[Nfb-krafters-korner] New Report on Looming & many thanks...

Thu Dec 13 15:39:16 UTC 2012

Great job, Joyce!  I forgot you were working with 2 strands or I would have suggested you try a chuncky yarn.  I do most of my work with thick yarn.  That is what I am most comfortable with.  Don't buy any of the Home town, USA, until you get good with the Thick and quick.  The Home town unravels.  It is not spun as tight as the Thick and Quick and is a lot harder to work with.  It is hard to distinguish your stitches.  

Did you measure the size orf the 10 and 15 peg looms?

Terry P.

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From: Blindhands at aol.com [mailto:Blindhands at aol.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 12:35 PM
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Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] New Report on Looming & many thanks...

NEWS Report:

I spendt yesterday working with the loom and your suggestions on making this work come out to my satisfaction.  

Let me say this, yesterday morning I sat down and asked myself "why" am I trying so hard with this stupid loom,?  Well it comes down to my Granddaughter Bryana.  She picked it up and did it.  She comes  over a few days a week and have been sitting at the kitchen table[even when  Great Grandma sits on the girls] and works a few rows and we girl chat a  little.  

With the thought of toss the loom and pick up the round knitting  needles...

I frogged out what I had done and started over.  I still used 2  strands of worstered weight.  I concentrated on e wrapping looser  and  varying where I stopped and started when taking off my stitches.  I did  notice an improvement somewhat.  I still seemed to have a gappy loose [1  stitch] that moved around [must be that first beginning stitch]. At least it was  not making a ladder up the mitten.

Yesterday afternoon I frogged it out and decided a new road to try...   I 
went and got out a ball of Thick and Quick yarn[I was saving it for the Princess/Bryana].  With all your advise and thoughts I concentrated and  began over.

NEWS FLASH!!!

I am thrilled.  I did 12 rows and did the staggering and loose wrap  and I 
am sooo happy.  I have nice even stitches.  No gappy  anythings.    Bryana's 
is better then mine[and I am very happy  about that] at least I don't have these loose areas.  I can't wait to show  it to her this afternoon when she stopps over.  I have praised her on how  well she did and I have asked her to show me how she is doing it[not easy since  I have no sight and feeling her hands is well...

So I am going to work on doing the cuff this afternoon.  I know that  was a bit tough in being sure how many strands from the first row to put up and then knit all but the one e wrap on top off. [Hopefully it will be easier with the Thick and Quick 1 strand that I am using now].  

Many thanks for each one of your time and patients in explaining how to try  to make this right.

Joyce  Kane
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