[Nfb-krafters-korner] knitting life line
River Woman
riverwoman at zoominternet.net
Fri Jan 13 23:53:12 UTC 2012
Cathy, go ahead and buy yourself some needles. You can do it. After this
discussion, I got out my 40 inch, size 000 Addi Turbo Circular needle and I
am putting in the LIFE LINE with it - as I was taught to do a year ago, here
at KK. I was lazy and quit too soon - but it is working. Thanks to all who
contributed! Lynda
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cathy" <flowersandherbs at gmail.com>
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 3:54 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] knitting life line
>I want to thank everyone who chipped in to discuss this topic. Not just
> about the life line and various choices for what to use, but the use of
> needle protectors, stitch markers, and other tips. I believe now I will
> certainly try to knit with needles once again, one of these days. But at
> the
> moment I have so many things going, I am not certain I can handle another
> craft. However, I am certainly tempted to buy some needles and try again
> soon.
>
> Cathy
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Blindhands at aol.com
> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 2:43 PM
> To: nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] knitting life line
>
> We had gotten these long circular knitting needles size 00 and a nice long
> size. Some of us got it from New Hampshirre mail order. I will have to
> dig around and come up with info. The fact is that you want a tthin
> knitting needle so it does not add any thing to your knitting thickness of
> stitches. As we Knitted the row or round with the regular knitting
> needles
> you
> worked the life line into the row. You then just left it there and
> continued
> to knit rounds or rows. Now if you were working a number of pattern rows
> it was suggested that you determine a number of rows and then move your
> life line up. You do not want to do this every row[too time consuming],
> but
> think of it as if a mistake is made you will easily rip out down to your
> life line and then reknit from that point. You want this life line
> needle
> to
> be longer then the piece of work you are working with so if you normally
> work on say something that measures 44 inche bust, you need a needle
> example
> 50 or 60 inche long. Don't hold me as I do not know common lengths of
> needles.
>
> You can use yarn, string or whatever, but the small 00 circular knitting
> needle is easy to feel, has points on the needle part, comes in long
> enough
>
> lengths and you can use point protectors or rubber[elastic bands to put on
> the ends so stitches will stay on.
>
> Joyce Kane
> _www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)
> Blindhands at AOL.com
>
>
> In a message dated 1/12/2012 12:26:50 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> flowersandherbs at gmail.com writes:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Wow this knitting lifeline is a really interesting concept to me! I have
> never heard of it and gave up knitting with needles solely because I
> could
> never pick up my dropped stitches! Now years later I learn that this life
> line is a preventative to dropping stitches. So Annette, you knit a row,
> then thread yarn or a knitting needle in to that row before continuing?
> Am
> I
> understanding the concept correctly? Terry you said something about a
> cable, what do you mean?
>
> Cathy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Annette Carr
> Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 8:39 PM
> To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] easy sock pattern?
>
> I insert my life line into the stitches after I get the row knitted. I
> either use a 00 circular needle or a piece of scrap yarn on a needle.
>
> HTH,
> Annette
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Melisa
> Loutfi
> Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 8:23 PM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] easy sock pattern?
>
> Teri,
>
> I also became blind recently. I am interested in learning the lifeline
> method that you discussed below. I have used something similar in the
> past
> to preserve stitches before ripping out. I would run a darning needle
> with
> thread through each stitch in the row below the problem row. Then I
> could
> rip back.
>
> In the lifeline method, is the knitter to insert a cable through a
> stitches as the row is being knitted as a safety precaution?
>
> Melisa Loutfi
> On Jan 11, 2012, at 7:16 AM, Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E] wrote:
>
>> Linda;
>> Get your friend to teach you about using a life line so you can take out
> errors and not lose your work. We had some discussion about it, maybe a
> year or so, ago. You put a thin cable through your stitches and every 5
> or
> 10 stitches, you move the cable up your work, to hold your stitches,
> while
> you work, some more. If you have to take out stitches, the cable will
> prevent your stitches from running past that point in your work.
>> I understand the consept, but am not any good at the method.
>>
>> Terry P.
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: River Woman [mailto:riverwoman at zoominternet.net]
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 10:28 AM
>> To: List for blind crafters and artists
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] easy sock pattern?
>>
>> Though I have been a knitter for about 60 years, doing it
>> non-visuaolly is an enormous challenge for me. I have a very hard time
>> even when doing double yarn overs. Right now, I am working on a shawl
>> that has them every 6th row - and I have quite a few that I have lost
>> and did not know it till it was too late to work them in - so, on this
>> shawl, when I am finished, I will put some nice crystal beads here and
>> there, beginning with all the places where I have lost stitches. I
>> have tied them with a strand of yarn, and so I know where they are -
>> when the shawl is done with the knitting part, I will put some
>> crystals and pearsl here and there all over the shawl. I hope this
>> will be a nice detail - but it has certainly grown out of my inability
>> to FIX mistakes. Most mistakes, I cannot fix myself - even afer four
>> years of working my butt offf to re-learn how to knit again.
>> Fortunately, I have a very good friend who responds to me calls for
>> "Knitting Emergency" help. I do not, and never
> will have that sense of touch that a long time blind person has had since
> childhood. My brain is still VISUAL, and I imagine it will always be that
> way. I am still a visual learner regardless of the fact I cannot see what
> I
> am knitting.
>>
>> I understand all things visually, not through touch. Trying to FIX my
> knitting boo boos through touch is not working very well at all. I can do
> it
> somewhat, but not well.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Lovette Yewchan" <lyewchan at telus.net>
>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists"
>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Monday, January 09, 2012 10:28 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] easy sock pattern?
>>
>>
>>> I suppose tube socks would work but wondered about the heel ones. He
>>> instep picking up etc. sounds too complicate for me at this point.
>>> Lovette
>>>
>>> On 2012-01-09, at 5:11 PM, River Woman wrote:
>>>
>>>> Lovette, I have the same dilemma. I used to make socks whe I could
>>>> see but now I cannot do it. I would really love to make them again,
>>>> but I just end up with a mess now - I would love some ideas on how
>>>> to do them in a way that I could manage. Lynda
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lovette Yewchan"
>>>> <lyewchan at telus.net>
>>>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists"
>>>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Monday, January 09, 2012 6:26 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] easy sock pattern?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> It is wool ease size 2.75 MM needles recommended.
>>>>>
>>>>> On 2012-01-09, at 10:02 AM, Blindhands at aol.com wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> What type of yarn do you have for these socks? Without weight of
>>>>>> yarn no idea what to advise for you.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Joyce Kane
>>>>>> _www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)
>>>>>> Blindhands at AOL.com
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In a message dated 1/9/2012 12:41:37 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>>>>>> lyewchan at telus.net writes:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi there. I have soome sockease wool and want to make socks but
>>>>>> the pattern on the paper is too hard for me. DOes someone know of
>>>>>> a beginner sock pattern that would not be too hard? Thanks.
>>>>>> Lovette
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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