[Nfb-krafters-korner] starting at the beginning

[Barb Roland]

mistake = design element
Barb
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Annette Carr" <amcarr1 at verizon.net>
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2012 7:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] starting at the beginning


> Hi Deidre,
>
> Once you get the hang of knitting, dropping stitches is not usually a 
> common
> occurrence.  Sure it happens, but most often you make a mistake in how you
> worked a stitch or series of stitches.  For now, don't worry about what 
> can
> go wrong.  Just plan to join us for the class and see how it goes.
>
> A topic that often comes up here on the list is that there are no 
> mistakes.
> Every project has at least one aspect that has deviated from the pattern.
> Some cultures believe that you have to include at least one "mistake"
> because as humans we are not perfect.
>
> Annette
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> On
> Behalf Of Deidre Muccio
> Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2012 8:08 PM
> To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] starting at the beginning
>
> Whew, this is going to be an adventure alright. Just the thought of
> dropping stitches as something to be counted on, is a bit disheartening!
> We'll see. I liked the brief description of the beginning knitting class
> which touched on this in a way. What a great resource you all are.
>
> Deidre
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> On
> Behalf Of Cathy
> Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2012 6:11 PM
> To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Knitting Life Line - WAS: silky twist
> yarn and greetings
>
> Here is Annette's post.
>
> When knitting, I use a life line.  This is when you use some type of line
> inserted into your stitches on your needle.  I use a 00 circular needle 
> that
> is 48 or 60 inches long.  I slide it into each stitch on my needle and 
> just
> let it dangle while I continue knitting.  I like to insert it along either
> the last row of the pattern repeat or the first row.  If something goes
> wrong while I am knitting the next repeat of the pattern, I can rip back 
> to
> the life line, insert my working needle into the stitches on the life line
> and start re-knitting.
>
> I sometimes work with 2 life lines.  For example, if I am working with a
> pattern that has a ten row repeat with the even rows being purled, I will
> complete the pattern once.  I then insert the life line through the 
> stitches
> of row ten that are on my needle.  Now I knit the pattern for the second
> time, and insert a second life line through the stitches of row 10 that 
> are
> now on my needle.  After I complete the pattern for the third time, I pull
> life line one out and insert it into row ten of the third pattern repeat.
> After I complete the pattern for the fourth time, I pull out the life line
> that was inserted into row 10 of the second pattern repeat and insert it
> into row ten of the fourth pattern repeat.
>
> If you do not want to buy a very thin very long circular needle, you could
> try using some type of yarn that feels different than the yarn that you 
> are
> knitting with.  While this technique is easier to insert, I find it very
> difficult to pick up my stitches off of it when I have to rip back to it.
>
> HTH,
> Annette
>
>
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