[Nfb-krafters-korner] knitting life line
Annette Carr
amcarr1 at verizon.net
Sat Jan 14 00:25:48 UTC 2012
Cathy,
When you are ready to pick up knitting needles again, we will be here.
I too enjoyed the discussion. I found it interesting about where people
held their hands while knitting. I find that when I am really concentrating
hard on working a difficult pattern, or fixing a mistake I hold my hands up
near my chest. When I am more relaxed, I hold them lower. I find that I
keep my head tilted down toward my work even though I can't see what I am
doing, and sometimes my eyes are closed. I think the closed eyes part is
because I am visualizing in my head what I am doing.
Annette
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From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Cathy
Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 3:55 PM
To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
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
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[mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Blindhands at aol.com
Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 2:43 PM
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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
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[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
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[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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