[Nfb-krafters-korner] How are the new knitters doing?

[sunshine]

Oh, this does sound like it'd be a great lifeline I understand the concept and think I could do it! I'd have to get a size zero circular needle! That would be perfect because then if there is a lost stitch, we wouldn't have to go back so car, or if there's some type of mistake! I'll check into that! I'm going to dry that, but not yet! I had a feeling a cowel would be like a hood, but didn't want to assume anything! Smiles! Glad you didn't retire, Kathy! I bet you do well teaching your class!

Hugs



----- Original Message -----
From: Cathy <flowersandherbs at gmail.com>
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
Date: Friday, February 1, 2013 11:09 pm
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] How are the new knitters doing?

>
>
> Hi Sunshine,
> 
> I am not Annette, but I happen to be online. Didn't retire after all. <grin>
> funny what eating some food will do for the blood sugar and the spirit.
> 
> Anyhow, a lifeline is a way to enable you to avoid having to rip out all
> your work when you drop a stitch or make a boo boo in your pattern. It is
> somewhat of a hassle to use, but it can save you time and frustration. I
> have never used one, but Annette talked about it in the last class. What you
> do is decide where would be a good place to have it, like every ten rows, or
> at the beginning of a pattern repeat. Then you take a really thin circular
> needle like a 00 and slip it into each stitch on your current needle right
> up against the other needle. Then you put needle protectors or rubber bands
> on the ends of the 00 needle, your lifeline, and begin to knit the next row.
> this is tricky because you have two needles on that first row. I can't
> imagine doing  that myself at this point, but Annette assured us that it can
> be done. So after that row is done you continue knitting until you have
> another ten rows, or have completed another pattern repeat. Then, if you'd
> checked and have no mistakes, you move that lifeline up to your current row,
> slip it into every stitch next to the original needle and continue.
> 
> That's about the lifeline.
> 
> Now the cowl, I asked this question awhile back myself and was told it is a
> hood. I have never made or seen one myself.
> 
> Cathy
> 
> 
> 
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