[Nfb-krafters-korner] Life line instructions

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You will need a circular knitting needle 40 inches long size [00] or  [0].  
 
Suggestion of placement of life line:
 
repeat of a pattern  example pattern has 8 rows and then it repeats ,  if 
you are going thru a decreasing pattern for a few rows, or space a number of  
rows like 5 or 10 rows, etc.  You may need to purchase 2 of these long 00  
circular needles if you will be repeating a pattern or needing to move a 
life  line from one to another.
 
While you are knitting on the required size needles that project after  
completing a desired number of rows at the beginning of a row or round that you 
 want to place the life line while stitches are on your needle or needles 
take  the 00 circular needle and slide thru your row of stitches keeping 
knitting  needles in place.  Let ends dangle on each end out of your way and 
continue  your next row of knitting.  example: work next 10 rows of pattern and 
then  put another 00 life line in at that point and continue knitting next 
rows.   Once the second life line is in place you can remove the first life 
line.
 Other placement suggestion:
 
Before beginning series of decrease rows place life line and then begin  
your decreases.
 
Now how to use this life line if needed.  
 
If you drop a stitch or make a mistake you can take your working needles  
out of your knitting and rip back to the life line.  Use the life line  
needle to put your stitches onto your working needles.  You can leave the  life 
line in place or once you have the stitches back on your working needles  
replace the life line back into that row.and then continue on.
 
A 40 inch circular 00 needle is suggested as it should be long enough for  
most projects and it is very thin and you have the point of the needle to 
help  you to put in place or move stitches.
Joyce  Kane
_www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) 
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