[Nfb-krafters-korner] Knitting Machines

Tue Apr 2 18:05:40 UTC 2013

I had looked into knitting machines after I went blind and I will say the  
most important thing is to find a knitting machine teacher who is willing to 
 work with you.  I unfortunately did not find one and the one I found who  
was sighted obviously didn't have a clue on teaching a blind person and did 
not  want to try.

I did have a chance to work a manual one and I was really anxious to keep  
going for lessons and I had a machine picked out, but the teacher was not  
willing to take the time to teach me.  This teacher was not close to me in  
where I lived and I had arranged transportation back and forth, but she not 
only  discouraged me, but did not return my phone calls  and finally emailed 
me  telling me it would cost me several thousand dollors for her lessons 
besides the  cost of purchasing the machine from her.  So I gave up.

Joyce  Kane
_www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) 
Blindhands at AOL.com   

In a message dated 4/2/2013 1:54:51 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
sunshine817 at cox.net writes:

Ramona,  I was interested in what you had to say about knitting machines! 
How much  space do they take? Are they large or small, in other words! I've 
heard about  knitting machines, but have never seen one! And, Becky, I'd like 
to hear more  about them as well. It sounds as though anyone totally blind 
can use knitting  machines? I'm asking only because I inquired about them 
some time back and the  view was that I would have problems being totally 
blind! Admittedly, I did not  accept the answer as gospel, but really didn't 
know people who truly enjoy  knitting! 

Hugs

----- Original Message -----
From:  Ramona Walhof <ramona.walhof at gmail.com>
To: "List for blind crafters  and artists" nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
Date: Tuesday, April 2, 2013  11:32 am
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner]  winder

>
>
> Paulette, There are a variety of knitting  machines.  Becky knows the 
most 
> about them and introduced me to  the guy who taught her.  I have had only 
a 
> few lessons from him,  because he is in Seattle, and I live in Boise.  
The 
> machine does  stockinette knitting.  You can get another part that does 
>  ribbing, but it is not as time saving as the stockinette.  No, you 
cannot  
> just set it and turn it on and let it go.  Becky has more  equipment than 
I, 
> and she can come closer, but I move the shuttle for  every row.  I like 
doing 
> it.  YOu can make stripes, and you  can begin and end things by hand if 
you 
> want.  I still have a  lot to learn.  My machine takes yarn from two-ply 
to 
>  four-ply.  Some use very small yarn, like for socks. Morgan, the guy who 

> sold me the machine and taught Becky, did a Monday night chat.   That was 
an 
> excellent introduction.  And that was a couple of  years ago.
> 
> I have made several sweaters on it either with  stripes or plain with a 
> contrasting collard made by hand, etc.   I think you might be able to do 
> intarsha, but it might be on a level  of machine higher than mine.  Mine 
is 
> mechanical, but some are  electronic.  There are not a lot made any more. 
 I 
> tried  the one that Joanne's sells, but I was not at all happy with it.
>  
> My daughter lives in Seattle, but I seldom can work out a visit and a  
lesson 
> at the same time Morgan is not too busy. I can look up more  information 
than 
> I can remember if you are really interested.   Becky might be able to do 
even 
> better.  She was very helpful to  me when I started.
> 
> Ramona
> ----- Original Message  ----- 
> From: "Paulette Vickery" <paulette at evickery.com>
>  To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'"  
<nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, March 29, 2013  6:27 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] winder
> 
>  
> > Hi Ramona,
> >
> > I considered getting a  knitting machine once, but they were to 
expensive 
> > and
>  > sounded like a lot of trouble. Are you totally blind? Also, do you  
have
> > trouble using the machine? I am totally blind and don't know  if I 
could 
> > use
> > the machine to make intarsia or any  other type of color knitting. The
> > machine does sound interesting.  Can you, say, just cast onto the 
machine 
> > and
> > have  it make an entire sweater?
> >
> > Paulette
>  >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:  Nfb-krafters-korner 
[mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
>  > On
> > Behalf Of Ramona Walhof
> > Sent: Friday, March  29, 2013 1:53 PM
> > To: List for blind crafters and artists
>  > Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] winder
> >
> >  Joann's has an electric winder for 40 dollars here.  There is a much  
more
> > powerful one that winds much larger skeins that can be used  with a 
> > knitting
> > machine for quite a bit more money  that I saw at the store where I 
bought 
> > my
> > knitting  machine.
> >
> > Ramona
> > ----- Original Message  -----
> > From: "sunshine" <sunshine817 at cox.net>
> >  To: <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> > Sent: Friday, March  29, 2013 8:06 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner]  winder
> >
> >
> >> Ah, the winder I saw is an  electric one! Wonder how that works! I 
thought
> >> it would be  manual, but my friend, Kristi, said it's electric!
> >>
>  >> Hugs
> >>
> >>
> >>
>  >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From:   Blindhands at aol.com
> >> To: nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
>  >> Date: Thursday, March 28, 2013 3:15 pm
> >> Subject:  [Nfb-krafters-korner] winder
> >>
> >>>
>  >>>
> >>> I paid around $30 for my yarn winder.   It is plastic and works  
great. 
> >>> I
>  >>> do have it mounted on a tall foot stool that is wood.   As  you want 
it 
> >>> at
> >
>  >>> a
> >>> heigth so you stand up and turn the  handle.
> >>>
> >>> Joyce  Kane
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