[Nfb-krafters-korner] Yarn Shopping

Tue Sep 11 14:29:53 UTC 2012

Good Morning!
I, too, can see some color at times. It all depends on the lighting and if 
my eyes are cooperating at that moment. I can see a "color family" usually, 
such as I know it might be green, and it might be a bright shade of green, 
or a darker shade - but I do not see any of the nuances that make it sing. 
And, sometimes I am absolutely wrong in what I think the color is.  When I 
am yarn shopping, my granddaughter helps me by describing what she sees in 
the yarn - oh, but I do love to shop for yarn, no matter what. Yes, I am a 
yarn aholic for sure. I wonder if they have Yarn Alcaholics   meetings? But, 
then, who would want to be cured from it? It is such a nice SOFT addiction, 
isn't it.

About knitting - it is because it is done one stitch at a time that it is so 
satisfying to me. It is a Zen moment, each stitch a meditation, a point of 
contact with a place of timelessness and peace. It is a spiritual matter for 
me. All art is a spiritual activity, nothing to do with production, or 
hurry, or speed, or product. It is about the journey, walking on the path, 
one movement at a time.  That is why I am not a "crafter" at all, and no one 
would ever call me that. For me, it is about the union of spirit and 
material reality - I don't do "crafts" at all.

Today, I am working on the Double Weave Scarf. I started it yesterday and 
knitted the pattern rows - I think about 18 rows. But, then I discoverd mine 
was nothing like the one pictured....so I had to RIP it all out and begin 
again. I had done it wrong.  Then, I did do the entire 18 rows again, and 
how it is right - so I am now on the right path with that. It is a very 
beautiful pattern.
It is a Knit-a-Long project with Fiber Minds on FaceBook and I know it will 
turn out really nice from what I can tell at this early stage.

I am working on Steeler Scarves, too, and have now finished three of them. 
I think I will do about six - they are for a Christmas Market I do with 
other artists in November. I am using the Lion Brand pattern:  Harry Potter 
Wizard's Scarf...it's free...on-line.  It takes a god amount of time to do 
because it has to be folded in half lengthwise when you have finished the 
knitting - then you sew it and add a fringe. So you are really knitting a 
double scarf, to do this. But, it is worth it, because it makes a really 
hefty scarf - and quite dramatic. Would be nice to use for any favorite team 
colors.

OK< Back to the scarf...Lynda

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "qubit" <lauraeaves at yahoo.com>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2012 10:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Yarn Shopping

> 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
> Visit my Blog at:  http://www.walkingbyinnervision.blogspot.com
>
> www.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.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out
>>> is
>>> a spark."
>>> - Victor Hugo
>>>
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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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