[Nfb-krafters-korner] dropped stitches

[River Woman]

I am working on my socks today - I did that first pair (the ones I had tried 
to do for FIVE years), and was so excited I immediately started another 
pair. I am on the last sock of that pair now - using wool from Austria. OH, 
MY, are they nice. I love wearing hand knit socks - you get spoiled because 
they are so comfortable.

I took the time this morning to write a blog article and just posted it a 
little while ago. If anyone wants to see it, it is at 
http://www.walkingbyinnervision.blogspot.com
This article is on how to begin a writing project - it can be overwhelming, 
so I broke it down into 7 very simple steps to get going with the project 
that is in the mind but needs to be put onto a page.

I like to write about knitting and art on my blog - I started this blog as a 
response to my own sight loss. I wanted it to be encouraging to other 
creative people who experience this challenge.

I need to go write a poem or something, about my SOCKS.  Thinking of doing 
that this week!

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Deidre Muccio" <deimucc at verizon.net>
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 8:29 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] dropped stitches


> Thank you Linda. I can already imagine beads, crystals, shells, sequins 
> ...
> as patches! The cotton thing I am knitting is a nice light weight. I love
> the way it feels. It reminds me of the weight of some very colorful light
> weight towels I bought when in Ghana - they dry quickly. I did hear 
> mention
> of pima cotton on the ready set knit show put on by the owners of webs 
> last
> week, and now I want to go look at it just to feel it.
>
> Deidre
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> On
> Behalf Of River Woman
> Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 8:09 AM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] dropped stitches
>
> Diedra,
> Yes, you are right - those dropped stitches will "run" and your garment 
> will
> have a hole in it which will become larger as it continues to unravel.  Ir
> is very easy to fix those dropped stitches if you find them within a few
> rows past where you dropped them. That is when they have to be fixed.
> Otherwise, maybe you can catch it with some thread and tie in in securely
> later on.
>
> I have a shawl I have knitted and have found some dropped stitches - I get
> into trouble when working a pattern that has YO's in it usually. This is a
> big problem vor me. Anyway, I did not find them till the shawl was nearly
> finished - so it is setting here in my office waiting for me to address 
> the
> problem. The shawl is a lovely cornflower blue. I am going to sew in some
> little pearls and Swarovski crystals - where the dropped stitches are. 
> This
> way, I will catch the loop of the stitch, and secure the embelisment - 
> then
> I will put in more of the pearls and crystals all over the shawl - so it
> will look beautiful and nobody would ever suspect there was a little boo 
> boo
> or a few little boo boos there to begin with. The shawl will actually be
> more beautiful than if it was just plain.
>
> I do like to knit with cotton - I use if for dish cloths, towels, socks, 
> and
> have done a beautiful pullover sweater with short sleeves out of a nice 
> soft
> cotton by Katia. (Florida by Katia). It is beautiful and I love to wear 
> it.
> If you use cotton for clothing, remember that those kinds of fibers are 
> much
> heavier than working with wools so the garment will be thicker and 
> bulkier,
> unless you are using the very very thin cotton yarns that are like thread.
> Plant fibers are much heavier than animal fibers - keep that in mind when
> planning something using a plant fiber.
>
> Lynda
> 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
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Deidre Muccio" <deimucc at verizon.net>
> To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" 
> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 7:50 AM
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] dropped stitches
>
>
>> Hello all
>> You know I am a beginning knitter. I have a question...
>> What happens to the overall finished fabric/product when you have
>> dropped stitches which have not been corrected?
>> Does it cause the fabric to come apart?
>> How noticeable is it?
>> Also no one has said how they like knitting with cotton. I like the
>> fabric it creates and I like knitting with it, but those stitches get 
>> lost
>> easily if dropped. Also while trying to insert a life line, the fabric is
>> not stretchy enough to make it easy. I guess, as some like Dixie have
>> recommended, I need a triple 0 lace needle to use as a life line.
>>
>> Deidre
>>
>>
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