[Nfb-krafters-korner] Yarn Shopping

Tue Sep 11 02:28:01 UTC 2012

lol --
I have to laugh at this thread...  I am a craftoholic and I guess that 
includes yarn.
I laughed when I read Lisa Mari's intro as a yarnoholic -- kind of sounds 
like what they say at AA meetings.
I love color as well -- until recently, even though I have been mostly blind 
for most my life, I always had extremely good color vision, even more than 
other family members who were sighted.  And I love bright colors -- there is 
something about seeing a color that gets the endorphins going in my brain. 
I do believe there is a tangible change in the brain when you look at 
something that pleases you.
However, in recent years I have lost my color accuity.  I still see bright 
colors, and sometimes catch a shade of more muted colors, but some days I 
also have to ask someone what color things are.  It's disappointing, but I 
know I can't stop the changes in my eye, so I am just updating my daily 
routine and trying to keep colors in my memory as long as possible.

Now as for yarn, I used to do a lot of knitting and crocheting, but lately 
I've gravitated toward other crafts.  I just got bored with spending so much 
time making such a little swatch of material. (Actually, when I was working, 
I had a friend from church who owned a knitting factory, and I asked him on 
his machines how long it took his employees to complete one sweater.  He 
said 2.5 hours.  It's a little hard to go back to one-stitch-at-a-time after 
hearing how a factory can do a sweater in 2.5 hours.)

I still have a stockpile of yarn from back in my knitting days, but it 
doesn't get used very often.

I do have half a zigzag afghan in my closet for my brother.  I made one for 
my other brother, but I haven't been able to get motivation to finish this 
one.  It is pretty -- it has 4 colors, light yellow, lemon yellow, royal 
blue and navy blue.  I have the colors arranged as follows:
2 rows dark blue, 4 rows lighter blue, 2 rows light yellow, 2 rows lemon 
yellow,
then repeat until done.
Each row has 18 peaks.

When I am done I am going to finish the afghan with an edge of single 
crochet using 2 strands of yarn all the way around.
Also, the start row will be the foot of the afghan, and the ripples will not 
be filled in, but up at the other end I am going to fill in the troughs with 
crocheting until it is straight across, so the person won't have ripples in 
his face.

Well, I hope that is clear.
To make the ripples (in case someone doesn't know), I increase by 2 stitches 
at the peak, by crocheting 3 stitches in the stitch on the previous row that 
is at the top of the peak.  For the troughs, of course, you have to 
compensate by decreasing 2 stitches.  I did this by simply skipping over 2 
stitches and continuing in the 3rd.
To make sure the sides are right, I split the trough at the beginning and 
end of the row -- decrease 1 stitch by skipping a stitch and continuing in 
the next stitch.  As you can see, this decreases 2, which makes the total 
number of stitches decreased match exactly the same as the total number of 
increased stitches.
*****

Ok, never start an email about crafts when in a rambling mood *smile*
Happy crafting!
--le

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "River Woman" <riverwoman at zoominternet.net>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2012 5:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Yarn Shopping

we understand!

OH, have you tried any NORO yarn yet?
OMG, I am a NORO HO!
NORO is like that - you just become absolutely MAD about it - I have a nice
stash of NORO - as well as lots of other yarns - and I am especially FOND of
Cherry Tree Hill yarns - they are all hand dyed at the farm in Vermont -
ohhhhhh!  their all cotton sock yarn is to die for! and, their mohair
yarns - the colors are yummy!

Just love yarn - period.
Lynda
Lynda Lambert
River Road Studio, Since 1976
Village of Wurtemburg, PA 16117

Visit my Web Site at:  http://lyndalambert.com
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lisamaria Martinez" <lmartinez217 at gmail.com>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2012 6:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Yarn Shopping

> Hi, my name is Lisamaria and I'm a yarnaholic.
>
> I started crocheting and looming in april and I've bought enough yarn
> for the projects I have completed which consists of 4 baby blankets, 4
> baby hats, a cute little Christmas stocking, 4 scarves, 2 purses and
> one wrister (I haven't finished the second one yet to make the pair).
> all of those projects added up to many scanes of yarn. But, that's not
> all the yarn I have ... I have gone nuts with yarn sales, yarn
> textures, future projects that are on my list and so on. I have a
> hamper about 3 feet tall and 2 feet wide overflowing with yarn. Peach
> colored yarn, Christmas yarn, white yarn, purple yarn, red, pink, blue
> ...
>
> I love the names for yarn like Oatmeal, Barley, Denim Mist, Portland
> Wine, Painted Desert, Datona Lemon, Charlotte Blue, Cherry Blossom,
> Mardi gras, etc...I'm so addicted!
>
> LM
>
> On 9/10/12, Brandy W <ballstobooks at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I've only been  knitting  for a few months, and already I have yarn for 2
>> projects not yet started, and 1 started, plus the finished stuff. It is
>> scarry what happens when yarn is on sale, and others give you ideas.
>>
>>
>>
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>> is
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>>
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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 Henry
>> Osborne
>> Sent: Monday, September 10, 2012 2:06 PM
>> To: nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Yarn Shopping
>>
>> Hi All,
>> Don't you know that we yarn-a-holics can never get enough yarn?especially
>> when it is on sale.
>> And, we can always find space for our ever increasingly larger stash of
>> yarn. Right fellow yarn-a-holics?
>> Keep on knitting,crocheting,looming,etcetera.
>> Henry
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