[Nfb-krafters-korner] knitting

[Becky Frankeberger]

Awe, Heneretta you are so sweet, warm hugs.  I have to get faster knitting
and get this done well.

Becky hugging Henrietta  

-----Original Message-----
From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Henrietta Brewer
Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2013 4:12 PM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] knitting

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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