[Nfb-krafters-korner] Lisa/Sewing two pieces together

Mon Feb 11 19:53:16 UTC 2013

Susan,

This helps but is different than what I was imagining. I thought the
seam was sewn down the long open ends with a gap in the middle. I
think it makes more sense to sew the seams on the short ends of the
rectangel. I guess the problem I am having is what the shrug looks
like on especially since there is no opening for your head. When you
slide your arms through the arm holes I am imagining that the material
bunches up quite a bit? Any description around this will be helpful.

I think this is a super easy pattern and looks like it will crochet up
very prettily. I haven't started. I'm waiting to figure out how it
will wear first. The recommended yarn was Homespun and the hook size
was N (9 mm).

Thanks for all the help.

On 2/11/13, Susan Roe <dogwoodfarm at verizon.net> wrote:
> Hi Lisa,
>
> I took a look at your pattern and it is really nice and simple.  I am
> thinking about doing one myself.  What size hook did you use?  For the
> finishing, once you have folded your rectangle in half, with the folded edge
>
> away from you and the open edge closest to you, starting with the left short
>
> end, measure 7 inches down from the folded edge and place a marker (such as
>
> one of those plastic safety pins).  Do the same on the right hand side.
> Then beginning at each marker, sew together your short sides down to the
> corner closest to you that joins the short side with the long open ended
> sides closest to you.
>
> Since there is no right or wrong side to this piece, I would turn it inside
>
> out which would tuck in any edges you may have once you have made your
> seems.  Now, to sew up that seem, you can do that one of three ways.
>
> 1. Single Crochet:  Attach your yarn at your stitch marker and pull a loop
> through with your hook and use that loop as the beginning of your single
> crochet.  Then just incert your hook along the edges through both
> thicknesses of crochetted material and work as though you were crochetting
> along a single thickness of crochetted work.  Bind off at the end once you
> have reached the corner.  This is a seem that would do best to be on the
> inside of your work.  Exact positioning of stitches and material rows are
> not important.
>
> 2. Slip Stitch:  Attach yarn as mentioned above.  Pull a loop through with
> your hook.  This is going to produce a raised line of flat stitches on the
> side of the material facing you and will not cross up and over the open
> edges.  It will be similar to a sewing machine stitch, but with only one
> thread.  Moving from right to left along your piece, insert your hook a
> little down from where you drew your loop through and pull a second loop up
>
> onto your hook.  Now you have 2 loops on your hook.  Pull the loop you just
>
> pulled onto your hook through the second loop on your needle.  You now have
>
> just 1 loop on your hook.  Keep these stitches loose because that allows you
>
> to continue to the left, pick up another loop and draw that loop through the
>
> second loop.  Continue this stitch moving about an 1/8 to 1/4 inch further
> as you go.  Bind off.  You can make this stitch a little fancy by adding one
>
> or two chain stitches between each time you move your hook over the 1/8 to
> 1/4 inch over.  This will give it a bit of texture with one chain and a
> slightly ruffled look with two chains.  This seem can eather be left showing
>
> for decoration or turned inside.
>
> 3. Shoe Lacing:  I don't know if this is the correct name, but that is what
>
> I call it because it reminds me of lacing a shoe with one lace.  With a
> large eyed needle, attach the yarn to your piece.  Picture your two edges as
>
> the split in your tennis shoe where you lace them up and the eyes along each
>
> side are where you are going to incert your needle.  The front side facing
> you is one piece, the side facing away from you is the second piece and the
>
> space where the two pieces touch is the middle.  Keep lacing a shoe in mind,
>
> incert your needle through the back side through to the middle and up
> between the two pieces, being sure not to catch any of the front piece in
> the needle.  Pull the yarn close, but not tight.  Bring your needle opposite
>
> to your front piece and incert your needle from the front side through to
> the middle space and up, not catching any of the back piece of material.
> draw yarn close, but not tight.  Move down a bit on your back piece and do
> it again.  through the back and up the middle, snug, through the front and
> up the middle, snug.  These cross over stitches are done opposite each other
>
> and closes the middle gap at the same area/level so it won't leave gaps
> between stitches, but it will pucker if you draw your stitches too tight.
> Where you place the needle is not as important as in knitted material.  For
>
> knitted material, I like to aim for the ridged bump that is between the
> looser stitch area as you turn each knitted row.  This seem can be either
> left showing or turned in.  You can also use this technique with edges held
>
> flat together or lay your piece out flat with the sewing edges facing each
> other and you will still use the lacing method, but your action will be;
> through left side and up through middle, snug, through right side up through
>
> middle, snug.  Move down on left side about 1/8 to 1/4 inche and repeat.
>
> I hope this helps you in choosing a method to seem this nice shrug.  If you
>
> still have trouble, use my e-mail linc below and I'll give you my phone
> number.
>
> Susan
> dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lisamaria Martinez, NOMC" <lmartinez217 at gmail.com>
> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2013 2:48 PM
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Help with Lion Brand pattern instructions
>
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I hope that this is okay to post sends lion Brand allows you to share
>> pattern instructions.
>>
>> I don't understand how to finish this shrug. Based on the instructions, in
>>
>> my mind, there is no opening for your head. Can anyone explain? Is there
>> an error in the pattern?
>>
>> Thank you so much.
>>
>> http://www.lionbrand.com//patterns/90689B.html?iP=2&p=2&ss=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lionbrand.com%2Fpatterns%2F90689B.html
>>
>>
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