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

[slerythema]

You sound like you are coming along fine.

Just an fyi to answer your question about fixing mistakes. Many of us use
stitch markers every ten to twenty stitches and use different types of
markers when we need to know something for a pattern. The reason we mark off
every ten or twenty is so that when we are working if we have a mistake it
should be found in the next row because there will not be the correct number
of stitches between the markers. Sighted knitters would see something was
off but we can't just glance at the work to notice when we have accidentally
left an extra stitch on the needles. By using the markers, you will notice
your mistake quicker and you will eventually learn how to fix it.

We all make mistakes no matter how experienced we are. Just the other day I
was working on a two color project and I noticed two rows up that I had
accidentally gotten the tail of one of my working yarns behind a loop that
it shouldn't be. I had to tink back the two rows because it was color work
but it was still only two rows.

Cindy S.

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
> Deidre Muccio
> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2013 6:17 PM
> To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
> 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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