[Nfb-krafters-korner] LK Purl Heart Afghan

Zimmer, Cindy cindy.zimmer at nebraska.gov
Fri Dec 13 21:20:28 UTC 2013 

No not really.  All you have to do is begin wrapping with the new color and remember to keep a 6" tail to start.  You can tie a knot where the old and new yarn meet but then just continue with the new color.  Weave in your ends when done.

Cindy Z. 

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Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] LK Purl Heart Afghan

You can change colors of yarn in knitting.  Everyone says loom  knitting produces the same things as needle knitting, so if you can do it on  needles why can't you change yarn colors using a loom?
 
I am guessing you need to be more experienced with the loom in order to change colors.
 
Beginner needle knitters I would not advise trying knitting with colors and  changing them until they know how to knit well.
 
Joyce  Kane
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In a message dated 12/13/2013 3:13:33 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, Terry.Powers at nih.gov writes:

That is  what I was trying to say, so I do not understand how you could change  colors.  You can change, do x rows in one and x rows in y. How can you change across the loom?  There would be gaps between your colors and  loose  strands behind your work.  Mistory to me!

Terry  P.


-----Original Message-----
From: Barb Roland  [mailto:barbwire59 at gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, December 13, 2013 2:37  PM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: Re:  [Nfb-krafters-korner] LK Purl Heart Afghan

I'm not Debbie, but I'm  pretty sure I have an idea of how we will be doing it, if I'm correct, it will  all be done as one piece, each row will create the borders and heart shape as  we work across them, working in knits and purls, the heart shape will be  formed by the placement of the purl stitches. 
Since the purl stitches will  produce a raised bump, we should be able to feel it when sliding our hands  across the afghan.
Barb
On Dec 13, 2013, at 12:42 PM, Blindhands at aol.com  wrote:

> Debbie,
> 
> Will each heart be made separately  and then sewn together to make the 
> width and length that you  want?
> 
> Joyce  Kane
> _www.KraftersKorner.org_  (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) 
> Blindhands at AOL.com    
> 
> 
> In a message dated 12/12/2013 10:41:29 P.M. Eastern  Standard Time, 
> debralston at myfairpoint.net writes:
> 
>  Hi,
> I  measured around my loom which is 4 ft. 1 inch length &  about 3 ft. 
> across
> depending how wide you want it. I have  done 1 whole heart which I 
> used about
> 1 1/2 skeins which  knitted 3 inches. I am using this pattern on this 
> loom for the  first time. I am guessing. I wanted to share it with you
all.
>  Debbie
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jill
>  Sent:  December 12, 2013 7:06 PM
> To: 'List for blind crafters  and  artists'
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] LK Purl  Heart  Afghan
> 
> Deb,
> What is the over all  dimensions of the blanket once it  is finished?
> That might give  us a better idea of how much yarn to  purchase.
> Jill
>  -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfb-krafters-korner
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> On
> Behalf Of  debbie  ralston
> Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2013 5:00 PM
>  To: List for blind  crafters and artists
> Subject: Re:  [Nfb-krafters-korner] LK Purl Heart  Afghan
> 
> Hi,
>  I have the first whole heart done boarder to boarder  across. I did 
> it as a solid color. I used Lion Brand Jiffy 1 1/2 skein.  This  gives 
> about 3 inches long. I am using the cindy Wood afghan round  1/2  
> guage loom. It depends on how big you want to make it. I  also have 
> made it as baby blanket us Lion Brand Home Town USa  varagated color & 
> used the same abmount of yarn. I did not  think about doing more than 
> 1 color across.  I don't think that  you want to do more than 2 colors 
> across because tring  to get  straight which color you are using. I 
> probablly would do the  boarder  & the heart 1 color & the background 
> another  color alternating the  same way we did making the strip stocking.
>  Debbie
> 
> -----Original  Message-----
> From: Powers,  Terry (NIH/NCI) [E]
> Sent: December 12, 2013  11:31 AM
> To:  'List for blind crafters and artists'
> Subject: Re:   [Nfb-krafters-korner] LK Purl Heart Afghan
> 
> Wouldn't it have  to be done  in a solid or verigade.  I would think 
> you  would
> 
> be going across,  that would mean, doing part of  the boarder, 
> background, heart, background,  and back to the  boarder?
> How could you change colors in the middle of a  row,  inless you were 
> going to
> 
> sew the boarder to the  heart.  I do  not think so!!!
> How many scains do you think  it will take and any color  ideas?
> Terry P.
> 
>  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Barb  Roland  [mailto:barbwire59 at gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2013   11:19 AM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> Subject:  Re:  [Nfb-krafters-korner] LK Purl Heart Afghan
> 
> So the  borders will take the  least amount of yarn right?
> I'm getting  ready to submit an order for my  yarn and trying to 
> figure out  how much of each color to get.
> I'm going  with a pine green, with  fisherman white heart and a 
> crimson/white border.
> Or maybe  I'm not envisioning this  correctly?
> Barb
> On Dec 11,  2013, at 7:38 PM, debbie ralston  
> <debralston at myfairpoint.net>
> wrote:
> 
>>  Hi,
>> I am not  sure. I am using Lion Brand jiffy which is a 5  yarn on the 
>> Cindy Wood  afghan 1/2 guage loom. It is the  first time that I have 
>> made this on the afghan loom. I have used  about 1 1/2 skeins of yarn 
>> to do the  first whole heart  boarder to boarder. It is 4 hearts
>> across which I   believe
> will
> 
>> be the width. I am going to make  mine red white &  blue. I have the 
>> blue almost done; I  have 2 rows left to do on the  boarder. It is 
>> about  3
> inches
> 
>> long.
>> Debbie
>>  
>> -----Original Message----- From: Barb Roland
>> Sent:  December 11, 2013  10:44 AM
>> To: Krafters Korner  Korner
>> Subject:  [Nfb-krafters-korner] LK Purl Heart  Afghan
>> 
>> I may have missed  this but about how  many yards of yarn will be 
>> needed
> for
>  
>> this  afghan?
>> Barb
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