[Nfb-krafters-korner] question for crocheters

[beverly heninger]

This sounds like a great idea, Thanks
            Beverly

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From: "Susan Roe" <dogwoodfarm at verizon.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2013 8:20 PM
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] question for crocheters

> Hi Beverly,
>
> My name is Susan from Virginia and welcome to the group.  It takes 
> practise in feeling where the end of your crochet row ends for that last 
> stitch.  One idea that will help you until you can do it successfully on 
> your own is to place either a plastic coilless pin or a split ring stitch 
> marker in the chain you make before turning your work and beginning the 
> next row.  This will also insure you don't end up with crochet edges that 
> either extend outward or draw inward because you are either not adding 
> enough stitches or adding too many stitches to your row of crochetting.
>
> Susan
> dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "beverly heninger" <bevie.k at comcast.net>
> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2013 6:20 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] question for crocheters
>
>
>> Hi,
>>  My name  is Beverly and I am new to this list.
>>  I was wondering how do you know when you are at the end of a row each 
>> time?
>>
>>          Thank You, Beverly
>>
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>> From: "Lisamaria Martinez" <lmartinez217 at gmail.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2013 4:17 PM
>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" 
>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>> 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
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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