[Nfb-krafters-korner] Knitting and Ripping

sunshine sunshine817 at cox.net
Sat Feb 2 20:18:28 UTC 2013 

Linda, you have been very helpful! Thanks so much! I imagine that being able to see and then not would really be tough at first when knitting!

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 2:12 pm
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Knitting and Ripping

>
>
> Sunshine, you will learn to feel the stitches in time. I have knit all my 
> life — I am almost 70 now — and lost my sight 5 years ago. I am still 
> relearning HOW things feel — this is something very foreign to us when we 
> have sight — we can just take a look and count. But now, we cannot do that 
> so we have to figure out how we can still do it but in a new way.
> 
> I can now feel the k and the p stitches individually, so if I take a look at 
> the row I just made (by feeling it, of course) then I can figure out just 
> what row it was that I have completed. That is also how I know I have 
> goofed, if it does not feel correctly — which I often do yet. I have to tear 
> it back till I can feel where I am, and go friendrom there.
> 
> Others here are much much more efficient in ways of doing things than I am — 
> they learned long ago how to do things — but we all eventually figure out 
> what will work best for us and we'll keep on learning new things that way.
> 
> One step at a time — take it EASY. And, I ASK people to look at things for 
> me, too. If I am not sure, then I will go ask someone to tell me what they 
> see — that also helps a lot in figuring out where I am with something. 
> Often, I might think I have a mistake, but then after a knitter friend looks 
> it over, it might just be a stitch that is a bit looser and not a dropped 
> stitch at all.
> 
> The other thing to realize is that after your work is blocked, the stitches 
> will all even out and be very nice — they might feel rough or uneven before 
> blocking — but that all works out in the blocking process. Get in the habit 
> of blocking everything you make -
> 
> Lynda Lambert
> River Road Studio, Since 1976
> Village of Wurtemburg, PA 16117
> 
> Visit my Web Site at:  http://lyndalambert.com
> Visit my Blog at:  http://www.walkingbyinnervision.blogspot.com
> 
> www.lyndalambert.com
> www.walkingbyinnervision.blogspot.com
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "sunshine" <sunshine817 at cox.net>
> To: <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2013 1:48 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Knitting and Ripping
> 
> 
> > Hi, Linda!
> >
> > I like your methods especially because you have some vision! I do have a 
> > question of anyone! How does one count rows! I can't tell one row from the 
> > next! So, as an example, how would I know if I did too many rows of a knit 
> > or purl without ripping out???
> >
> > 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 10:42 am
> > Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Knitting and Ripping
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> I have enough peripheral vision that I can see a very large Big Mamma 
> >> Marker
> >> on a white sheet of paper. I put the formula for each row on a separate
> >> sheet of heavy paper, and put them in my binder coms as I am working I 
> >> turn
> >> the page to do the next row. But, of course, I also have to mark my rows 
> >> in
> >> the same way on another piece of paper — so I can tell where I am. If I
> >> would forget to mark the row on my tally sheet, then I am stuck and have 
> >> to
> >> figure out where I am by counting stitches.
> >>
> >> I have done the life line, but for a small project it is too much of a
> >> nuisance — much easier for me to count the stitches and figure out where 
> >> I
> >> am from there. I also have a big problem feeling the tiny needle — I 
> >> cannot
> >> tell where it is most of the time — I do not have a good sense of touch -
> >>
> >> Whatever works for you — we all do things in many different ways 
> >> according
> >> to what we find works best for us. Hang in there and just keep on going.
> >> Anette's idea of turning a mis-stitch into something creative is great. 
> >> The
> >> best things happen sometimes when you went off the path and into a new
> >> place — happy accidents!
> >>
> >> Lynda Lambert
> >> River Road Studio, Since 1976
> >> Village of Wurtemburg, PA 16117
> >>
> >> Visit my Web Site at:  http://lyndalambert.com
> >> Visit my Blog at:  http://www.walkingbyinnervision.blogspot.com
> >>
> >> www.lyndalambert.com
> >> www.walkingbyinnervision.blogspot.com
> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
> >> From: "sunshine" <sunshine817 at cox.net>
> >> To: <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> >> Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2013 10:29 AM
> >> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Knitting and Ripping
> >>
> >>
> >> > Hi, Linda!
> >> >
> >> > I use an abacus to count rows so I don't forget where I left off while
> >> > doing a pattern of sorts! Right now, I'm doing a simple afghan with
> >> > variegated yarn!
> >> >
> >> > 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 6:28 am
> >> > Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Knitting and Ripping
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Annette,
> >> >> I think you are so right in that ripping out (rippit) is an important
> >> >> part
> >> >> of knitting. I have been knitting for about 60 years now, and I still 
> >> >> do
> >> >> a
> >> >> lot of ripping out! That is just part of it all, and something you
> >> >> eventually begin to not mind doing.
> >> >>
> >> >> Right now, I am working on a Double Basket Weave Scarf, and it is an 
> >> >> 18
> >> >> row
> >> >> pattern. I have to do it when all is quiet and I can just be mindful 
> >> >> of
> >> >> where I am in the pattern. I am doing it with yarn that is vintage, 
> >> >> and
> >> >> it
> >> >> was labeled as "worsted weight." Well, I have no clue how they came up
> >> >> with
> >> >> that label but it is more like fingering yarn — so it's gonna take a 
> >> >> long
> >> >> time to get this done.
> >> >>
> >> >> For me to work in a pattern, I have to mark down every row, just as 
> >> >> soon
> >> >> as
> >> >> I finish it, or I will be lost. The other night, I was watching some
> >> >> things
> >> >> on tv that were so interesting, and my husband was there, and we were
> >> >> chatting as I was knitting. Well, you can guess the rest of that 
> >> >> story. I
> >> >> completely lost my place in the knitting — and had to spend a lot of 
> >> >> time
> >> >> the next day trying to figure out where I was, what was wrong, and how
> >> >> many
> >> >> rows I had to rip out — Fortunately, I can do this with major help 
> >> >> from
> >> >> my
> >> >> MERLIN C C  T V.  I have been addicted to the Double Basketweave Scarf
> >> >> pattern for a few months — I did several scarves in this pattern and 
> >> >> gave
> >> >> for Christmas gifts. I still don't have one for ME, since I gave them 
> >> >> all
> >> >> away. It is such a beautiful pattern and people stop me to have a look 
> >> >> at
> >> >> it — lots of compliments follow!
> >> >> Lynda
> >> >>
> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
> >> >> From: "Annette Carr" <amcarr1 at verizon.net>
> >> >> To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'"
> >> >> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> >> >> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2013 10:53 PM
> >> >> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] How are the new knitters doing?
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> > Kathy,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > If American is working well for you, then maybe that is what works 
> >> >> > best
> >> >> > for
> >> >> > you.  However, I think it is great that you are continuing to work 
> >> >> > at
> >> >> > getting the hang of continental.  Keep up the great work.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Ripping out is as much a part of knitting as knitting.  For that
> >> >> > matter,
> >> >> > so
> >> >> > is making mistakes.  I have been working on a cowl for my daughter 
> >> >> > over
> >> >> > the
> >> >> > past few weeks and have made very few mistakes.  They have been 
> >> >> > minor
> >> >> > and
> >> >> > I
> >> >> > have been able to catch them when it was still easy to fix.  Tonight 
> >> >> > I
> >> >> > was
> >> >> > down to the last 22 stitches of the last pattern row, and something 
> >> >> > is
> >> >> > majorly wrong.  Things have been going so well that I have neglected 
> >> >> > to
> >> >> > move
> >> >> > my lifeline up as I've worked.  So I put it down for tonight and 
> >> >> > will
> >> >> > take
> >> >> > a
> >> >> > stab at fixing it tomorrow.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Annette
> >> >> >
> >> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> >> > From: Nfb-krafters-korner
> >> >> > [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> >> >> > On
> >> >> > Behalf Of Cathy
> >> >> > Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2013 9:33 PM
> >> >> > To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
> >> >> > Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] How are the new knitters doing?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Sunshine wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I'm starting to do better with the continental method! I think it's
> >> >> > just
> >> >> > that it's so different!
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Cathy says:
> >> >> > Same here! I knit the American way and everything goes nicely, then 
> >> >> > I
> >> >> > say
> >> >> > ok, let me try that European method again and things get messy 
> >> >> > quickly.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Hmm, should I really try the European way again now that I have four
> >> >> > rows
> >> >> > of
> >> >> > American of my dish towel done? I've already ripped it out four 
> >> >> > times.
> >> >> > Could
> >> >> > have had sixteen rows of American by now. <sigh>
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I should be better at this, after all my ancestors are from Europe?
> >> >> > <smile>
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Cathy
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
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