[Nfb-krafters-korner] loomed mittens
River Woman
riverwoman at zoominternet.net
Tue Jan 31 12:50:12 UTC 2012
No, it is not thicker.
I have just made several hats and scarves with Homespun. I combined it with
a strand of very fine fuzzy yarn to give it more softness and a bit of a
fluffiness. It is really beautiful - and so soft when you combine it with a
strand of a novelty yarn. I do use homespun by itself, too, but mostly in
jackets.
One problem with Homespun is the uneven ness of the yarn. It is not a good
quality yarn, overall, and you really have to watch what is happening as you
work with it - but it does look wonderful in a Matinee Swing Jacket pattern
I got from Red Heart - I have made many such jackets. The other yarn I use
for them is the Angel Hair you get a JoAnns. Lynda
----- Original Message -----
From: <Blindhands at aol.com>
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Sent: Monday, January 30, 2012 11:14 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] loomed mittens
>I don't know what homespun feels like. But it is thicker then the wool
> ease chunky.
>
> Joyce Kane
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> Blindhands at AOL.com
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>
> In a message dated 1/30/2012 10:27:14 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> Terry.Powers at nih.gov writes:
>
> What is the difference between the thick and quick and the chunky? Henry
> and I were both wondering about it. Does it feal sort of like home spun
> yarn but thicker?
>
> Terry P.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cathy [mailto:flowersandherbs at gmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 5:02 PM
> To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] loomed mittens
>
> Hi all,
>
> I have finished my homework on my mitten. I used wool ease chunky, a
> category 5 yarn and the mitten is looking great. I chose the chunky as
> opposed
> to the T and Q recommended because I do not like my mittens to be too
> thick
> so that I can easily grab and hold my dog's harness handle.
> I'll be looking forward to the first class.
>
> 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: Friday, January 27, 2012 3:14 PM
> To: nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] my loom is working!
>
> Many thanks to Henry in helping me out with the loom. I was continuing
> getting these gaps between my stitches and I was unhappy with it.
>
> Well Henry and I spoke and I told him exactly how I was doing it. He
> told me to work the loops off the pegs going in a counter clockwise
> direction.
> [I was going clockwise] and WOW I am working on a mitten and it is
> working!!! Let me dance around once. OK I am sitting back down. The
> stitches
> are so much more closer together and I am using the Thick and Quick yarn
> and I couldn't stop with my homework so kept going with the mitten. I
> will finish this one and work on the second one for next week.
>
> Joyce Kane
> _www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)
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