[Nfb-krafters-korner] {Disarmed} Fwd: [blindknitters] Candy Cane Christmas Ornament

[Powers, Terry (NIH/NCI) [E]]

Can someone tell us how to connect the colors, please.  
I still do not understand the consept of knitting an eyechord on needles.

Terry P.


-----Original Message-----
From: Henrietta Brewer [mailto:gary.brewer at comcast.net] 
Sent: Monday, December 03, 2012 10:24 PM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] {Disarmed} Fwd: [blindknitters] Candy Cane Christmas Ornament

Sorry, I couldn't find away to copy this so here is the whole email. Sounds like fun but a bit of learning since you have to take both colors along with you as you knit.
Henrietta

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> From: "marilyn deweese" <mldeweese15511 at frontier.com>
> Date: December 3, 2012 4:45:16 PM EST
> To: <blindcraft at yahoogroups.com>
> Cc: <blindknitters at yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [blindknitters] Candy Cane Christmas Ornament
> Reply-To: blindknitters at yahoogroups.com
> 
> 
> I have not made this and I have never knitted an I-Cord.
> 
>  
> Candy Cane Christmas Ornament
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>  
> 
> Everyone loves a candy cane - especially one that can be hung year on the tree year after year without getting sticky!
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>  
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> (c) Eileen Casey, licensed to About.com, Inc.
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>  
> 
> These cute little ornaments knit up in a snap, and once you have the 
> technique down, you can do them in as many different widths, color and 
> stripe combinations
> 
> as you want!
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>  
> 
> Materials:
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>  
> 
> list of 4 items
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> * Odd scraps of red and white worsted weight yarn (I used
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> Caron Simply Soft
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>  in shades 9729 Red and 9701 White)
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> * 2 size 3 US (3.25 mm) double pointed knitting needles
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> * Pipe cleaners
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> * Scissors, tape measure and yarn needle
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> list end
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>  
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> Gauge:
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> Gauge is not critical; you use a needle size much smaller than the ball band calls for in order to make the work as tight and neat as possible.
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> Knit the Candy Cane:
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>  
> 
> If you are unfamiliar with knitting an
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> I-cord,
> 
> this would be the time to brush up on the technique.
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>  
> 
> list of 11 items
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> 1. Cast on 6 stitches in white, and do not turn work, instead slide back to the right side of the needle.
> 
> 2. Hold the pipe cleaner against the back of the work, and wrap the yarn around it at the end of each row, so that it is enclosed inside the tube.
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> 3. Row 1: K2 red, K4 white
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> 4. Row 2: K1 white, K2 red, K3 white
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> 5. Row 3: K2 white, K2 red, K2 white
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> 6. Row 4: K3 white, K2 red, K1 white
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> 7. Row 5: K4 white, K2 red
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> 8. Row 6: K1 red, K4 white, K1 red
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> 9. Repeat rows 1-6 until candy cane is about 6 inches, or desired length.
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> 10. Bind off all stitches.
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> 11. Weave in ends, trim pipe cleaner ends, and bend into candy cane shape.
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> list end
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