[Nfb-krafters-korner] dropped stitches

[Blindhands at aol.com]

Did you download and save the knitting class recordings?  They are  good to 
go back to and listen again.
 
Joyce  Kane
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Blindhands at AOL.com   

 
In a message dated 2/27/2013 2:56:41 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
deimucc at verizon.net writes:

Thank  you all for such detail. I'm not sure why I missed all this during  
the
phone class except that often during the phone class everything fell  apart
and I had to then redo or relearn everything after the class was  over!

-----Original Message-----
From: Nfb-krafters-korner  [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
On
Behalf Of Cathy
Sent:  Wednesday, February 27, 2013 2:49 PM
To: List for blind crafters and  artists
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] dropped stitches

hi  Deidre,

as you know,I am also a beginner knitter,, for I was in the  class with you.
I am still working on my first dish towel and it is cotton.  I like working
with cotton, though initially the lack of stretch of the  yarn had me
knitting too tightly. 

as for dropped stitches, I have  certainly dropped my share. but I am making
progress in learning how to fix  the dropped stitches, well that is, if they
are  not dropped more than  two rows back. I count my stitches often and
check my work to avoid the  possibility. however, when I do find that I have
dropped a stitch, I feel  around for a loose loop. I take a stitch marker 
and
attach it to that loop.  then I examine my work to determine whether I need
to knit backward or  forward to get to a spot directly above the dropped
stitch. then I examine  my work once again and attempt to determine how many
rows down the dropped  stitch is. then I must determine whether it is a purl
or knit stitch that  has been dropped. Annette explained to us how to
determine whether a stitch  is a purl or a knit. so I then take the stitch
marker off of the dropped  stitch and wind the dropped stitch up through my
work in the appropriate  manner, till it is ready to be placed back on my
left needle and is ready  to be
knitted.   I know if I have done it correctly because it  will look just
like my  other stitches. the loop winds in either from  the back or front. 
it
is somewhat difficult for me to explain but if you  play around and examine
your stitches and allow one to drop on purpose,  then attempt  to try to 
work
it back into place, then you will know  what I am saying. this is how I
learned to do it. 
I remember asking  Annette in class to describe this and she said that it 
had
to wait for  another class, so I taught myself. a typical Cathy  response.
<grin>

Cathy


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