[Nfb-krafters-korner] Experience question

[Diane]

Thank you so much!
I'm gonna go for it!
Diane
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ramona Walhof" <ramona.walhof at gmail.com>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2012 6:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Experience question


> Diane, if you are confident knitting, pearling, casting on, casting off, 
> then just keep taking on new things as you find something you want to 
> make. Changing yarn can be done in more than one way; increasing and 
> decreasing can, too.  Cables are a little more complicated, and there are 
> many of them. If you like making complicated things, you can take on more 
> than one new thing in one project, but one at a time is better for me.  If 
> your knitting is smooth and even, and you are enjoying it, then you are 
> the best judge of trying new things.  Many patterns just involve knitting 
> and pearling, but they can look pretty impressive. I have a book with a 
> whole bunch of different stitch designs that can be used for afghans, 
> scarves, sweaters, or about anything else you want to do, and most of them 
> are just knitting and pearling.  I would guess that many yarn shops have 
> something similar.  Mine is in Braille, and probably harder to find,  but 
> I know you can get things like it in print.  Don't be discouraged by 
> having someone say something is medium and advanced.  Just look at the 
> techniques that are used and see how many you already know. I make lots of 
> things that some would consider boring because I like to knit during 
> meetings, and I don't want to follow complicated patterns.  But I have 
> knitted more than 150 sweaters and plenty of other things, most of which 
> are relatively simple patterns.   during meetings. I make a sweater with a 
> three-color yoke which I would say is relatively simple, as long as you 
> can count to eight.  The more experience you have, the more you can figure 
> out your own variations if you want to. This group is good at giving moral 
> support, so you have at least one source for problem solving.
>
> Ramona
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Diane" <dianefilipe at comcast.net>
> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2012 3:15 PM
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Experience question
>
>
>> So many knitting patterns I see are for "intermediate" or "experienced" 
>> knitters.
>> How on earth can I get there?
>> Just keep knitting and knitting?
>> Diane
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