[Nfb-krafters-korner] Socks on 4 needles

Mon Feb 11 10:54:09 UTC 2013

Right now.

Susan
dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "River Woman" <riverwoman at zoominternet.net>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2013 12:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Socks on 4 needles

>I am now ready to do the pick up for the turn of the heel.
> Where do you put that safety line?
>
> Lynda Lambert
> River Road Studio, Since 1976
> Village of Wurtemburg, PA 16117
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Susan Roe" <dogwoodfarm at verizon.net>
> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2013 11:56 AM
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Socks on 4 needles
>
>
>> Linda,
>>
>> I would advise you to put in a trapese line before you go any farther. 
>> Just
>> use a piece of yarn and tuck your ends inside your sock.  I just learned 
>> to
>> do the heal and toe with the short row method and I had to rip out the 
>> heal
>> quite frequently, but I did it with the reashurance that I could only 
>> mess
>> up so far and wouldn't need to pull it all out.
>>
>> Susan
>> dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
>> -----
>> Original Message -----
>> From: "River Woman" <
>> riverwoman at zoominternet.net>
>>
>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <
>> nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>
>> Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2013 6:53 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Socks on 4 needles
>>
>>> OH, My Goodness! You are way ahead of me - I do need to say though, that
>>> as of this morning, I now have the cuff knitted on that sock I have torn
>>> down countless times. Instead of doing K2P2 for the cuff, I did k1p1 and 
>>> I
>>> think that helped me to better know what I was doing. Now, I have 
>>> knitted
>>> the five rows of stockinette stitch, and this morning, i am to begin to
>>> divide for the heel - I am feeling like I am going to get this sock
>>> knitted this time, by gosh!
>>>
>>> I began to get the feel of the needles better this time - I had more
>>> control over them - and that was just from practice and ripping and 
>>> trying
>>> again and again.  I am not feeling so overwhelmed right now.
>>> Lynda
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Annette Carr" <
>> amcarr1 at verizon.net>
>>
>>> To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'"
>>> <
>> nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>
>>> Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2013 8:01 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Socks on 4 needles
>>>
>>>
>>>> Dixie,
>>>>
>>>> Tangling is a fact of life with 2-circ knitting.  You will have to
>>>> frequently untangle your materials, especially your 2 balls of yarn.
>>>> Once
>>>> you get going, things will flow smoother.  The first 2 or 3 rows are a
>>>> bit
>>>> fussy.
>>>>
>>>> I keep the points of the needle that I am not using gathered together
>>>> with
>>>> these little things that are wound like a phone cord.  You twist them
>>>> around
>>>> the points of your needles to keep the points tethered together and to
>>>> keep
>>>> the stitches from slipping off.  They are rubber coated so they grip 
>>>> the
>>>> needle when you wrap them around the points.  Sometimes they do fall 
>>>> off,
>>>> so
>>>> you want to be sure to wrap them in a crisscrossing figure-8 sort of
>>>> pattern
>>>> around the points.  These coil things come 3 in a package.
>>>>
>>>> The other thing that I do when I lay my work down is to place a special
>>>> marker on the nest stitch I need to work when I come back to it.  This
>>>> helps
>>>> me keep track without having to think too hard.
>>>>
>>>> When I cast on, I put all of the stitches for the first item on one
>>>> needle.
>>>> Then I slide half of them over to the second needle.  I do not usually
>>>> close
>>>> up the circle at this point.  Next I cast on all of the stitches for 
>>>> the
>>>> second item.  Again I move half of the stitches to the second needle. 
>>>> So
>>>> if
>>>> casting on 40 stitches, once they are all on needle 1, I slide stitches
>>>> 21-40 over to needle 2.
>>>>
>>>> Now if you are using the figure-8 cast-on or provisional cast-on for 
>>>> the
>>>> toe
>>>> of a sock, you are loading stitches on both needles at the same time.
>>>>
>>>> Annette
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Nfb-krafters-korner 
>>>> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>>>> On
>>>> Behalf Of Dixie
>>>> Sent: Friday, February 08, 2013 7:54 AM
>>>> To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
>>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Socks on 4 needles
>>>>
>>>> Annette,
>>>>
>>>> I had just asked on another list how to do this technique yesterday, 
>>>> and
>>>> here is the answer!  A spinning friend of mine had seen a book 
>>>> describing
>>>> how to knit 2 socks simultaneously, at the Fiber Festival, but, we 
>>>> didn't
>>>> pick it up.
>>>>
>>>> I have been curious as to how the technique worked.
>>>>
>>>> So, if I am understanding correctly, you are going to have 2 pair of
>>>> circular needles and 2 balls of yarn?   One ball for each sock, and 1
>>>> needle
>>>> for one half of each sock, and a second needle one for the other half 
>>>> of
>>>> the
>>>> socks? for example one for the right side of both socks and one for the
>>>> left
>>>> side of both socks?
>>>> One more question, when knitting the two circa method, I was forever
>>>> getting
>>>> the dangling needles entangled in the working yarn.  Any hints for us
>>>> there?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Dixie
>>>> ~  @-> ~ <-@  ~
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Nfb-krafters-korner 
>>>> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>>>> On
>>>> Behalf Of Annette Carr
>>>> Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2013 11:00 PM
>>>> To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
>>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Socks on 4 needles
>>>>
>>>> Linda,
>>>>
>>>> I do not knit socks, but I have knitted slipper socks and bed socks. 
>>>> So
>>>> while I'm not using thin sock yarn and tiny needles, the technique I 
>>>> use
>>>> would work for socks.
>>>>
>>>> I've tried magic loop and it is ok, but I prefer using 3 double pointed
>>>> needles (DPN).  But when it comes to knitting 2 items that in the end
>>>> need
>>>> to be relatively the same, I cannot deal with either of these methods.
>>>> So I
>>>> knit both "socks", mittens, fingerless gloves, etc.  at the same time 
>>>> on
>>>> 2
>>>> circular needles.  Although it is a bit fussy to get started, once I 
>>>> get
>>>> going with it I find it is the way to go.  Let's see if I can explain 
>>>> it.
>>>>
>>>> Imagine a circle that you flatten so that it looks like 2 straight 
>>>> lines
>>>> next to each other.  If this flattened circle has 50 stitches around 
>>>> it,
>>>> you
>>>> would have 25 stitches on each straight segment.  When knitting in the
>>>> round
>>>> with 2 circular needles, one needle will hold 25 stitches and the other
>>>> circular needle will hold the other 25 stitches.  When you knit, you 
>>>> will
>>>> work with one needle and then the other.  So you will knit the stitches
>>>> off
>>>> the left point of needle 1 and on to the right point of that same 
>>>> needle.
>>>> When you are finished, you turn your work so that needle 2 is closest 
>>>> to
>>>> you
>>>> and now you knit the other 25 stitches from the left poin of needle 2 
>>>> to
>>>> the
>>>> right point of that needle.  When you finish you turn your work again 
>>>> and
>>>> go
>>>> back to having needle 1 closest to you.
>>>>
>>>> So when I am knitting 2 items that need to be the same in the end, I 
>>>> have
>>>> both of them on the same 2 needles.  So sticking with the same 50 
>>>> stitch
>>>> flattened circle, Needle 1 contains the 25 stitches for one sock as 
>>>> well
>>>> as
>>>> the 25 stitches for the second sock.  Needle 2 contains the remaining 
>>>> 25
>>>> stitches for each sock.  I knit the first set of 25 stitches and then 
>>>> the
>>>> second set of 25 stitches.  They each have their own ball of yarn. 
>>>> When
>>>> I
>>>> turn my work, I knit the remaining 25 stitches for each sock.  This
>>>> sounds
>>>> confusing, but when you have it in your hands, it makes sense.
>>>>
>>>> I knit a toy octopus , and I knit all 8 legs at once.  It sometimes
>>>> becomes
>>>> a rats nest of yarn, but that can be minimized with some effort.
>>>>
>>>> HYTH,
>>>> Annette
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Nfb-krafters-korner 
>>>> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>>>> On
>>>> Behalf Of River Woman
>>>> Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2013 8:49 AM
>>>> To: List for blind crafters and artists
>>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Socks on 4 needles
>>>>
>>>> Knitting Gurus - I could use any advice you may have to help me knit a
>>>> pair
>>>> of socks using 4 needles.
>>>>
>>>> Since I lost my sight five years ago, I cannot tell you how many times 
>>>> I
>>>> have tried to knit the socks - then after a few days of struggles and
>>>> ripping, I lay it aside and hope to come back to it later and hope it
>>>> will
>>>> go better next time.
>>>>
>>>> Well, I am trying once again. I started three days ago. The first day, 
>>>> I
>>>> got
>>>> my stitches all on, without getting them twisted, and started the
>>>> ribbing.
>>>> The ribbing was going ok and I had nearly 3 inches done - was so 
>>>> excited.
>>>>
>>>> Then, I noticed I had a couple stitches that were not right - I could
>>>> feel a
>>>> ridge on top of some of the knitted stitches (so I knew I had purled 
>>>> them
>>>> instead of knitting them.)
>>>>
>>>> I tried tearing them down to the mistake - but that ended in a mess.
>>>>
>>>> OK, I started again.
>>>> Spent the second day...had a couple more problems but I fixed them ok,
>>>> with
>>>> the help of my CCTV.
>>>>
>>>> Then, yesterday, I found I had somehow got a strand of my live yarn
>>>> intermingled into some stitches and that created about a 3 inch strand
>>>> strung over top of my ribbing - it was about 2 rows below where I was
>>>> knitting.  Sigh!
>>>>
>>>> Once again, very patiently, I have taken apart one stitch at a time -
>>>> with
>>>> the CCTV - and today, I have to do it again, as I have found this same
>>>> problem.
>>>>
>>>> So, in three days time, lots of frogging, and exasperation - I have 
>>>> about
>>>> 1
>>>> 1/2 inches done on my ribbing! I have to rip down again today to try 
>>>> and
>>>> fix
>>>> that strand that is somehow there again.
>>>>
>>>> My question is this:  Is there anything I can do that will help me get
>>>> going
>>>> on this project that you can share with me. I am, of course, trying to
>>>> knit
>>>> my sock the only way I know how - the way I did it when I could see. Is
>>>> there a better way for me to work, now that I have to do it 
>>>> nonvisually?
>>>>
>>>> Would it help if I tried doing it via the Magic Loop method? If so, I
>>>> will
>>>> have to learn how to do that. Any advice you can share with me would be
>>>> very
>>>> much appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> I just can envision myself in the Netherworld, spending all eternity,
>>>> trying
>>>> to knit a sock. This must be my nemesis.
>>>>
>>>> Lynda
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Lynda Lambert
>>>> 104 River Road
>>>> Ellwood City, PA 16117
>>>>
>>>> 724 758 4979
>>>>
>>>> My Blog:
>> http://www.walkingbyinnervision.blogspot.com
>>>>
>> My Website:
>> http://lyndalambert.com
>>>>
>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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