[Nfb-krafters-korner] beginning knitter

[Blindhands at aol.com]

Sounds like you are doing well.  Forget those size 2 needles.  I  have been 
knitting for 50 years and refuse to go down past size 3 needles.  
 
Joyce  Kane
_www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) 
Blindhands at AOL.com   

 
In a message dated 1/31/2013 11:12:20 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
deimucc at verizon.net writes:

To  continue with a report from one beginner knitter--I started right
around  Christmas time, I took my two knitting projects up to the neighbor's
this  morning to be checked for necessary fixes. The two hours of work I did
last  night was declared drop or split stitch free. Even my rows and borders
on  the newest piece are straight and tight. 
I used to have big  loops at the beginning of each new row. I was
coached to slip that stitch  to try to avoid that, but that didn't work. I
was then told to pay  attention to it, and to keep enough tension there so
the stitch was not too  big. I don't slip the stitch anymore, I just knit 
it,
and it's working.  
I also used to have a narrow piece of fabric at one end of  the
needle hanging down and a wider piece at the other end. That isn't  
happening
anymore either, at least not in what I did last night. 
Is this the beginning of a notable improvement? I sure hope  it
lasts.
Forget about the seed yarn, I just tried it on  size 2 double ended
needles and I see I am not in for any great leap there,  I hadn't remembered
just how thin that yarn was, let alone trying to use a  needle as big around
as a toothpick. 

Ok, so that is  it for my reports until I graduate to a whole new
level or finish at least  one of these scarves. I hope I have not bored you
all. 

Deidre


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