am
> not sure which one you would use for slippers, but maybe someone will
> answer that for me.
>
> Joyce  Kane
> _www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)
> Blindhands at AOL.com
>
>
> In a message dated 10/6/2011 10:08:09 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> flowersandherbs at gmail.com writes:
>
> Hi  All,
>
>
>
> These knifty knitters sound interesting to me. I have  never used one or
> even
> touched one, but I have done a little research and  see that many things 
> can
> be made with these looms.
>
>
>
> The thing  I'd like to know is what loom or set should I purchase?  Is 
> there
> a  basic set that has looms for most projects, or do people only buy
> specific  looms as they need them for projects?
>
>
>
> Another question,  does one need to know how to knit to use the knifty
> knitter? I did knit as  a teenager, basic knit and pearl, even tried a
> sweater, but dropping  stitches without being able to pick them back up 
> was
> what discouraged me  from continuing with knitting. Do you blind folks who
> knit have a trick for  picking up dropped stitches when knitting? are
> dropped
> stitches still a  problem when using a knifty knitter? Why are these tools
> so
> popular, what  is it about them that people  like?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Ohiogardener
>
> flowersandherbs at gmail.com
>
>
>
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