[Nfb-krafters-korner] beginning knitter

sunshine sunshine817 at cox.net
Sat Feb 2 20:23:40 UTC 2013 

Hi, Linda!

I have been ripping out and starting over for about two weeks! Grins! Things are going seemingly fine right now! I say right now because anything can happen! I've done more ripping out that you can imagine! Smiles!

Practice is good for sure!

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 2:14 pm
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] beginning knitter

>
>
> Why not just practice your "ripping out" think of it as practice and don't 
> worry about the finished project yet. Just rip it out, and begin again, or 
> rip down to your mistakes and go from there — do it for practice.
> 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 1:50 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] beginning knitter
> 
> 
> > 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
> >>
> >> 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 10:41 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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