[Nfb-krafters-korner] question for crocheters

[Dixie]

Terry,

It depends on which style of knitting one is doing.

I knit continental which means my working yarn is held by the left hand.

I used to knit English when I was young, and that style one does hold the
working yarn with the right hand.



 Dixie
~  @-> ~ <-@  ~


-----Original Message-----
From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Powers, Terry (NIH/NCI) [E]
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2013 8:46 AM
To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] question for crocheters

On knitting, why do you have the yarn around your left hand, when you lift
and wrap the yarn with your right hand.  
I keep my tention with the yarn around my pinky on the right hand.  I still
knit a bit tight, especially on the loom, but that is a different matter!

Terry P.


-----Original Message-----
From: Annette Carr [mailto:amcarr1 at verizon.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2013 9:52 PM
To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] question for crocheters

Hi, my crochet technique is very similar to LisaMaria's.  I weave the yarn
through the fingers of my left hand, Does this sound familiar to my
beginning knitting students?  I use my left thumb and middle finger to put
some tension on the completed crocheted stitches while they are looking for
the next location to insert the hook.  I use my left index finger to control
the tension of my working yarn.  

Annette


-----Original Message-----
From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Lisamaria Martinez
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2013 7:18 PM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] question for crocheters

Hi Cathy and Others,

I am a right-handed crocheter as well. I hold the hook in my right hand but
I hold it with my palm down and my thumb extended and resting alongside the
side of the hook facing me. I've read that some folks hold their hooks like
a pencil. I found by holding the hook with my palm down I can easily use my
thumb or even my index finger to feel the loops on the hook.

I was taught to do some fancy pointing and extending with my left index
finger, but I can't feel anything that way so I use my left hand to feed my
yarn to my right hand/hook. I yarn over with my left hand.
I use my left fingers to feel loops on the hooks and to ensure the hook is
sliding working yarn through loops.

One thing I had troubles with in the beginning, and it is a work in
progress, is getting all loops pulled through a stich at once. One thing
I've learned that aids in ensuring this is to make sure the hook is facing
me at the beginning of a stich and after pulling loops through a stitch.
When I'm scooping up a loop it faces the ground and I make a quarter turn
back up and facing me again. (Don't know if that makes sense at all.)

Anyways, good luck on improving your crocheting techniques.

LM

On 1/8/13, Cathy <flowersandherbs at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Cindy and Theresa,
>
> Yes, you have helped me. I have been using my right hand to hold the 
> hook, then transferring the hook to my left hand to yarn over with my
right hand.
> Keeping the hook in my right hand and using the left to yarn over has 
> already improved my speed.
> So thanks Ladies.
>
> Wow, what a day for learning!  Making improvements in both my needle 
> knitting and now crocheting. As though that is not enough the sun was 
> shining here in Ohio today. so, a happy day!
> Cathy
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Nfb-krafters-korner mailing list
> Nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
> Nfb-krafters-korner:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org/lmart
> inez217%40gmail.com
>

_______________________________________________
Nfb-krafters-korner mailing list
Nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
Nfb-krafters-korner:
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org/amcarr1%40v
erizon.net


_______________________________________________
Nfb-krafters-korner mailing list
Nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
Nfb-krafters-korner:
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org/terry.power
s%40nih.gov

_______________________________________________
Nfb-krafters-korner mailing list
Nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
Nfb-krafters-korner:
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org/cobaltblueh
eron%40gmail.com