[Nfb-krafters-korner] FW: beginner knitting, progress and a stitch pattern

[Powers, Terry (NIH/NCI) [E]]

Barb;
Please explain.  You need 2 sets of pegs for the figure eight.  Round looms only have one ring of pegs.  How could you do a figure eight?

Terry P.


-----Original Message-----
From: Barb Roland [mailto:barbwire59 at gmail.com] 
Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2013 1:41 AM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] beginner knitting, progress and a stitch pattern

There is actually a website devoted to knitted dishcloths. I'll try to remember and look it up and post it tomorrow, or is that today already?
Just completed a hat using the figure 8 stitch on the round loom, looks awesome!
Barb
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cathy" <flowersandherbs at gmail.com>
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2013 9:29 PM
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] beginner knitting,progress and a stitch pattern


> Hi all,
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>
>
> I wanted to thank Annette once again for teaching me how to knit. I 
> have completed a dishcloth today and have it blocked and drying right 
> now. I learned the European style of knitting, to cast-on, knit, purl, 
> and bind off. I created my own pattern of knit and purl stitches for 
> my dishcloth and think it turned out just fine, if I say so myself! 
> Now, I am on the look out for other easy dishcloth patterns, but I 
> actually don't have to look further than my imagination as Annette 
> reminded us. I can try any of a multitude of stitch combinations to 
> make interesting cloth textures. How about some one host a knit along 
> now that me and some of the others in my class know how to needle 
> knit? Pretty please!
>
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> Pasted in below is what is referred to as the box stitch, which I 
> believe I will use to make my next dishcloth.
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> So thanks to Annette I am on my way!
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> Cathy
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> Box stitch wash cloth
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> The  knitted box stitch
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> list of 2 items
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> . To knit box stitch when knitting flat, you need a number of stitches
> that's equal to a multiple of 4 plus 2:
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> Rows
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> 1 and 4: *K2, p2,
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> repeat
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> from * to last 2 sts, k2.
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> Rows 2 and 3: *P2, k2, repeat from * to last 2 sts, p2.
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> Repeat these 4 rows for the
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> pattern.
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