[Nfb-krafters-korner] crochet

[Lillie Pennington]

Thanks for this info. 20 skeins, that is a lot. I have 8, will have to get some more. I was trying to conserve yarn. I like this project though and it will be rewarding to get done.

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> On Feb 4, 2014, at 1:45 PM, "Becky Frankeberger" <b.butterfly at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> Lillie, boy it honestly depends on how you crochet how many skeins you will
> use. Try twenty for a 60 by 70 inch afghan. Better to have to much then not
> enough. You can always take back what you don't use. I am using a fairly
> loose double crochet and bought twenty seven skeins for this seventy five by
> seventy five afghan. I want though to make a wide border so will pull out
> two or three skeins.
> 
> Lion Brand has a chart that wil help some. 
> 
> Can I change hooks, grown, not really. You will get a ballooning affect
> which will look weird if not done right. I have a sweater pattern where you
> change needles, I for the waste band and K for the body of the sweater. I
> haven't looked at thatpattern in ages, so can't sware I remember the needle
> sizes. 
> 
> Seriously, always do a small piece called a swotch to see if the size of the
> needle is pleasant to the stitch and affect you want to achieve.  
> 
> So your choice to tare out or continue on with the same nedle, sorry.
> 
> Becky who has torn out many times, sy.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Lillie Pennington
> Sent: Monday, February 03, 2014 7:28 PM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] crochet
> 
> I am working on an afghan that is coming along slowly. Can I switch hooks in
> the middle of a project. Also, how many balls of yarn does it take to
> complete one?
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Feb 3, 2014, at 7:11 PM, "Annette Carr" <amcarr1 at verizon.net> wrote:
>> 
>> I have a very big chunky crochet hook that I think is called a "Speed
> stick"
>> crochet hook.  I've had it for almost 10 years.  I got it at A.C.Moore.
>>