[Nfb-krafters-korner] beginning knitter

sunshine sunshine817 at cox.net
Sat Feb 2 18:50:36 UTC 2013 

Hi, Linda! 

I do have huge holes, thankfully, and still have abbl my stitches! I count every two rows now! However, how would I put beads in those places where there might be big holes! Do they have to be sewn?

Hugs



----- Original Message -----
From: River Woman <riverwoman at zoominternet.net>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
Date: Saturday, February 2, 2013 10:47 am
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] beginning knitter

>
>
> A hole can happen very easily — this is my biggest challenge — my sense of 
> touch is not good, so I cannot feel if the stitch went off the needle — and 
> then I often times re-knit into that same stitch without knowing it till 
> later when my finger pops through a hole about 2 inches down — RATS. Makes 
> me so madddd.  I rip out and fix it when that happens but sometimes you 
> don't know there is a boo boo until way to far along — then, my piece gets 
> ADORNED with crystals or beads, or crochet flowers and turns out FAR more 
> beautiful than it would have been if I had not made that mistake.
> 
> Lynda Lambert
> River Road Studio, Since 1976
> Village of Wurtemburg, PA 16117
> 
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "sunshine" <sunshine817 at cox.net>
> To: <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2013 10:41 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] beginning knitter
> 
> 
> > Oh, buttons sound unique! I wouldn't mind trying that! I wouldn't know how 
> > do do butter flies, but like the concept. How do people end up with wholes 
> > when no stitches are dropped! Is it because stitches are tino loose! I try 
> > to keep my stitches even! Smiles!
> >
> > Hugs
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Annette Carr <amcarr1 at verizon.net>
> > To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
> > Date: Saturday, February 2, 2013 7:10 am
> > Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] beginning knitter
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> Let your creative juices flow to turn a mistake into a design element. 
> >> If
> >> there is a hole in the middle of your work, then consider covering it up
> >> with something.  Buttons, butterfly, heart, flower, etc. patches can add
> >> interest and uniqueness.  Maybe learn to crochet flowers.
> >>
> >> Don't be so hard on yourself.
> >> Annette
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> >> On
> >> Behalf Of sunshine
> >> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2013 11:46 PM
> >> To: nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
> >> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] beginning knitter
> >>
> >> Hi, Joyce!
> >>
> >> I remember always having believed that there has to be at least one 
> >> mistake
> >> in what I knit! No one is perfect, but I think I try hard to do the best 
> >> I
> >> possibly can and maybe I'm expecting too much of myself. I know that when 
> >> my
> >> friend Linda sees my work, there'll be something she won't like and have 
> >> me
> >> start all over again! She's tough with her students even at work, so 
> >> maybe
> >> that's where her idea of poufection comes in! Smiles!
> >>
> >> Thanks to all for encouragement! Sometimes I need it though I strive to 
> >> be
> >> as positive as I can be! Smiles!
> >>
> >> Hugs
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From:  Blindhands at aol.com
> >> To: nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
> >> Date: Friday, February 1, 2013 10:33 pm
> >> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] beginning knitter
> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > practice, practice practice makes it better.  No one is perfect.
> >> >
> >> > Joyce  Kane
> >> > _www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)
> >> > Blindhands at AOL.com
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > In a message dated 2/1/2013 10:26:21 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> >> > sunshine817 at cox.net writes:
> >> >
> >> > I jish I  could have been knitting for 40 years! I wh have been had I
> >> > been able to  continue in my 20's! I moved away and couldn't find
> >> > anywhere to take classes  and people thought they had to teach me
> >> left-handed knitting.
> >> > I've been doing  right-handed knitting most of the time. In any case,
> >> > my friend, Linda, will  check my afghan next Saturday! She thinks I'm
> >> > probably doing ok, though! I'm  using larger needles for this afghan,
> >> > but never have used less than a size 8.  I'm not sure my hands can
> >> > even tolerate the 6's, but one never knows. In any  case, I'm 
> >> > determined
> >> to keep going with my knitting!
> >> > My hands are better than  they had been for a while! My only problem
> >> > is that I have to take several  breaks so projects will take longer,
> >> unfortunately.
> >> > I sometimes feel  discouraged, but talk myself out of it the best I
> >> > can! I think I've got the  continental stitch pretty well figured out,
> >> > but I need a lot of practice  before I will ever be able to say I can 
> >> > do
> >> it. Smiles!
> >> >
> >> > Hugs to all and  think of me as I continue this project. I want to
> >> > complete it at least by May!  Smiles!
> >> >
> >> > Hugs
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> > From:  Annette Carr <amcarr1 at verizon.net>
> >> > To: "'List for blind crafters and  artists'"
> >> > nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
> >> > Date: Friday, February 1, 2013  8:48 pm
> >> > Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] beginning  knitter
> >> >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > 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.
> >> > >
> >> > > ..
> >> > >
> >> > >  -----Original Message-----
> >> > > 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
> >> > > To:  nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
> >> > > 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 knitterI 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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