[Nfb-krafters-korner] Beginner's knitting

[Blindhands at aol.com]

I love the self striping and self patterning yarns!
 
Joyce  Kane
_www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) 
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In a message dated 8/18/2013 3:37:29 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
denise.shaible at att.net writes:

I agree  with both Ramona and Joyce, simple is great.  I myself really 
haven't  completed many projects because I have a habit of ripping things  
out.  Sometimes I bite off more than I can chew.  So, it's a  good thing to 
remind myself, simple is sometimes better until I build up  my skills.  Do 
any of you like to change colors or do you mostly use  varigated or 
self-striping yarns?  Well, I just thought I'd chime  in.

Regards,

Denise

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Ramona

I totally agree.  [kis] keep it  simple is the way to go when learning  and
teaching  beginners.

Joyce  Kane
_www.KraftersKorner.org_  (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)
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In a message  dated 8/17/2013 8:17:46 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
ramona.walhof at gmail.com  writes:

Karen, I  know nothing about Turkish purl, but would be  interested.
However,
most people are awkward with purling at first. If  you really know the purl
stitch, Let me make a suggestion.   Just  choose something simple  and make
yourself do it.  For example:  cast on anywhere from 20 to 30  stitches for
a
scarf.  Then  knit five rows, purl one row.   Repeat these six rows to make
the  scarf as long as you want it.  I  recommend using worsted weight  yarn
and
size 7 or 9 needles while you are  building speed and  confidence.  It is
mor
comfortable to ppurl a  whole row than  to switch back and forth while you
are
building your  skill.   End with the five knitted rows. Anything from 48 to
60
inches   would be fine.  You will probably need two 3 to 5_ounce  skeins.
This  scarf should not roll, but will give you some practice  purling
without
bogging down in it, hopefully. You can put fringe on the  ends  or not  as
you
choose.  You can use a solid color  or verigated yarn. This  scarf will be
fairly heavy and warm, so you  may not like it if you live in  the South. If
this length seems  overwhelming, just make a pot holder with  the same
design,
only  stop when it is square, and you will want at least  30 stitches.  You
can
find lots more fancy patterns which are great, but I  like  simple for
beginners to build comfort and enjoyment in   knitting.  If others have
better
ideas, I am sure they will  say  so.

Ramona
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From:  "Karen"  <butterfly05 at earthlink.net>
To: "List for blind  crafters and artists"  <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent:  Saturday, August 17, 2013 5:13  PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner]  Beginner's knitting


>  Annette,
>
> Since your  class in January I can fly with the knit  stitch but find the
>  purl
> stitch much slower and at times,  challenging. I heard on a  knitting
> podcast
> that there is a  knitter in New York  City who teaches a Turkish style of
> purling that  is popular with  all who learn it. Are you familiar with
this?
> If there  is a  pattern that has extensive purling, I tend to avoid it on
>   the
> needles so I would like to improve.
>
>   Karen
>
>
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