[Nfb-krafters-korner] dropped stitches

Wed Feb 27 18:19:34 UTC 2013

Linda
	Do these socks stretch out or wear out quickly? Do they have any
elastic in them? 
Please post this link for your blog entry on your facebook page if you
haven't already. 
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From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of River Woman
Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 11:02 AM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] dropped stitches

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
>
> www.lyndalambert.com
> www.walkingbyinnervision.blogspot.com
> ----- 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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