[Nfb-krafters-korner] beginning knitter

[Annette Carr]

I've been knitting just over 40 years and I do not knit with needles smaller
than size 4, and I do not care for knitting with needles over size 13.

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From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Blindhands at aol.com
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2013 5:49 PM
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Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] beginning knitter

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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