[Nfb-krafters-korner] knitting

[Henrietta Brewer]

How can anything you do while making a prayer shall be a mistake. That big cast on will look like a fancy edging.

Henrietta
On May 19, 2013, at 4:35 PM, Becky Frankeberger wrote:

> Here I am knitting.  Hopefully I wil get this.  prayer shawl finished, well
> before my friend dies.  My friend Bonnie has lung cancer.  Last year she
> gave me her mother's knitting needles.  A great big role of needles.  For
> those of you who know me, well, knitting is just not as fun as crochet.  So
> I took our knitting class and the teacher deserves two pay raises for her
> patience with me.  So back to Bonnie.  I woke up and had this wonderful
> idea.  I would make Bonnie a prayer shawl using her mother's knitting
> needles. So here I am knitting away.
> 
> 
> 
> I have a cone of happy bright mint green yarn and that is what I am using
> for the prayer shawl.
> 
> 
> 
> Since I still need help with cast on, I just crocheted my base row.  I make
> it around thirty six inches.  So how wide will my piece be? Shockingly my
> stitches are pretty darn even on this probably J hook wooden needles.
> 
> 
> 
> Oh hey rooky mistake, shy smile.  I used an N hook to make my base row.
> Oopse. I just noticed that. I just reached in the role and pulled out a well
> used pair of needles, assuming her mother had used them.  
> 
> 
> 
> Ok, your evaluation of my questions and mistakes.
> 
> 
> 
> Becky and Jake 
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> 
> 
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