[Nfb-krafters-korner] casting on, AND beyond

[Ramona Walhof]

Deidre, is there any reason why you shouldn't cut off the long yarn left 
loose after you cast on?  For some patterns, there is a reason to keep it, 
but my guess is while you are beginning, you can cut it off.  Check with 
your teacher.

Ramona
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Deidre Muccio" <deimucc at verizon.net>
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2013 4:17 PM
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] casting on, AND beyond


> Becky,.
> I just came back from the neighbor who has been monitoring my knitting. 
> She
> showed me the most gorgeous hat, to die for. She is knitting with two
> colors, a wool and a mohair yarn. It was fuzzy and soft.
> According to Alice, I did indeed succeed in casting on 20 perfect
> stitches. I then proceeded to knit 20 stitches Continental style with the
> long strand of yarn draped over the stuck out pointer finger and hanging
> between several of the other fingers on the left hand. I did it with the
> greatest of ease for an entire row. There were no mistakes in that first
> row, or is that considered the second row?
> I made one mistake in each of the next two rows.  The yarn started
> to get unruly, or rather, I was getting a bit tired or uncoordinated.
> I then picked up a set of circular needles again and resumed
> knitting what the neighbor had fixed for me. It took some time to get in 
> the
> groove with thinner needles and much thinner yarn. I made a number of
> mistakes after awhile on that one too, but lucky for me, Alice was there.
> Tonight, I might not try to knit anymore, but if I do, I will try a
> third set of needles and cast on once  more and see if I can make a row or
> two without any mistakes.
> It's hard to be sure when I've made a mistake, but when I feel or
> count the loops on that left needle, I like it when they feel all in 
> order.
> Other than the problems I have had with there being to much tension
> on the stitches to the point I could not separate the two needles, the
> mistake I am making is in sometimes not succeeding in pulling the old 
> stitch
> off the left needle. Maybe that is the new stitch, not the old one?
> One problem is that the long strand of yarn that should be held away
> with the pointer finger on the left hand comes behind the two needles and
> then I am confused as to whether that is the stitch I am about to pull off
> or just the loose yarn. I can get that out of the way if I notice it and
> then if I am uncertain as to whether or not I've pulled that stitch off, I
> can feel if the yarn is at a diagonal between the two needles, and if it 
> is
> not straight across, I know it still needs to be pulled off.
> I don't remember how Annette had the class starting anew row after
> all the stitches are on the right needle and nothing is left on the left. 
> I
> think what I have been doing is trying to make sure I start to knit under
> the first stitch and don't get in the way of some bigger loop that is
> hanging there at the top off the left needle. That is where I sometimes 
> get
> into trouble too.
> Ok, I think I've done enough knitting and talking about it for one
> day. Looks like there is hope for me after all, but then I sure hope there
> are sure fire ways to help us fix mistakes, because there will surely be
> mistakes. I can only be grateful no stitches or loops fell off either 
> needle
> today though that is always a distinct possibility. Maybe some of these
> things are easy to remedy if you catch the problem immediately.
>
> Have fun all of you who will be on the call about the kiss loom
> tonight. I'm too beat to even think about it right now.
>
> Deidre
>
>
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