[Nfb-krafters-korner] FW: Nifty Knitter Advice?

Fri Feb 22 21:32:24 UTC 2013

Barb;
I did the sample and it was gappy, where the 2 ends came together.  You could feal a gap, coming from the previous row.  If I had not done the extra stitch, at the end, I might have been able to run my working yarn through stitch, 2 and decrease the gap.  I think this method is more for a flat piece.  I am going to try the crochet cast off and see how it works on a sample.  Henry walked me through the cast off, so I do not think I was doing anything, wrong.
Thanks for your help.
I want to get it right for this scarf and many more ideas!

Terry P

-----Original Message-----
From: Barb Roland [mailto:barbwire59 at gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2013 11:35 AM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] FW: Nifty Knitter Advice?

Terry, when you get to that last peg, you are going to pull your beginning tail thru it to knot it off,  That will complete that circle. If you are uncomfortable with doing it with your scarf, just do a swatch of a few rows and try it, you will understand and see that it works.
Barb
----- Original Message -----
From: "Powers, Terry (NIH/NCI) [E]" <Terry.Powers at nih.gov>
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2013 10:16 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] FW: Nifty Knitter Advice?

>
> Barb;
> How are you going to finish ofrf your circle.  Since there is no loop 
> on peg 1, how can you connect to 1, to make your circle?  Your 
> stitches will start on 2 and end on Y.
>
> I am thinking of using the crochet bind off, purl through the stitch 
> and place the loop on the next peg and knit off and repeat on each peg.
>
> Terry
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Barb Roland [mailto:barbwire59 at gmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 1:33 PM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] FW: Nifty Knitter Advice?
>
> Terry, , using the bind off they explained, there will be no gap 
> between the pegs you mentioned, when you reach that last peg, do this 
> "Continue until there is one loop left on the loom.  Wrap the yarn 
> around that peg and knit off.  Cut the working yarn, leaving a 6" 
> tail.  Wrap the yarn around that peg and knit off again.  Pull on the 
> loop until the cut end comes through.  Pull the knot snug against the fabric."
>
> Barb
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Powers, Terry (NIH/NCI) [E]" <Terry.Powers at nih.gov>
> To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" 
> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 11:55 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] FW: Nifty Knitter Advice?
>
>
>> Susan;
>> When I knit off peg Z, my loop will end up on peg Y.  My concern is 
>> how am I going to connect the gap between Y and peg 2?  I am trying 
>> to cast off a tube scarf and keep the ends open.
>>
>> Any idea about how big an average cowl shoud be?  What size circular 
>> needles do I need.  I tried and as you can guess, was using needles, 
>> to large.  I got some Jublee but am having trouble handling it on the 
>> loom, so want to try it on large needles.
>>
>> Thanks for any help.
>> A lot of ideas, but missing one step to make them all work!!!
>>
>> Terry P.
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Susan Roe [mailto:dogwoodfarm at verizon.net]
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 10:01 PM
>> To: List for blind crafters and artists
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] FW: Nifty Knitter Advice?
>>
>> Terry, now if I had read all the way through my new e-mails, I would 
>> have been able to tell you that those were not my directions and that 
>> you were meaning for the loom and not a pair of circular needles or dp needles.
>> LOL
>>
>> If you work on your loom as though you count your pegs going off to 
>> the left, 1, 2, and three, then the directions you provided from 
>> Cindy are perfect.  If you wrap your pegs going to the right like I 
>> do, then the directions are just written a bit different.
>>
>> When you bind off, you need to skip the first peg to the right of 
>> your anker peg and wrap the second peg over to your right only.  Knit 
>> this peg off by placing the bottom loop up and over the top loop.  
>> Now you should have one
>> loop on the 2nd peg.   Move that loop backwards to the left over to the
>> 1st
>> peg that already has one loop on it.  Knit that off.  Now you should 
>> have one loop remaining on the 1st peg and nothing on the 2nd peg.  
>> Move the loop from first peg back over to the second peg #2.  You 
>> should have no loops on the first peg and one loop on the second peg.  
>> Continue on in this fashion.
>> Wrap peg #3 and knit off.  Place the remaining loop over to the left 
>> on peg #2.  Knit that off.  Move the remaining loop back over to peg #3.
>> Keep repeating until finished.
>>
>> Now if I haven't totally confused you, this should work until you 
>> have only one stitch remaining.  Then I suppose you can draw your 
>> working yarn through the loop and fasten it off.
>>
>> Susan
>> dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Powers, Terry (NIH/NCI) [E]" <Terry.Powers at nih.gov>
>> To: <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 8:31 AM
>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] FW: Nifty Knitter Advice?
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Susan,
>>> I think this is the same version, so how do do it in the round?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Zimmer, Cindy [mailto:cindy.zimmer at nebraska.gov]
>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 10:06 AM
>>> To: List for blind crafters and artists
>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Nifty Knitter Advice?
>>>
>>> Terrence,
>>> It is easy once you know how.  I'll try to talk you through it.
>>>
>>> Binding off the Knifty Knitter round loom
>>>
>>> When you bind off you need to skip the first peg and wrap the second 
>>> peg only.  Knit this peg off by placing the bottom loop over the top loop.
>>> Now you should have one loop on the 2nd peg.   Move that loop over to 
>>> the
>>> right to the 1st peg that already has one loop on it.  Knit that off.
>>> Now
>>> you should have one loop remaining on that 1st peg.  Move that loop 
>>> over to the empty peg #2.  Continue on in this fashion.  Wrap peg #3 
>>> and knit off.  Place the remaining loop over to the right on peg #2.  
>>> Knit that off.  Move the remaining loop over to peg #3.  Keep 
>>> repeating until finished.
>>>
>>> Good luck!
>>>
>>> Cindy Zimmer
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
>>> Terrence van Ettinger
>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 12:23 AM
>>> To: List for blind crafters and artists
>>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Nifty Knitter Advice?
>>>
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>>>
>>> Guess what!  I actually finished my scarf that I started on Thursday 
>>> or so.  Well, almost.  I could use a pointer or 2 here: how do I 
>>> take it off the loom now that it's finished?  I saw some directions 
>>> on the Provo Craft site, but they talked about crocheting.  But I've 
>>> never crocheted a stitch in my life, so I don't know what to do with 
>>> that instruction.  So can someone explain taking the scarf off for 
>>> someone with no crocheting knowledge?
>>>
>>> Thanks a million!
>>> Terrence
>>>
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