[Nfb-krafters-korner] looming perfecting questions

Tue Apr 30 12:17:09 UTC 2013

 The 24 peg loom, is!  E-wrap 2 rows and give him a plastic needle or maybe a hook and see if he can lift the loops and create his own baby hat!!!
He will become a loomer soon!!!
Terry P.

-----Original Message-----
From: Henrietta Brewer [mailto:gary.brewer at comcast.net] 
Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2013 10:13 PM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] looming perfecting questions

Hey, I love your problem. Give me a day or two. We'll come up with a toddler loom. 
Henrietta
On Apr 25, 2013, at 10:05 PM, jill wrote:

> Lisa maria,
> I don't have advise about the loom, as I am still very new to it 
> myself.  I was going to share with you how Olivia behaves with my 
> looms.  She calls them pretty bridges.  I am not sure why she calls 
> them that, but she will walk her fingers across the pegs like they are 
> little people.  She is not pulling off loops yet.  She does want to be 
> in my lap a lot, and when she insists, Ijust put the loom away.  
> Olivia will be 3 in July.  I guess the little ones just want to be 
> involved with what ever mommy is doing.  I think your little guy is 
> pretty smart.  He has watched you enough that he knows the loops come 
> off the pegs, now if we could get him a loom and a plastic hook... maybe he can be a loomer too!
> 
> Jill
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Lisamaria 
> Martinez
> Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2013 7:13 PM
> To: nfb-krafters-korner
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] looming perfecting questions
> 
> So, I took Cathy's awesome mitered square scarf class. I love the 
> design and have been getting many compliments from people watching me 
> loom on the train or at work.
> 
> I've been noticing some problems I've been having while looming 
> though. I did find out, however, that part of my problem, a biggest 
> part, was my 2-year-old son. On BART, I've noticed I have been 
> dropping stitches. I've fixed most of them but they are causing ugly 
> spots in this beautiful scarf. My son has been fascinated with my 
> projects lately and wants to yarn with mama. so, he usually is tugging 
> on the yarn (which shouldn't necessarily drop a stitch on the loom).
> But today ... I caught his little hand in time to feel him actually 
> pulling the loops off the pegs ... which I'm sure is the reason why 
> all the squares knitted on BART are all the squares with ugly spots.
> 
> He got very upset when I got upset at him and told him he couldn't do 
> that anymore. When I asked why he was doing that, he said, "I count 
> mama." Which is pretty much what I tell him when he asks me what I'm 
> doing while I'm crocheting or knitting. I  tell him, hold on, mama is 
> counting.
> 
> Anyways ... to my loom questions about perfecting technique ...
> 
> Some stitch patterns  on the loom make a very open weave. What's the 
> best way to weave in a tail for something so open? Cathy suggested a 
> technique, but I am not certain I am doing it right. basically, I pull 
> the tail through several loops like I'm purling, but without lifting 
> loops on and off. It seems to work, but when I cut remaining yarn 
> there is a little bit of the tail that just won't tuck in anywhere.
> 
> Also ... any suggestions on what to do when you drop stitches? I feel 
> like I've gotten better at fixing a mistake, but only if I catch it on 
> the row it happened. Do you wrap the pegs back like the original 
> pattern called for?
> 
> Lastly, I am placing my slip knot on peg one and also starting my 
> first stitch on peg one. I don't think I should knit off the slip knot 
> with the first stitch that needs knitting off because when I do that, 
> it looks ugly. But, what does one do with the slip knot? I use to 
> place it around the anchor peg but I feel like that causes me to 
> tangle my yarn. Any ideas on what I can do?
> 
> Many thanks,
> LM
> 
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