[Nfb-krafters-korner] loom knitting books in Braille

Tue Feb 14 19:48:52 UTC 2012

Can you explain this a bit more.  What format do I need?  Do I get it on cd?  How much were they?  Sounds great.  Tonya told me, Kurzweil comes with a bunch of books on cd.  My teacher did not tell me, but I found the cd!

Terry

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From: Cathy [mailto:flowersandherbs at gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 12:09 AM
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Hi Neva,

I checked and can read the .brf file format with Kurzweil, so I am good to go with the file type.

Some one else on the list bought the yarn around book and said that it was pretty basic.  So I'm going to take a pass on that one. Wow, must be I've moved out of the beginner category? Hmm now when did that happen?

Cathy
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[mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Neva Fairchild
Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 9:13 PM
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I bought "Learn to Knit on Circle Looms" and "Yarn Around". The brf format is a file format you can use to emboss text from but it won't open in Word and make sense., In my case, I can read this kind of file on a PACMate note taker in either speech or with the refreshable braille display. I am sure they have other file formats too, just ask them. I requested Row Upon Row in electronic format too, but they don't have it available electronically, so I am borrowing it in braille to see if I want to purchase it. I have barely started reading "Learn to Knit on Circle Looms" and have already discovered some new techniques. It lists 10 patterns in the table of contents, but I haven't gotten that far. The patterns are all for the KK round looms. I'm not very experienced, so this may sound like a dumb question, but it said that if you use the knit stitch on row one and the pearl stitch on row two, you have made a garter stitch. Does that sound right?

Neva Fairchild
972 416-7039 

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[mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Cathy
Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 7:52 PM
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Neva,

Row upon row does have patterns, it's the book I had during the 80's, then lost during a move in 90. so tell me about the two books you purchased? did they have patterns for the KK loom, or were they more general patterns. Did you like the books? If so, which one, or did you like both. I am not familiar with the .brf format, so I doubt I can access that type of file. Do they offer it in other formats?  
I have a phone number and plan to call them next week, but any info you can give me would be helpful.

Thanks, Cathy

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[mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Neva Fairchild
Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 7:16 PM
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I purchased the first and last of these three books from the Braille Library and Transcription Services Inc. in electronic format. You can also borrow books from this resource if you don't want to purchase them. I got them in brf format and will be able to read them on my note taker. Not all their books are available in electronic format, so I am going to borrow the braille copy of Row by row which is a latch hook manual. I am hoping it has patterns. I am also going to inquire about having latch hook  patterns transcribed. 

Neva Fairchild
972 416-7039 

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[mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Cathy
Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 5:17 PM
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Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] loom knitting books in Braille

Hi all,

I found the following loom knitting books at the Braille books and transcribing services website, if anyone is interested in looming books in Braille.

I know I am!

1991

Learn to Knit on Circle Looms

Layman, Denise

1

58

10 Easy knit circle loom patterns. 

258

Rake Knitting

Dudley, Harold A.

1

39

Techniques and instructions for making afghans, sweaters, stocking hats, etc. 

Yarn-A-Round 

1

33

Instructions for knitting items using a knitting wheel with posts rather than conventional knitting needles.

http://www.bltsinc.org/crafts.html

Cathy

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