[Nfb-krafters-korner] What loom stitch am i making?

[Lisamaria Martinez]

Hey Brandy,

Are you the Brandy W on the blind parents list?

Are you using a round loom to make your bag? I have several round
looms in different sizes but I also purchased a rectangle loom with
two rows of pegs. My mom was going to show me how to use that loom but
she didn't have time the last time I visited her in so' Cal.

LM

On 5/31/12, Brandy W <ballstobooks at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Lisa, I'm also a knew knitter and love loom knitting. It can be a bit
> tricky to get the loops lined up, but can be done with some patents. I also
> took a bit of a different yarn and tied it around my first stitch so I know
> where that first stitch is for lining it back up, and then I just take it
> off after I've doubled it back over. The hat is more sturdy if you don't
> cut
> it from the scane of yarn and just pull enough to go around the hat from
> the
> bottom up like you said so the yarn closing the hat is connected to the
> rest
> of the hat, and then when you are done you can cut the yarn and do as you
> described. I agree hats are so simple to make. I'm going to make a blanket
> next. I was working on a bag for my niece, but I have a few too many little
> weirdness's I can't figure out.
>
> Glad to know I'm not the only beginner around here.
>
> Bran
>
>
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Lisamaria
> Martinez
> Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2012 5:29 PM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] What loom stitch am i making?
>
> Tanya, Terry and others,
>
> Tanya, if you could send me instructions that would be great. And thanks
> for
> letting me know I'm e-wrapping.
>
> Terry, as for brims on hats and ending hats... I have been using this great
> baby yarn for making baby hats that is so think and so soft and so nice it
> doesn't really need a brim. You can simply just fold it up.
> I do need to learn how to make a brim. I understand how to do it but I'm
> not
> sure how to bring the end up onto the pegs without making things crooked.
>
> As for ending, my mom told me to end with a single row of yarn on each peg,
> cut the yarn from the yarn ball so there is about two feet left, thread a
> yarn needle with the yarn that you just cut, and then take the needle and
> insert it behind each loop on each peg and cast it off.
> Eventually, when the entire hat comes off the loom you gently pull the yarn
> and close the opening by pulling the yarn tight enough to close the end.
> You
> do a stich or two in the middle to keep it closed and it is done. It looks
> pretty cute without a pom-pom, but even cuter with one on top so I usually
> put one on. I've made 3 and they are easy to make in two hours for a
> beginner like me. I'll probably bring a few to convention and I'll also
> find
> out the name of the yarn I fell in love with.
>
> LM
>
> On 5/31/12, Tanya Wheatley <blind_quilter at msn.com> wrote:
>> As Terry said, the stitch you are describing is the e-wrap, which is
>> not the
>>
>> true knit stitch. I will send you directions for the purl stitch, true
>> knit
>>
>> stitch, flat knit stitch and u-wrap stitches. I will try to do another
>> chat
>>
>> describing these stitches.
>>
>> Tanya
>>
>>
>>
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