[Nfb-krafters-korner] dropped stitches

[Deidre Muccio]

		Yes, I have them. Just need to make way for a long stretch
of uninterrupted time. 
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From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Blindhands at aol.com
Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 7:35 AM
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Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] dropped stitches

Did you download and save the knitting class recordings?  They are  good to
go back to and listen again.
 
Joyce  Kane
_www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) 
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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